Giveaway Time! SolidSmack’s “I (Heart) 3D” with Ponoko’s PhotoMake + Tips

by Josh on September 29, 2008 · View Comments

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Is all 2D stuff LAME? Absolutely not. Ponoko just blew that outta the water (thanks, SolidSmack is down -1% 3D) by bringing you PhotoMake to draw something cool, take a snapshot or a scan, upload, choose material… wif, bam, boom… instant lazer cut bliss from the masters of think, make, sell.

Even though this is elementally a 2D process, the idea behind this is even more powerful. This changes some things about design and manufacturing and how all that jazz is going to link together… IN THE FUTURE.

And because it’s so powerful, SolidSmack is gonna giveaway the very first SolidSmack product using Ponoko’s PhotoMake Tool.

I (Heart) 3D
It’s here and I know, you want it bad. The SolidSmack clear acrylic ‘I (heart) 3D” thingy. Hit the comments and tell me why you love 3D and you’ll be entered to win it. Drill a hole through it to hang around your neck or set it in your cubicle to ward off AutoCad administrators. It’s pure 3D love.

Now, how about some tips?

More tips for better results with PhotoMake
Ponoko has some for getting best results, but I did the following just to get some nice dark lines with Photoshop.

adjust Curves (Image, adjustments, curves) setting black as darkest area
Scale down 50% (Image, Image Size…)
adjust Threshold (Image, adjustments, threshold) to get rid of any noisy bits

Tagged as: 2d, Design Fabrication, laser cut products

{ 17 comments }

NathonRose September 29, 2008 at 1:15 pm: I love 3D because I find it hard to THINK in 2D.
MeB3D September 29, 2008 at 2:06 pm: I love 3D because I am!!!
Marijn September 29, 2008 at 3:07 pm: I love 3D because 2D is only 2/3 of 3D.
Ian September 29, 2008 at 5:45 pm: i love 3d because writing the curl(f(x,y,z)) looks way cooler than lame 'ole d/dx.
3dSally September 30, 2008 at 7:06 am: I love 3D because I can get inside and crawl around. Oh, piece of candy!
Tony Cantrell September 30, 2008 at 8:00 am: Coming from a drawing board, I thought 2D cad was great, but it has no comparrison to 3D.
Josh M September 30, 2008 at 8:25 am: I gotta say, you guys have some of the best comments for why you love 3D.
Ruth September 30, 2008 at 9:39 am: I have a love/hate relationship with 3D because customers demand to see 3D models before we see any cash…
Ivan September 30, 2008 at 11:27 am: 3D is… Doodling Done Deliciously…. mmmhmmm
Ivan September 30, 2008 at 11:30 am: …. or Definitely Divine Design. aha! (gotta admit i'm on a roll, eh? ; )
3dSally September 30, 2008 at 12:41 pm: Ooh, candy to a baby!
Tony Cantrell September 30, 2008 at 1:00 pm: Coming from a drawing board, I thought 2D cad was great, but it has no comparrison to 3D.
Josh M September 30, 2008 at 1:25 pm: I gotta say, you guys have some of the best comments for why you love 3D.
Ruth September 30, 2008 at 2:39 pm: I have a love/hate relationship with 3D because customers demand to see 3D models before we see any cash…
Ivan September 30, 2008 at 4:27 pm: 3D is… Doodling Done Deliciously…. mmmhmmm
Ivan September 30, 2008 at 4:30 pm: …. or Definitely Divine Design. aha! (gotta admit i'm on a roll, eh? ; )
3dSally September 30, 2008 at 5:41 pm: Ooh, candy to a baby!