We found the Top 5 videos of the week about 3D printing and the way additive manufacturing is shaping and changing our society. This week we touch on 3D printing for animation films, shoes and much more! If you enjoy these, you can view even more 3D printing videos on our Youtube channel. Hope you’ll enjoy and have a great Sunday!
Top 1: Formless Generative Design Heels
The Japanese design lab, Digital Artisan has partnered up with chemicals company, JSR Corporation and Castem, a manufacturer of precision casting parts to create the ‘Formless’ high heel shoe using the M2 3D printer from Carbon. Director of Digital Artisan, Masaharu Ono, lead the design and modeling of the heels with the help of the Japanese shoe designer, Ayato Tsumagari. Check it out below!
Top 2: 3D Printing for Animation Films
As we already know, 3D printing is everywhere and even in movies! It makes it possible to create certain accessories, sets and to facilitate the process of creating characters for animated films. This is the case for Laika studio, which uses 3D printers – including Stratasys models – to make hundreds of different faces for its small puppets. This allows him to reconstruct emotions much more easily. The result is amazing! His next animated film, Missing Link, will be released in theatres next April:
Top 3: 3D Printing in Veterinary Medicine
3D printing is also for animals! Virginia Tech University Libraries and Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine are working together to create 3D models for complex surgical cases. They print in 3D the part of the animal’s body that needs to be operated on in order to better understand the different stages of the operation and give themselves every chance of success. It also helps to show the owners of these animals what is wrong and reassure them before surgery!
Top 4: Drone Scanning and 3D Printing
You’ve probably heard of 3D printed drones, but drones can also be used to help in the process of 3D printing a piece. In this case the drone is used to 3D scan the tree in order to export the data to the design software that will be used for 3D printing. Check it out below!
Top 5: Brief History of 3D Printing
Even though 3D printing is changing and shaping our manufacturing processes, you might not know much about the history of the technology. In actual fact, it has been around for a while before developing exponentially in the last decade. 3D printing was invented back in 1983 by Chuck Hull! Learn more about the history of the technology in the video below!
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