[Blindmath] anyone heard of 3-D printing?

[Littlefield, Tyler]

it doesn't take a sighted person. I can convert an image to an stl file 
and it works great. I'm working on a program to make this a bit easier.
On 3/29/2014 10:24 PM, Ken Perry wrote:
> This stuff has been huge for the last few years in research, at
> conferences, and just about anywhere where people are trying to make
> science accessible.  One problem with the cheaper models is they have to be
> constantly aligned and the results of print out's are not as good as the
> more expensive ones.  I saw a good session on the pro's and con's of a
> couple of the printers at CSUN this year and my advice is watch some of the
> folks doing the research at schools because it doesn't cost them personal
> money to buy the wrong printer and find out it doesn't work as good as
> advertised.  My problem with this technology right now is while the results
> of print out's are awesome it many times takes a sited person to work with
> a blind person to get a good result being that the software to get the 3d
> rendering the way you want is not exactly accessible.
>
> Pleas Sina or Tylor let me know if I am wrong I have only worked with a
> couple of the cheaper maker bots and now the 3doodler but my biggest
> problem is getting the images I want into a form I can use.
>
> ken
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Blindmath [mailto:blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of qubit
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> Subject: [Blindmath] anyone heard of 3-D printing?
>
> This one caught me by surprise the other day on a talk show.
> I listened, then googled "3-D printer" and got some fascinating hits.
> Apparently there are printers available that produce high resolution 3-D
> plastic objects from digital input models.
> It is also called additive manufacturing or plastic holography.
> But that's not all, the price of one of these units is as low as $499.
> Try googling -- it is an interestiing read.
> I couldn't help but think of possible uses by blind persons.
> On the tv interview they demo'd the unit and described how this technology
> has been used and misused.  For example, some people have used it to create
>
> plastic handguns, which are illegal as they look so much like the real
> thing.
> He also demo'd creating a plastic apple.
> There is a lot more on the internet.
>
> Anyway, am I behind the times, or has anyone else heard of 3-D printers?
> I want one :)
> --le
>
>
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