{"id":13481,"date":"2015-03-26T07:56:42","date_gmt":"2015-03-26T11:56:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/?p=13481"},"modified":"2017-11-09T09:20:02","modified_gmt":"2017-11-09T14:20:02","slug":"3d-printing-is-changing-our-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/3d-printing-is-changing-our-world\/","title":{"rendered":"3D Printing is changing our world"},"content":{"rendered":"

While attending the Consumer Electronics Show this year, I was blown away with the advances in 3D printing. In previous years, it seemed to have potential, but maybe some years away yet.\u00a0 I was so wrong. In just 12 months from last year\u2019s show, the technology has exploded and is now touching every industry group.<\/p>\n

Architects have been working with 3D modeling on computers for years, but are now actually creating building materials on 3D machines. Fashion designers are creating unbelievable dresses, shoes and jewelry in 3D. Even bakers can get in on the act, creating edible treats that defy imagination from sugar.<\/p>\n

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A full band playing 3D produced instruments<\/p><\/div>\n

Shapify Me<\/strong><\/p>\n

My first live experience with the technology came when I met Leonid Volkov of Artec 3D<\/a>. They manufacture both handheld scanners (called EVA) and Shapify Booths (for full body scans in just seconds.)<\/p>\n

Eva was the first 3D scanner ever used to create an official bust of a sitting president.\u00a0 Volkov explains that President Obama was delighted to have this technology used in place of the former plaster masks which had been used for all previous presidents. Formerly, presidents had to breathe through two straws placed in their nostrils, while the plaster mold formed around their face. With Eva hand scanners, Obama only needed to sit still for a few minutes.<\/p>\n

For some Hollywood effects made possible using Eva, check this article<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Not only presidents can have busts made of themselves, now it\u2019s possible for anyone to have a full-figure statue made of their likeness. Artec had their Shapify Me booth up and operating for the entire show, with lines of people waiting to try it.<\/p>\n