3DEA: 3D Pop-up Print Store in NYC

If you still have AOL (like me), or frequent Huffington Post, you might have already read the story on HuffPost’s Weird News about 3D Dildo Print-Outs from 3DEA. Ironically, I hadn’t. So it wasn’t until I came across the pop-up 3D printing store 3DEA on 6th avenue and W 29th St. that I got a chance to see where the future lies for 3D printing. Dildos did not seem to be present (perhaps because they were all sold out, or because this looked to be a family-friendly environment), but I did get to browse and see some other rather interesting things.

To read more about the vendors, such as Ultimaker and ShapeShot (creator of the dildos), take a visit to the shop’s site. 3DEA runs until Dec. 27 and is open Tuesday-Saturday from 11a-7p and Sundays from 11a-6p.

Blender: FREE 3D rendering software

Taken from PSDTUTS: Blender is the free open source 3D content creation suite” it is the most advanced 3D program which is currently free. It can be used for modeling, UV unwrapping, texturing, rigging, water simulations, skinning, animating, rendering, particle and other simulations, non-linear editing, com positing, and creating interactive 3D applications.

I go on PSDTUTS a lot because they have great Photoshop tutorials that help me learn new techniques. They offer a paid membership for those that want to get premium access to things like articles and file downloads. But their ‘free membership’ offers a rich array of resources as well, ranging from website templates to useful links. One of their many type tutorials consisted of 3D text, something that could not be achieved in Photoshop. They posted this link to Blender, which was suggested as a means for achieving the 3D affect shown in the tutorial.

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