In FAB

Morphi Updates 3D Modeling App, Connects with Adobe Creative Cloud

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A lot of people are finding out that 3D printing is just as much about the 3D printing software as it is about the 3D printing hardware. But it starts way before that, with software to design the object to be printed. The sole purpose of the Morphi App was to simplify 3D modeling for printing–to do away with the need of a desktop and mouse as the interface. Design, Print. It should be that simple, right? Well, if you’ve used it, you’ll agree they’ve done that. Perhaps to an extreme, but with their latest update, the mobile modeling app just got a bit better and, could it be, a bit more professional?

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In RADIO

SolidSmack Radio | Screw Mate Stomp

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This week’s Spotify-powered SolidSmack Radio Playlist pops you in the jump sockets with head-boppin’ tunage to help propel you through those mind-numbing design tasks for the next few days. So whether you find yourself inking markers until they’re dry, grinding material through a bandsaw or flying through a CAD model, consider these tracks as a…

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In 3D CAD TECH

Stylus Fight of the Century – Apple Pencil vs. The Wacom Cintiq

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The fight has begun. Or maybe, it ended before it even began. The Apple Pencil isn’t available until November and already it’s giving all the other styluses a run for their money. Apple Pencil or Wacom’s Cintiq stylus? FiftyThree’s Pencil or a stick wrapped in aluminum foil? In a recent article, designer Linda Dong tries to put the question to rest, but has been criticized by many for holding a very biased view in favor of the new Apple product. (When has that ever happened?)

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In SMACKDOWN

Friday Smackdown: Melon Shanty Pinstripes

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Four pinstripes and a melon. That’s all the payment we could gather. Down among the shantie with tattered cloth and mud holding make-shift walls to the ground, droids would peek from the blinds, unsure if they would be extracted or provided parts. Why we were able to get a melon in these parts, we’ll never…

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