Before '3D printing' became a catch-all term, the hardware, which has been in use for decades, was referred to as a rapid prototyper. But even waiting ...

Northwell Health is pioneering 3D-printed, detailed models of body parts to help ... “The use of 3D printing in medicine allows us to pull the patients’ anatomy off of a computer screen ...

Ford began using this technology decades ago, purchasing the third 3D printer ever made, in 1988. According to Ford, the company first used 3D- printed parts for prototype buttons, switches and knobs.

3D computer graphics (in contrast to 2D computer graphics) are graphics that utilize a three-dimensional representation of geometric data that is stored in the computer for the purposes of ...

Instead, engineers designed a solution to restore the cracked frames to their original strength by creating repair fittings using Computer-Aided Design models. “After five iterations of 3D ...

This team can scan, draw, and make computer models to show how things work, ... The original parts were 3D scanned, then manipulated in the computer before the new parts were 3D printed.

The script can give printed parts a more appealing finish. The idea is to modify a 3D model with the results of the script, leaving one with something a bit more interesting than a boring, flat ...

Desktop 3D Printers, gee-whiz technology with mainstream potential, get the Consumer Reports lab treatment.

This so-called Large Photogrammetry Model is able to reconstruct 3D objects and scenes from just a few 2D photos, but with a big difference from current pipelines. Here’s why this is a big deal ...