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Autodesk buys a DIY online recipe book

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Randall Newton

Autodesk acquires Instructables, extending its reach into the growing Maker Movement. The CAD industry is arming in a new war ...

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3D Systems revenue up 57% in second quarter

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Randall Newton

Cash holdings are way up, and net income grew six-fold. 3D Systems (NYSE: DDD) announced today revenue climbed 57% in ...

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Stratasys introduces cross-over 3D printer

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Randall Newton

The new Fortus 250mc combines affordability and simplicity of the Dimension 3D line with the flexibility and control from the ...

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Snopes weighs in on ‘unbelieveable’ 3D printing video

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Randall Newton

Rumor-busting website confirms 3D printing exists. Z Corp reaps a PR bonanza with the help of National Geographic Channel. A ...

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Book Review: In “Shaping Things” the Spime’s the Thing

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Randall Newton

Bruce Sterling has drawn the roadmap to the future of manufacturing, where digital modeling and 3D printing morph into Arfid ...

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3DVIA.com enters partnership with Sculpteo for a ‘3D print’ button

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Randall Newton

Dassault joins the list of CAD vendors with relationships to 3D printing services companies. Success of the crowdsourcing community model ...

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Mass Customization, the 3D-literate consumer and the future of engineering software

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Randall Newton

What happens when everyone is a maker? By Randall S. Newton For years, those of us who are paid to ...

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Colbert Report discovers 3D printing

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Randall Newton

During a visit from MakerBot co-founder Bre Pettis, Colbert gets the essential vision: ‘So, we no longer have to rely ...

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Shapeways seeks to lead personal manufacturing revolution

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Randall Newton

With recent VC funding and plenty of media buzz, the spin-out from Royal Philips Electronics continues its quest to become ...

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Sensable Freeform3D wins by a nose

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Randall Newton

Voxels, not topology, allow the software to create smooth organic shapes from a CT scan. Design software capable of modeling ...