Ten Lessons Ten Quotes
- The possibilities are endless. ” I think the fact that you can produce almost anything you want on-demand is what intrigues people.”
-Jewel Tolbert
Sept 5, 2015 at 12:18 PM - There is potentially both positive and negative things that could come out of 3D printing in the near future.
” I personally think that this future would definitely create convenience for people that would like create new things but at the same time it is scary how lazy people would become and the reliance on 3-D printing. More importantly people need to understand that 3-D printing could lead to chaos from the people in the black market as they print out guns,explosives and other harmful elements for the environment. At the same times, this technology will replace a lot of manufacturing jobs that were once handled by people. Many people would then lose jobs and would not have the ability work hands on because 3-D printing has replaced them. At the same time 3-D would put a lot of ideas into reality just like the creation 3-D Architecture in different type of shapes.”
-Jia Jing Lei
Sept 9, 2015 at 12:47 AM - 3D printing will greatly effect markets that require high levels of customization needed.
“A mass-manufactured product that would do well switching to 3D printing would be ear phones. Majority of those that own a phone will also own earphones or a similar product. However, some ear phones may be loose or are uncomfortable. If it were to be 3D printed, the exact size of the earphones can be tailored to individual needs. There will also be options for the earphones to have different unique designs for style or comfort. More customization will allow this product to have a competitive edge on its mass produced cousin. With the option of more customization and comfort, it would demand more from the customer.”
-ep145853
Sept 13, 2015 at 11:30 PM - The most important part of the 3D printing movement is principles of the Maker community.
“Even though the makers of Glif chose traditional manufacturing methods to create their product, they still embody the principles of the Maker community. They are motivated by “creativity, social change, and problem solving”, instead of profit.”
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Sept 16, 2015 at 1:37 PM - There are still limitations to 3D printing that we need to solve. One of the earliest problems solved was the utilization of the STL file.
“According to the text book, the STL file format was designed to simplify the transfer of design files to budding 3D printers, because computer memory was limited and the STL file format removed some design details was ideal since that conserved computing power. Also, the book well explains the STL file format with using an example, a design file can contain color information and other design niceties that the STL file’s job was to strip away. a typical printer needed to process only the triangles that touched the current layer and could temporarily ignore the rest until the next layer was due to be fabricated.”
-Ippeita Kakimoto
Sept 27, 2015 at 10:45 PM - Having the ability to make a prototype without the help of manufacturers is huge but there are a lot of limitations like turn around time and the limited amount of raw materials that are able to be used.
“today, it becomes an increasingly advantageous product. It is very useful for certain small businesses. It allows entrepreneurs to create prototypes of the products they envision without spending a lot of time and money—to the point where they can develop their own product while still working another day job. It is an amazing tool for the ‘Makers’ of the world. Chapters 5 and 6, however, address the current reality of 3D Printers. 3D printing is not magic—it, like most things in the world, is a process that can require a lot of time and effort. And, like most processes, there are difficulties. For example, we are not able to scan what lies beneath the surface of an object, and we cannot use any raw material we desire to 3D print. The design software we currently have access to is rather limited and cannot handle everything our minds are able to manifest. It’s not as instantaneous as described either, it takes a very long time to print objects depending on the size and complexity.”
-jc153913
Sept 30, 2015 at 2:49 PM - 3D printed limbs can, in the near future, empower many people. Having amazingly designed form and fit would do wonders for those without limbs to feel whole again. Seeing someone with a very lifelike limb with amazing graphic designs would push the world in small but positive direction.
“The rich would be able to print vanity body parts at will,”
-Brendan Lukas
Oct 6, 2015 at 10:13 PM - The Fibonacci Series is the key to being able to harness natures designs to artificially grow organs and tissue separately. We do not have the designs down yet but with interest in 3D printing peaking it is only a matter of time before there is a breakthrough.
“The major theme of Chapter 10 is about generative design and how computers can now mimic designs found in nature according to the Fibonacci series. As stated in the text, “Many objects found in nature have regular dimensions that when measured, map to mathematical equations. Have you seen a conch shell cut in half? the conch shell’s spiral is a physical manifestation of an ancient mathematical concept called a Fibonacci series.” In terms of tissue engineering, the use of generative design is key in producing the complex shapes and forms of organoids. The texts makes specific mention as to how “Nature’s manufacturing process is iterative.” Every living organism, from a plant to a human embryo, follows a small set of developmental “rules” that apply repetitively. It starts with a germ cell or seed, and like a reiterating mathematical formula applied to data, a seed develops in shapes, forms, and patterns. This process is effected by cues from its environment or limited available resources.”
-Brendan Lukas
Oct 13, 2015 at 5:56 PM - At this point in time we are limited mostly by design and the materials that we use to build.
“Also imagine a world where we can 3-d print blended materials. Like take a for instance a cell phone, a cell phone would be super complicated to print due to its wiring and circuitry underneath the plastic surface. If it were possible to print an entire working phone, then we wont even have to leave for the store or go through a cell phone company again! This level of 3-d printing will open up gigantic doors for what is possible in creating active and live systems from the go. In order for us to get here it would require inventive thinking beyond the realm of printing passive parts. In the inception of our design models, we will not only have to think about how it will physically look on the outside but how it will “come to life” and work underneath.”
-br148591
Oct 28, 2015 - The end goal would be to 3D print things without any limitations. To have unlimited support and creativity in our lives.
“Chapter 13 depicts that the future of 3D printing has no boundaries; there are no limits to design and the possibilities are endless. Much like Star Trek, machines will be able to read minds and produce the desired designs in physical form.”
-Jewel Tolbert
Oct 28, 2015 at 3:11 PM