The Wow Factor of 3-D Printing

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To successfully print 3-D objects on your own machine, you need design applications and tools to tweak your creations.

All the machines I’ve seen require that you use design software that saves objects in the STL, or stereolithography, format.

There are free design packages like Blender and Google SketchUp and myriad […]

3-D Printing Spurs a Manufacturing Revolution

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Alibre, Autodesk, and Google SketchUp software mentioned in this article on how lower-cost 3-D printing spurs innovation:

A wealth of design software programs, from free applications to the more sophisticated offerings of companies including Alibre and Autodesk, allows a person to concoct a product at home, then send the design to a […]