3D Printed Fried Eggs via @BlitzCityDIY #3DPrinting #Fusion360

Liz has been cooking up some new ideas, and in her latest dish, she cracks open Fusion 360 to whip up some yokes and egg whites. This delicious idea makes for a well-adhered print that gives folks the opportunity to try hot swapping filaments to get multi-flavor, ugh, multi-colored parts. Ya’ll can get the recipe(STLs) for your 3D printers from Thingiverse. Be sure to watch the video on a full stomach or ya might find yourself feeling hungry.🍳

BlitzCityDIY: Can I Offer You a Nice Egg in this Trying Time?

Download Fried Eggs on Thingiverse


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Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with 3D printed enclosures, brackets, and sculptures, so each Thursday we celebrate and highlight these bold pioneers!

Have you considered building a 3D project around an Arduino or other microcontroller? How about printing a bracket to mount your Raspberry Pi to the back of your HD monitor? And don’t forget the countless LED projects that are possible when you are modeling your projects in 3D!

The Adafruit Learning System has dozens of great tools to get you well on your way to creating incredible works of engineering, interactive art, and design with your 3D printer! If you’ve made a cool project that combines 3D printing and electronics, be sure to let us know, and we’ll feature it here!

New Guide: Build a NeoPixel Crystal Chandelier with Speed & Brightness Control

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Take a look at the latest guide from Erin St. Blaine: build a three tiered chandelier with hanging DIY paper-craft crystals that light up with pixels inside. Easily add your own custom animations using CircuitPython and the LED Animations Library. This guide takes animated lights a step further, adding a rotary encoder knob that controls the brightness or the animation speed of the pixels, and also acts as an on/off switch. From the guide:

Floating crystals and glowing lights are a match made in heaven. This project combines a wide variety of skills and tools into one lovely project. Make a gorgeous hanging lamp with sparkly beads, glowing crystals, live edge wood and of course, lots of NeoPixels.

My chandelier is unique, and designed to show my personal style. Since you, dear reader, have your very own unique style, this tutorial will focus on giving you the tools to design and create your own one-of-a-kind bespoke hanging lamp. This tutorial will provide source files and ideas, and give guidance on how the electronics fit together.

This tutorial will also get you started with customizing your own software animations. The sample code uses CircuitPython and the delightfully easy to use LED Animations Library by Kattni Rembor. This code gives you a framework that allows speed and brightness control using a rotary encoder knob, so you can adjust the lighting to suit any environment or mood.

See the full build tutorial here: https://learn.adafruit.com/neopixel-crystal-chandelier-with-circuitpython-animations-and-speed-control/overview

crystal chandelier

We can’t wait to see the creative lamp you build with NeoPixels and Circuit Python!

Wevolver and polySpectra launch $25,000 ‘Make it Real’ 3D Printing Challenge 

Technology knowledge hub Wevolver and materials producer polySpectra have launched a 3D printing competition with a winning prize worth $25,000.  The Make it Real Challenge is inviting designers, engineers, and makers from around the world to create a unique product that takes advantage of polySpectra’s COR Alpha 3D printing polymer. Whichever entry is deemed to […]

Domestic Data Streamers 3D prints interactive installation for Cisco Live 2020

Domestic Data Streamers, an independent data design studio based in Barcelona, used BCN3D Technologies 3D printers to create its interactive installation for the Cisco Live 2020 event earlier this year.  Using the BCN3D Epsilon, the creative studio was able to design, produce and set up its Recommendation Wall installation within 4 weeks, in time for […]

Metaform Architects creates customisable face shields for children

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Fun concept + execution from Metaform Architects, recently featured on Dezeen.

Designed for children aged four to eight years old, the face shield includes studs to secure personalised adornments such as crowns, animal ears or googley eyes.

A 3D-printed plastic frame is designed to fit over a child’s hat to hold a PVC shield in front of their face.

Read more.

Interview: Andrew Ainsworth – the man behind the Original Stormtrooper design

The year is 1972, and British industrial designer Andrew Ainsworth has just set up Shepperton Design Studios where he manufactures his own motor cars. Four years into his business, he meets Star Wars creator George Lucas through a next-door neighbor in Twickenham, UK. Impressed with the Brit’s work, Lucas commissioned Ainsworth to design and manufacture […]

Dr. Adrian Bowyer releases proposal for continuous unattended 3D printing system

Dr. Adrian Bowyer, the founder of RepRap, made a blog post on his website earlier this week detailing the design of a solenoid bed heater for use with FDM 3D printers. The British engineer wanted to get the idea out to prevent others from patenting it, explaining that he “thought it was so obvious that someone […]

Engineering fashion: GE Additive engineers on the haute-couture of 3D printing

In May this year, 3D printing made its red carpet debut. The vision of New York fashion designer Zac Posen, several unique fashion pieces caused a stir at the 2019 Met Gala. Worn by British supermodel Jourdan Dunn and Canadian actor Nina Dobrev, arguably the most iconic pieces in Posen’s collection were the so-called “rose gown,” […]