Replicator Gen 5
Some shots of the Gen 5 Replicator and Replicator Mini...
Read MoreSome shots of the Gen 5 Replicator and Replicator Mini...
Read More...and it looks like MakerWare has a new release out today as well! One key thing they've "unbroken" is the ability to overlap meshes and have the geometries merged together. That is a useful feature when adding support "helper" discs directly into your print job. There are also improvements in the way it...
Read MoreMakerBot Industries announced this morning an initiative to put a MakerBot Replicator 2 3D printer in every public school. https://twitter.com/makerbot/status/400278118843162625 UPDATE: official announcement press release. This show, yet again, how the personal 3D printer industry is following the similar paths that the personal computers did. Hat-tip: Andrew Plumb
Read MoreJetguy has pointed out a very important issue that can come up for people using MakerWare 2.2.0 with their Thing-O-Matic's: if you enable custom profiles, the resulting gcode will cause your heater to be turned on at the end of the print *without* regulation. Read more: https://groups.google.com/d/topic/jetty-firmware/MhkQKSpDo0s/discussion
Read MoreHot off the presses, it seems that the recent rumors of Stratasys buying up MakerBot Inc. is now confirmed. A press event to officially announce this is supposed to take place tomorrow. Source: http://www.fastcompany.com/3013280/fast-feed/stratasys-announces-purchase-of-makerbot Update: http://www.makerbot.com/blog/2013/06/19/makerbot-and-stratasys-announce-merger/ Official New Release: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20130619006431/en/Stratasys-Acquire-MakerBot-Merging-Global-3D-Printing
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