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3D gesture recognition software company Softkinetic has partnered with Optrima, a company that develops 3D sensing tech, to create a 3D depth-sensing, imaging and gesture recognition interface for games and digital entertainment. Softkinetic’s gesture recognition software, Iisu, couples with Optrima’s OptriCam 3D cameras and DepthSense sensor hardware to create an interface that provides, according to [...]

3D3 Solutions today announced the release of FlexScan3D 2.0, the latest version of its 3D scanning software. FlexScan3D is a versatile solution for face and body scanning, reverse engineering, and industrial measurement. For the first time, 3D3 Solutions is also offering a turnkey hardware 3D scanner, FlexScan3D HDI. Customers can choose between a customized solution [...]

3d printing has traditionally been reserved for large organizations and hobbyists with money to burn. Technology has now advanced sufficiently that it is relatively plausible to print useful 3d objects in your own home. Instructions Things You’ll Need: Cupcake CNC Deluxe Kit or Basic Kit from Makerbot industries ABS plastic feedstock a few afternoons of [...]

Like a Brightly Colored Cross between Dali and 70’s Mexican Muralists, in 3D…. San Francisco based artist Robert Geshlider has been producing a series of works using Solidworks and a 3D printer. What is really interesting is that instead of math-geek sculptures Geshlider is pushing 2D painting into 3D forms with a slightly hallucinogenic sense [...]

Bogdan suggested that we give the method an acid test and print a 125x125x10 block. I made up a test block in Art of Illusion and gave it a try. I ran the STL file through Skeinforge. * object: cube {125x125x10 mm} * printer: Rapman 3.0 * firmware version: 1.0.6 * slice and dice app: [...]