The ISTE exhibits hall always gives me a way to explore new developments. Methods for creating objects from 3D digital models are very interesting. I am thinking that this is an authentic tool for the new “shop class”.
We spent some time today with a representative from StrataSys. In the discussion the rep indicated that he was a student at UND in 1997 (the year of the flood). I thought maybe he was an IT student, but he said he was in the ed program. This has happened to us several times – what are the odds?
Anyway, this company was offering 3D printers as low as $6000.
The following are examples of printed objects.
There are two ways to create 3d objects – add content or remove content. The following uses the second method (hard to see, but this method begins with a solid block and removes what is not desired).
Consider the value of offering students the opportunity to fabricate objects they can imagine.
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