Links

3DPrint.com – 3D printing and scanning news stories and contemporary art works.
3D Printing Industry – More current 3D printing news.
Fabbaloo – A blog tracking developments in Fabbing, 3D Printing and Desktop Manufacturing.
Time Compression Technologies Magazine – Rapid Prototyping, Rapid Manufacturing and Rapid Product Development.

Wikipedia’s Laser Cutter Page – Some good background info on laser cutting in general.
How Lasers Work – Learn all about the different types of lasers, their different wavelengths and the uses to which we put them
Trotec Laser – Manufacturer of the AOC’s Trotec 120W Laser Cutter. Learn more about the machine and the various applications you can use the laser cutter for.
Slicer for Fusion360– Free Autodesk software that can transform 3D models into laser cutter files such as stacked sculptures and folded sculptures.
Pepakura Designer – Application for making cutting templates from 3D poly models.
Open Desk – Downloadable laser cutter furniture designs.

TAP Plastics – Tons of plastic products, including acrylic hinges, glues, etc.
Inventables – More than 25 colors and types of acrylic are available from Inventables.
Laserbits – Distributors of various laser engraving materials and supplies.
Petersen Plastics – Local plastics supplier and service bureau with great prices on acrylic. They also offer laser cutting and signmaking services.
Rowmark – Laser-Cutter material manufacturer with specialty two-tone acrylics.
McMaster-Carr – Industrial supply company that carries lots of laser-cutter materials with extremely rapid delivery.
Johnson Plastics – Distributors of laser engraving materials and supplies.
Fine Laser Cut – Small-run laser cutting services in gold, platinum, silver (fine, sterling), copper, aluminum, brass, bronze, titanium, stainless steel, and alloys.
Laserage – Chicago-based service bureau, Laserage, specializes in laser scribing, machining, drilling, welding, and other custom laser job shop services on basic laserable materials as well as alumina and metals.

Wikipedia’s Rapid Prototyping Page – Some good background info on 3D printing.
Wikipedia’s 3D Scanner Page – Some good background info on 3d scanning.
Thingiverse – Free downloadable 3D models and laser cutter designs.
Fixtureworks – CAD models of industrial parts.
3D Content Central – A free service for locating, configuring, downloading, and requesting 3D parts and assemblies. Free CAD model downloads.
Tinkercad – A free, web based 3D modeling app.
Stratasys – Manufacturer of the AOC’s F370.
Formlabs – Manufacturer of the AOC’s Form 3 printers.
Generated Math-Based STL Files – George W. Hart’s algorithmically generated STL files.
Artec 3D – Find additional information about the Artec Eva scanners that we use at the AOC.

Download MeshLab – A free 3D model editing software with scan alignment.
Download Meshmixer – A free 3D model editing software with sculpting applications.
Download Netfabb – A very powerful free 3D model editing software.
Download Sculptris – A free version of the sculpting-based 3D modeling software ZBrush.
Download Blender – A free 3D modeling and animation software similar to Maya.

• SAIC Campus Printing – Locations, details and drivers for all self-serve printers on compus.
• SAIC Service Bureau – Large-format archival inkjet printing and high-capacity copy center.
• Adobe Video Workshop – Collection of really useful training videos for Adobe software products.
• Introduction to Digital Imaging – A great overview of digital imaging.