Watch on YouTube Unlike other forms of media, tabletop games, with their tactile experience, give visualy impaired players a unique way to interact. In this video we look at how PrintAQuest could be modified for the blind. The kickstarter is still going well and continues to grow. You all have gone past 3 stretch goals, and I’m good and behind …
Watch on YouTube Often when discussing 3D printing file format, there is a vocal minority insisting that we should all abandon STL for STEP. And I am here to say “NO!” I suspect there may come a day when generative AI will be capable of turning mesh data into STEP data. And on that day I mourn for the death …
Watch on YouTube As the PrintAQuest kickstarter comes ever nearer I wanted to give everyone a preview of the game you can look forward to. Here’s a play through a a test level we’ve made for PrintAQuest. My plan when recording this video was to release it after the kickstarter started. But while editing it I realized I had made …
Watch on YouTube Why are we still using STL when 3MF exists? Turns out a lot has changed since last exploring this question. At this point I’m basically asking anyone in the comments to say “What about STEP files” to release the cut content as it’s own video. I’ve basically only got the video for PrintAQuest left to record. I …
Watch on YouTube In the early days of 3D printing a simple idea would simplify the design and enable easier and cheaper making. Not to mention saving on shipping. But as 3D printing as grown it seems bed slingers has become a bad idea that needs to be thrown off a cliff. A little behind the scenes trivial for you. …
Watch on YouTube Cast your vote on YouTube I can not tell you how hard it was to stay objective in this video and not try to influence the vote. Because I know which one of these I’d choose. In preparation for this video I needed to come up with a thumbnail for both of these kickstarter projects. Partially because …
Watch on YouTube Flashforge enters the Multicolor 3D Printing race with the Adventurer 5X, a solid entry into the next generation of 3D printing that is fast, capable, easy to use, and with a lot fewer security concerns. The Adventurer 5x has quickly become my workhorse machine if only because it’s as easy to use as any 3D printer and …
Watch on YouTube You’re new to 3D printing and can’t get your prints to stick to the build plate. It might not be your 3D printers. Did you check your print preview first? In this video we go over some simple tricks for making tricky 3D prints work including, Orientation, Flattening the Bottom, and Supports. Print the model shown in …
Vote for your choice of campaigns to run next Jump to 3D Printed Balloon Animals, ChibiQuest, PrintAQuest, Spin-off, Polysaurus Park, Chibimal Babies, Chess Variations It’s time to decide on the next annual 3D Printing Professor Model-a-thon fundraising drive. This year I have a lot of projects I’d like to do, but only one of them. But instead of years past …
Watch on Youtube https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/67531548/plica-1-the-laptop-3d-printer Are you tired of kickstarters with great marketing, a successful kickstarter, but deliver crap? Well this campaign is the exact opposite. The Plica-1 promises to be the first laptop 3D printer. Small, battery operated, and agile. But it won’t succeed without your help. Not the video I planned on making today, but as I was scouting …
