3D Coat - Tutorial #2, Video #4

Hi Cubify Fans!    Video Four of the 3D Coat Experience is uploading as I type. In this one I introduce a few more tools. The Airbrush used with stencil, The Pose tool and the cutoff tool and the fill tool. I build a simple (I do mean simple) Teddy Bear using only Primitives. Then using smooth and fill tweak it a little. Then I texture it to look fuzzy using the Airbrush tool with a Stencil, This is such a powerful tool. We will revisit...

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3D Printing, “A roller coaster ride, but now we are cruising”

Editor's Note:  This is a guest post by Michael Oakley.  Michael works for Autodesk and believes in the value of learning 3D design and printing in the education of his daughters and their schoolmates.  This is the story of their experiences in getting started with the Cube3.  And, yes.  I AM easily bribed with Cuban Food.  So, I hope to hear from Michael concerning Visitation Academy's progress with the the Cube3. With...

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1 Day, 70 students, 4 Cube 3s and Moment of Inspiration!

I have to admit, the challenge of introducing 3D design to 3 classes of students in a single day and delivering a 3D print of the student's design by the next day would have been more than a little daunting had it not been for my confidence in Moment of Inspiration and the Cube 3 printer.On March 26th I had the privilege to be able to introduce 3D design to 70 students at the Annual National Society of Black Engineers Convention in Anaheim, California.Were...

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New Firmware, New Client, 70 micron Success

After my early failed attempts at printing in 70 micron layers, I simply abandoned trying until I felt that the early clogging issues had been successfully addressed.Given the success I was having with firmware 1.10A at 200 microns, I suspected that with the release of 1.11A and the companion client upgrade that it was time to try 70 microns again,I'm happy to report, after a successful 5.5 hour print, that there were no issues at all with printing at the highest resolution.  I would not call the test a definitive one since the design for...

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Cube3 Production Now Primarily Located at Rock Hill Facility

For me this news is both sad and good news.  It's sad because I loved the crew at the Herndon manufacturing facility.  I really appreciate the great work they accomplished from the very first Cube1 that rolled off the assembly line.The sadness is offset by the realization that the demand for the Cube3 finally outpaced what could be produced in the smaller facility in Herndon to the point where it made the most sense to move the primary Cube3 production to the Rock Hill, South Carolina facility. I suspect that there is another benefit...

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Cubify Client 2.24 Released To Optimize the 1.11A Firmware

The next time you open your Cubify Client while connected to the web, you should get a notice that there is a new Cubify Client available.  It's version 2.24 and it is designed to take advantage of the 1.11A firmware update reported earlier.It is a good idea to re-slice your objects In fact, I removed all of my previously sliced versions.  Sliced versions are shown in the color that was installed in your printer at the time the object was printed.   They can also be identified by a suffix appended to the end of the original...

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Cube3 Firmware 1.11A

The latest firmware for the Cube3, v1.11A,  has just been released. The new firmware for the Ekocycle will follow shortly.I wish I had more information regarding the features of the new firmware.  Unfortunately, I have no details.  Even so, I urge you to update your firmware as soon as possible.  3D Systems has never failed to make important refinements with each firmware release in terms of both quality of print and reliability.  So, the minute I heard it was available, it was installed. ...

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An Introduction from John Pennington

Hello Cubify Fans! As mentioned earlier (in this Blog) by Tom, I am going to share my journey with you in “Experiencing 3D Coat".  3D Coat is a unique tool for modeling as well as painting / texturing 3D models. I am enjoying this software's abilities. I have had my hand on it now for about 90 days and feel comfortable with the things I have used. This software has a huge array of features so much that at first it may seem intimidating. I hope to alleviate some of that. There are many things we use with little knowledge of how they work. An...

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