Desktop Fab

aka 3D Printing

tiny-scale super-flexible manufacturing

Shape Ways, RepRap, Fab At Home, Thingi Verse, etc.

• Printr Bot http://www.resilientcommunities.com/maker-monday-the-printrbot-830-k-success-story/

http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2011/12/holiday-gift-guide-2011-santa-claus-machines.html

need 3D model in STL format

• CAD software to use: 3DTin, Tinker Cad, SketchUp, Blender, Wings3 D, OpenSCAD, Processing, Cookie Cutter Editor, Mathematica

Oct'2012: "The State of Industrial 3D Printing" - This is my impression of the state of 3D printing technology based on my visit to RAPID 2012 (http://rapid.sme.org/2012/public/enter.aspx) and reading some articles on the industry. The post includes the applications of additive manufacturing, the additive manufacturing process, a comparison against subtractive manufacturing technologies, and a comparison between the different additive manufacturing technologies.