XYZprinting Offers New 3D Printers for Pre-Order

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XYZprinting has been hard at work, improving the da Vinci 3D printing system. At this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the company announced some exciting new additions to its line of 3D printers. The focus for the new printers is on connectivity and resolution, while maintaining the well-known, user-friendly interface. Even more good news for 3D printing enthusiasts, XYZprinting is … Read More

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solidThinking Links Design Power and Additive Manufacturing

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solidThinking offers designers the technology to help them bring the most beautifully practical products to life faster and more efficiently. Its software is used to assist in product development for designers, engineers, architects and scientists. solidThinking Inspire enables them to test and analyze structurally efficient concepts, while solidThinking Evolve focuses on developing forms and designs faster. These collections of tools … Read More

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A Look at the New 3D Printers from XYZPrinting

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XYZPrinting is one of the leading companies in the realm of consumer-friendly 3D Printers. With their inexpensive, plug-and-play da Vinci 1.0 3D Printer, XYZPrinting has established themselves as a supportive and innovative company. While the da Vinci 1.0 3D Printer is certainly a great piece of hardware, XYZPrinting has decided to step up their game and develop the new da … Read More

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da Vinci AiO: All in One 3D Printer & 3D Scanning Machine

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Earlier this summer we shared with you information on the much anticipated SLA 3D printer, the da Vinci Noble, from XYZ Printing. Well, it turned out that wasn’t the only new product announced at this year’s Computex. The company known for providing innovative 3D printing solutions at amazingly affordable prices, also unveiled its plans for the da Vinci 1.0 AiO. … Read More

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How to Export a Printable STL File from Chief Architect

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Recently, Studica started offering Chief Architect for education. Chief Architect is a CAD program that makes it incredibly easy to design a building from scratch. I recently had the opportunity to sit down with the program and learn my way around it. One of the big new features in Chief Architect X6 is the ability to export your model as … Read More

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The Rise of 3D Printing Curriculum

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Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board, in the Province of Québec, is bringing 3D printing curriculum to its students in Joliette Secondary School. The school board’s AEVT department recently submitted a grant proposal for the purchase of a 3D printer in support of its Work Oriented Training Path (WOTP) program. WOTP is intended to help students study building structures and forms … Read More

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3D Print Your Own Robot with bq’s DIY: My First Robotics Kit

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An invasion of PrintBots is taking place at Studica. Design and print your own robot with one of da Vinci’s 3D printers and bq’s DIY: My First Robotics Kit. This bilingual kit is sure to electrify your students’ imagination. Just in time for Halloween, your little ones can put on their mad scientist gloves and build a creation of their … Read More

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ZBrush 4R7 Announced at ZBrush Summit

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This year’s ZBrush Summit gave people’s Twitter feed a little more to look forward to than the latest celebrity news, or the recap of last night’s primetime lineup. Pixologic hosted this 3-day event last month in Los Angeles, California. It streamed live on the Internet for 12 hours a day and featured exclusive content from Disney’s Big Hero movie, Ubisoft … Read More

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Exploring STEM Education: Studica Career Prep Program

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This past July, Studica has had the pleasure of hosting three students for the summer co-op session here at our Mississauga, Ontario location. Studica is dedicated to providing students and educators with the very best in STEM resources, and was thrilled to give students hands-on experiences with STEM skills. This placement in co-operation with the Peel District School Board helps … Read More

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What is Additive Manufacturing?

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Additive Manufacturing (AM) is being applied to a wide range of industries, such as the automotive industry, the medical field and even aerospace manufacturing. The name is very appropriate, since Additive Manufacturing is described as any technology that builds a 3D object by adding layer-upon-layer of material. This material can range from plastic, metal, concrete and perhaps one day even … Read More

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