Beginner Design for 3D Printing Starts Tomorrow Kicking Off Our Month of Crash Courses
Our roster of March crash courses will set in motion tomorrow, March 5, starting with our first spring course, Beginner Design for 3D Printing! There’s still time to sign up for the one-week online class, which mixes two live guest speaker sessions with online discussions and personalized help from an industry expert.
In the live webcast session and workshop, you’ll learn the essentials of 3D modeling programs (CAD) and the design rules for 3D printing from design experts. This foundational course will cover the complete design process, from conception through final prototype. You’ll hear from speakers Jordan Pelovitz, Senior 3D Artist at Wayfair, and Jason Slingerland, QA Engineer at OnShape.
Speakers Jordan Pelovitz, Jason Singerland
The course will focus on learning design and printing principles, and learning how to apply them to cutting-edge tools. You’ll get accompanying guided assignments to help you create a unique design in just a few days.
This first beginner course is part of the cumulative crash course series that launches tomorrow. Bundling these courses not only gives you a unique learning experience and enriches your 3D printing knowledge but also saves you money. Here are the other courses to check out:
- Advanced Design for 3D Printing – March 12, 2019
- Session 1: 3Developing Real Modeling Skills
- Speaker: SelfCAD
- Session 2: Coding/Generative Design
- mathgrrl/Dr. Laura Taalman, Mathematician and 3D Designer
- Session 1: 3Developing Real Modeling Skills
- Essentials of 3D Printing with Metal – March 19, 2019
- Session 1: Introduction to Metal Additive Manufacturing
- Speaker: Melanie Lang, Co-founder and Managing Director, Formalloy
- Session 2: Design and Materials Considerations
- Speaker: Frank Medina Ph.D., Consulting Technical Director, EWI: Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, UTEP
- Session 1: Introduction to Metal Additive Manufacturing
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- Filaments, Materials, and Software Considerations for 3D Printing – March 26, 2019
- Session 1: Think Like a Designer and Learn how to Use Tinkercad
- Speaker: Jeffrey Walters, Vice President, Polymaker
- Session 2: Printing and Tools
- Session 1: Think Like a Designer and Learn how to Use Tinkercad
- Filaments, Materials, and Software Considerations for 3D Printing – March 26, 2019
Thank you to our Beginner Design for 3D Printing and Advanced Design for 3D Printing sponsor, SelfCAD, for the support.
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3D Printing News Briefs: August 7, 2018
We’re starting things off on today’s 3D Printing News Briefs with a little business and a little software, before moving on to more cool 3D printing projects and products. NextFlex has announced its Project Call 4.0, and we’ve got a closer look at a 3D print filament recycling system that was introduced at the Barcelona Maker Faire. OnShape has announced the latest updates to its CAD system. A university student 3D printed a car muffler, and Printable Science presents its 3D printed safety razor.
NextFlex Project Call 4.0
Last month, the NextFlex consortium, one of the leaders in the Manufacturing USA network, announced the award recipients of $12 million in funding for the latest round of its extremely successful Project Call program for Flexible Hybrid Electronics (FHE) innovations. This week, the consortium announced the $10 million funding round for its Project Call 4.0, which has a “very diverse scope of needs” that represent gaps in capabilities and technology in multiple application areas. Proposals should focus on several manufacturing thrust areas (MTA), such as flexible battery integration, FHE device encapsulation, evaluating and developing connectors for e-textiles and FHE devices, and advanced 3D electrical design software, among others.
“NextFlex’s Project Call process has proven to be extremely successful. We continuously tackle member-identified FHE manufacturing challenges, and with 31 projects already underway from three previous project calls, we expect this to garner even more interest from the FHE community,” said Dr. Malcolm J. Thompson, the Executive Director of NextFlex. “Topics in Project Call 4.0 build upon successful developments and learning from our previous project calls.”
OUROBOROS 3D Printing Recycling System
The Barcelona Maker Faire was held earlier this summer, and one of the many innovations on display at the event included an all-in-one recycling system for 3D printing called the OUROBOROS. The system shreds used plastic and extrudes the material into a 3D printable filament. According to YouTube user Joan Cullere, the OUROBOROS system includes a prototype shredder with a 24 V motor that’s almost completely 3D printed itself.
In addition to the economic and compact shredder prototype, the OUROBOROS 3D printing recycling system features a user-friendly filament extruder with better cooling, a new spooling system, and an optimized filament path. To see the new system for yourself, check out the video below.
Onshape System Updates
Modern CAD platform Onshape introduced the premium edition of its software in May, and delivers automatic upgrades to the system every three weeks. The latest updates, from July 12 and August 1, include many new improvements to the Onshape CAD system.
For instance, the July 12 update introduced a feature for adjusting the line thickness in drawings, which allows users to define the thickness for tangent, hidden, and visible edges. This update also added a new Drawing Properties panel icon, which replace the wrench icon and includes several new features. The August 12 update made it possible for users to change existing parts or assemblies to a revision, which means every stage of the workflow can be changed. In addition, users can now enjoy significant rebuild time improvements in the system’s complex multi-part Sheet Metal Part Studios. The next updates should arrive on August 23rd.
3D Printed Car Muffler
University student and YouTube user Cooper Orrock was inspired by another maker’s DIY project – a duct tape and cardboard car muffler – to make his own 3D printed version. He designed the two-component automotive part and 3D printed it in plastic; then, with the help of some friends, he prepared the part for installation on a vehicle. This included clearing out some of the holes on the rim of each part so it could be screwed together, and removing the original muffler from the car.
“Part of me thinks that it could possibly melt just because of all the heat from the engine and stuff, but part of me thinks it could work,” Orrock said.
To see if his prediction came true, check out the video below.
3D Printed Safety Razor
Printable Science, which creates “all the science that’s fit to print’ according to its Patreon page, creates all sorts of nifty 3D printed projects, like a socket nut driver, a mini hacksaw handle, and a USB microscope stand. Now, it’s moved on to a 3D printed, four part plastic safety razor.
“Forget the dollar shave club… forget paying shipping and handling… 3D print your own safety razor and be part of the 29 cent shave club,” a member of Printable Science said on the YouTube video.
He explained that the basic design of the safety razor has been mostly unchanged for about 150 years, and that with the design for this razor, you can make your own for just 19 cents. However, this isn’t the first 3D printed razor we’ve seen – in fact, the Gillette Company filed a patent for a 3D printable razor cartridge a few years ago, and was also one of the co-creators of a challenge to design a 3D printed razor handle. To see how Printable Science’s 3D printed plastic safety razor compares, check out the video below.
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