I can see it now. Me: "Eric, I need the thingamabob that fits into the doohicky on my K-5 Mk XVII." Eric: "OK, point your browser to pentaxparts.3D.net/doohicky-thingamabob-K5VII23727, hit the Purchase and Download button. You'll get the template to print a new part and installation instructions." Me: "Thanks. I can't believe people used to have to send stuff out for repair."
stan On Mar 7, 2013, at 1:01 PM, Darren Addy wrote: > This is severely OT, but as it relates to photography, I thought some > might be interested. > > I'm beginning to learn about 3D printing. My employer owns a big > expensive 3d printer, but the "hobbiest" 3d printer is now starting to > really catch on. It is estimated that in a number of years, 50% of > homes will have a 3d printer. Sound familiar? It wasn't that many > years ago that few thought that a large percentage of homes would have > a use for a computer either. If you are new to the concept of 3d > printing, here are some videos that explain it: > http://www.afinia.com/support/product-videos > > So here is the part that is really amazing. Blowing my mind, even. > Let's say you want to replicate something to make with your 3d > printer. You have to have someone draw it up for you with a 3d design > program (time consuming/expensive). Or you have to have a 3d scanner > that can scan the part and automatically create that 3d file for you > (expensive). But AutoDesk (the makers of AutoCAD) have a FREE program > called "123D Catch" that will allow you take photographs of an object > (from all around and up and down) and then stitch them into a 3d > rotatable object. This has to be seen to be believed. If you don't > watch only one YouTube video today, make it this one: > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aU2s85Zw3A > > http://www.123dapp.com/catch > > Available as a web app, for your iPhone/iPad, or for your XP or Win7 PC. > > Just to show you what is possible. Here is a sculpture "Head of a > horse of Selene" > Acropolis, Athens, 438-432 BC > It was photographed at the British Museum and the photos stitched > together in 123D Catch. > Now anybody can have one: > http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:32228 > Artist's full story here: > http://www.cosmowenman.com/2012London3DPrintShow.html > > I have seen the future and we are already there. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
