Categories 3D Printing

Replicate a Keepsake in 3D Using Autodesk Memento

Recently I replicated a silver necklace pendant of a very sentimental pinecone using Autodesk Memento which converted standard photos into a 3D model.  I then 3D printed the model on an Autodesk Ember 3D printer and plan to then cast in pewter or silver an exact replicae.  The…

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Categories 3D Printing

Autodesk Spark integration for 3D printing in Windows 10

At Microsoft’s Build 2015 developer conference today, Steve Guggenheimer, Microsoft vice president of developer and platform evangelism, announced new 3D printing features in Windows 10. More specifically, Autodesk Spark is being integrated into Microsoft’s latest and greatest operating system. –VentureBeat Microsoft Announces Autodesk Spark integration for 3D printing…

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Categories Hardware

My Apple Watch Experience

I received my shiny new Apple Watch Friday and spent the weekend getting used to it and seeing if I was going to keep it, return it, or sell it. For the record I did not get the expensive edition of the watch. I am also a person…

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Categories Hardware

Explore Science Contest

Would you like to win a airborne UAV or a underwater OpenROV submersible robot to go exploring with? You have the chance to with a recent Explore Science contest being held by Instructables and OpenExplorer. "Scientific breakthroughs make the world a better place. After all, where would we…

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Categories 3D Printing

REAL 2015 was a REAL Great Event

The past two days almost a thousand have attended the REAL 2015 event here in San Francisco California at the historic Fort Mason. The conference covered everything dealing with Capture Compute and Create. There was everything from laser scanning systems, structured light scanners, infrared, photogrammetry, software like point…

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