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Qumarion 3D modeling mannequin offers real-time 3D manipulation

May.10, 2012 -   Japan's SoftEther from University of Tsukuba, and ViVienne from The University of Electro-Communications come up with a new solution. They developed Qumarion, a tiny 30-centimeter posable mannequin that can simplify the manipulation and posing of human-like 3D CG models on the screen. More

Create 3d-printable jewelry and sculpture with Cell Cycle WebGL design app 

Mar.12, 2012 -  Do you still remember this stunning beautiful Hyphae lamp, an organic table lamps based on how veins form in leaves. The lamp is designed and 3D-printed in nylon plastic by Nervous System.  More 

PotteryPrint designing app aims to introduce kids to 3D printing 

Mar.9, 2012 -  While 3D printing has moved from the industrial world to hobbyist circles, 3D printers are still complex and expensive machines hard to operate, especially for kids. More 

Create and print 3D models from Android interface 

Mar.3, 2012 -  House 4 Hack group in Johannesburg have been working on an Android app called Paint3D that promises to let you create and print your own 3D designs straight from Adroid-powered device.  More 

Slic3r new version 0.7.0 is released

Feb.27, 2012 -   Alessandro Ranellucci, developer of Slic3r has just released the new version of Slic3r, version 0.7.0. He develops Slic3r very quickly and this time there are some important updates. More

Free 3DBuzz Blender tutorials for download 

Feb.26, 2012 -  3DBuzz.com is a site offering great tips and tutorials on modeling and texturing. The folks at 3DBuzz has posted a set of basic video tutorials which focuses mainly on the Blender (2.58) interface. There are totally 63 videos for Blender available for download.  More 

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Testing ReconstructMe - how to use Kinect to capture 3D models in real-time

Feb.24, 2012 -   techknight (Derek Quenneville) is one of the testers joining in the beta program for ReconstructMe, a real-time 3D scanning using the Microsoft Kinect. More

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Learning how to use software for Sumpod 3D printer with Mike's tutorials 

Feb.16, 2012 -   Mike is a model engineer and has recently discovered 3D printing. He owns a Sumpod 3D printer and has printed quite a amount of stuff guided by his principle - learning by printing. More 

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Tinkercad intergrates with Ponoko's 3D printing service

Jan.31, 2012 -   Tinkercad who runs an easy to use and powerful browser based CAD aimed at designing physical things for 3D printing annouced on Monday a new release of their 3D modeling software. More

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Mineways makes Minecraft world objects 3D printing-ready 

Dec.30, 2011 -  How many of you are crazy about playing Minecraft? Have you ever thought of bringing a structure in Minecraft to life? Eric Haines from Autodesk made something for you. More 

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Tinkercad Raises $1M in Seed Funding from True Ventures and Angel Investors      Nov.9, 2011

Tinkercad, the first to bring a browser based 3D printing CAD to the masses, today announced it has received one million dollars in seed funding led by True Ventures with angel investment from Eghosa Omoigui, Taher Haveliwala, Jyri Engestrom, and Joshua Schachter. More

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Autodesk Apps Make Everyone A Designer      Nov.4, 2011

Autodesk announced Thursday at a press event at its innovation center that it is planning on releasing Autodesk 123D Catch and 123D Make next week. The two programs will allow users to easily be a 3D modeler.  More 

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Luxion Releases KeyShot Plugin for PTC® Creo™ 1.0      Nov.3, 2011

Luxion, a leading developer of advanced rendering and lighting technology and makers of KeyShot®, the first real time ray tracing and global illumination program, yesterday announced the release of its free KeyShot plugin for Creo™ 1.0.   More 

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List of 3D Software

When choosing any 3d software, you need to find one that is easy to learn and use, especially if you're  beginner. And you should choose one that is going to perform the task you want to and at the level of quality you want to reach.  More 

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