This is just a super quick blog post, due to something incredibly nifty my friend recently showed me. It's a 3D printing pen, that allows you to 'draw' in full 3D. At first, I figured it was something really cool, but not very useful; use it once and put it on the shelf to forever forget about it. However, then I thought about it some more. How incredibly easy would it be, if you were designing a house or a building, to just sketch it in 3 dimensions instantly?
I know I already sketch ideas for designs before starting any actual work on them, and I figure a fair amount of others do that too. I see this pen as a fantastic tool for getting a visual of your design in wireframe, nearly the instant you have the idea.
Here is the link to the kickstarter, which still has about 30 days from this post to make its goal. (Even though it has already raised 1.5 million more than its goal).
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1351910088/3doodler-the-worlds-first-3d-printing-pen
At a mere $75 for the pen, I'm almost certain I'll end up buying one. What are your thoughts on this type of cheap, and quick, 3D printing?
I think this pen sounds very cool and it seems like it could make sketching in 3D much simpler. I would be interested to see a sketch done by this pen, maybe if you buy it you should post a picture of a sketch you drew with it!
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately the pens wont be available till approximately 2014, so I doubt I'd be able to put a picture on this blog haha.
DeleteStill, I will definitely buy one, and if its during the semester still, I'll bring it to class to show it off.
Hey Devon, I was looking around and found a link you might be interested in (if you haven't seen it already)!
ReplyDeletehttp://www.kickstarter.com/projects/formlabs/form-1-an-affordable-professional-3d-printer
Wow, that is an impressive printer. I find the level of detail it can create is fairly similar to another printer I was looking at, The Makerbot Replicator 2 https://store.makerbot.com/replicator2.html.
DeleteIts cool that this one is done using a liquid material, instead of heating up and extruding plastic like other ones.
I thought this was interesting, if not totally related to your topic: http://gizmodo.com/5989386/dude-has-75-percent-of-his-skull-replaced-by-3d+printed-replica
ReplyDeleteI remember seeing some posts about this, but I never actually ended up reading about it. It is indeed extremely interesting!
DeleteThere has been talks of 3D printing organs as well, using a biologic material made out of your own DNA, which would mean no more waiting on a horrible wait list for a new kidney, just get one printed!
Not only that, but 3D printable food is also being developed. I find all of this 3D printing of organic material to be crazy futuristic, but also really exiting. And maybe scary.
This isnt exactly related to your topic either but I just came across it.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwkX8sWSxNQ
A man designed defensive weapons with a 3d printer but think of the possibilities. Definitely something interesting
The huge amount of different things that can be 3D printed is astounding, and the number grows every day. I like the one quote in the description of that video,
Delete"Advancing technology is not bad or evil, but people must be prepared to use it responsibly and be aware of the potential dangers new technology will pose."
For now we can be happy that the cost of a 3D printer will hopefully keep too many "wrong do-ers" away from printing guns or weapons. That, and for now, we cant print bullets and shells.
Awesome topic! Can't believe the amount of possiblities, even guitars came up in a short search!
ReplyDeleteYeah its pretty exciting, and the range of what you can do with 3D printers gets bigger and bigger each day
DeletePretty interesting topic. While browsing around, I stumbled onto this http://www.3dprinter.net/from-scraps-to-filament. It uses Plastic scrap as a filament for 3D Printers. I suppose it could help reduce the costs in materials.
ReplyDeleteThat right there is fantastic. I made a post a bit ago talking about the cost of printers, and how the models themselves cost much more than one would think, due to waste and supports.
DeleteDoing something like this would work because then all the scraps and waste would not be scraps or waste, they would go to making more models.