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Technology is ushering in an age of wonders — self-driving cars are on the horizon, the Internet of Things is turning out to be a runaway hit among today’s tech start-ups, and 3D printing has been in the limelight since leaving corporate perimeters and entering the homes of consumers.
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Third-party 3D print slicer Simplify3D released a new version, 2.2, with some terrific added features.
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There is no doubt that if we are to see a more widespread use of 3D printing within homes, businesses and institutions of education, 3D modeling will need to continue to improve. There are several companies out there working to further the development of 3D CAD and CAM software, making it simpler, more user friendly, and more powerful.
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Developer of all-in-one 3D printing software, Simplify3D has just announced the release of their updated software suite. Simplify3D not only allows for the slicing and 3D printing of files, but also the ability to repair and preview prints before they make it into the physical world. With their latest release, the company has expanded 3D printer compatibility and added a number of features that are genuinely worth getting excited about.
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PrintToPeer has added a very special feature to their 3D print streaming solution: voice control!
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PrintToPeer Voice Control

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We’ve been making good on our promise to continuously improve and update our software, releasing updates to MakerBot PrintShop, MakerBot Desktop, MakerBot Mobile, and our firmware.

Today, we’re continuing that iterative progress with the release of MakerBot Desktop 3.4, which is loaded with important updates and cool new features that will improve your experience with our latest generation of MakerBot Replicator 3D Printers.
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For people used to creating 3D models in Photoshop, there’s some good news here. Photoshop Creative Cloud has announced the availability of a new feature that will allow users to directly convert their 3D Photoshop files into a printable object through i.materialise. If you are used to uploading your models through i.materialise’s 3D Print Lab, then the process for printing will feel very familiar.
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How to 3D Print with Photoshop CC and i.materialise

Great news for Adobe Photoshop users: you can now turn your Photoshop CC creations into real objects through i.materialise’s high-quality 3D Printing service!
Check out our blog for more information: http://i.materialise.com/blog/…
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3D printers create objects layer-by-layer from the bottom up, but this poses a challenge when printing overhanging or protruding features like a figure’s outstretched arms. They must be formed using supporting structures – which are later removed – adding time and material to the process.
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Pack Merger: A 3D Print Volume Optimizer

We propose an optimization framework for 3D printing that seeks to save printing time and the support material required to print 3D shapes. 3D printing technology is rapidly maturing and may revolutionize how we manufacture objects. The total cost of printing, however, is governed by numerous factors which include not only the price of the printer but also the amount of material and time to fabricate the shape. Our PackMerger framework converts the input 3D watertight mesh into a shell by hollowing its inner parts. The shell is then divided into segments.
The location of splits is controlled based on several parameters, including the size of the connection areas or volume of each segment. The pieces are then tightly packed using optimization. The optimization attempts to minimize the amount of support material and the bounding box volume of the packed segments while keeping the number of segments minimal.
The final packed configuration can be printed with substantial time and material savings, while also allowing printing of objects that would not fit into the printer volume. We have tested our system on three different printers and it shows a reduction of 5%-30% of the printing time while simultaneously saving 15%-65% of the support material.
The optimization time was approximately 1 minute. Once the segments are printed, they need to be assembled.
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Seldom do those without 3D printing experience, and even some of us who are experienced, realize just how much computing takes place behind the scenes of a typical 3D print. Every single motion of the extruder is defined by code, telling it the exact coordinates. Extrusion temperature, print speed, auto-leveling, and calibration are all additional aspects of a typical print project which must be defined in order for an object to be fabricated error free.
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How to Use RepRapWeb a fully featured Web UI for your 3d Printer

A short video explanation on the features and usage of RepRapWeb, a fully featured Web UI for RepRap and other 3d Printers.
Downloads and Source available at http://xyzbots.com
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