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We found the Top 5 videos of the week about 3D printing and the way additive manufacturing is shaping and changing our society. This week we touch on 3D printing for animation films, shoes and much more! If you enjoy these, you…
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We found the Top 5 videos of the week about 3D printing and the way additive manufacturing is shaping and changing our society. This week we touch on 3D printing for animation films, shoes and much more! If you enjoy these, you can view even more 3D printing videos on our Youtube channel. Hope you’ll enjoy and have a great Sunday!
Top 1: Formless Generative Design Heels
The Japanese design lab, Digital Artisan has partnered up with chemicals company, JSR Corporation and Castem, a manufacturer of precision casting parts to create the ‘Formless’ high heel shoe using the M2 3D printer from Carbon. Director of Digital Artisan, Masaharu Ono, lead the design and modeling of the heels with the help of the Japanese shoe designer, Ayato Tsumagari. Check it out below!
Top 2: 3D Printing for Animation Films
As we already know, 3D printing is everywhere and even in movies! It makes it possible to create certain accessories, sets and to facilitate the process of creating characters for animated films. This is the case for Laika studio, which uses 3D printers – including Stratasys models – to make hundreds of different faces for its small puppets. This allows him to reconstruct emotions much more easily. The result is amazing! His next animated film, Missing Link, will be released in theatres next April:
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