I visited Italy several times as a young child and was fascinated by the Italian technique of paper marbling. I begged my parents to buy me the marbled-paper-covered notebooks and pencils sold in Italian stationery stores.
Non-techie adults see programming as a foreign language, filled with unintelligible numbers, symbols, etc. They want nothing to do with it. Kids do not approach this technology with the same aversion. They are curious, open to learning new things, and do not see limitations the way their elders do.
Teaching kids to program at an early age can achieve several important things. First, they can become active rather than passive participants in technology. Literally, there is a great feeling when a child can get a computer to do what they command it to do. But more important, even if they never move forward into a career in technology, programming teaches a myriad of other mental skills.
As you know, we recently launched GrabCAD Voxel Print, an innovative and groundbreaking way to digitally design and fabricate more complex composite materials on the Stratasys J750 PolyJet printer. We had help in creating this feature rich software enhancement from the rapid prototyping group at LAIKA, the production house that brought us the creative works of Coraline, Kubo and the Two Strings, Boxtrolls, and many other wonderful animated film productions.
One of the greatest myths that exists within the 3D printing and additive manufacturing (AM) sphere is, “you can make anything.”
Have we got a story to tell you!
We wanted to fill you in on the latest updates we’ve made to GrabCAD Print. The enhancements serve to improve the value of Stratasys’ 3D print technology, provide additional capabilities and services, and respond to feedback we've received.
One of the things we value most is the feedback we receive from our users. Thanks to your insightful feedback, here is GrabCAD Print Version 1.4.
GrabCAD Print recently helped Italian eyewear designer Safilo – whose impressive portfolio includes more than 25 luxury brands such as Dior, Fendi, Jimmy Choo, and Hugo Boss – bring their 3D printing efforts into clearer focus.
After an intense five-month beta program with bleeding-edge customers such as Joe Gibbs Racing and 4Moms, GrabCAD Print is ready for primetime. Streamline those age-old processes and workflows and bring them into the digital age and advance toward Industry 4.0 with ease.