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The Straight Story

(48,121 posts)
Fri Feb 22, 2013, 12:39 PM Feb 2013

A 3-D pen that lets you draw objects in the air

We're all doodlers by nature. Give most people a pen, paper and some down time, and they'll fill the margins with the fruits of their imagination.

But imagine if you could wave a pen in the air and create a three-dimensional rendering: A toy, a sculpture, a crude architectural model.

Soon you will. A Boston-based startup, WobbleWorks, has created what they are calling the world's first 3-D printing pen. It's called the 3Doodler, and it's been a sensation on Kickstarter, the crowdfunding site, since it debuted there Tuesday morning. The makers of the 3Doodler set a modest fundraising goal of $30,000; within 48 hours, backers had pledged more than $1.1 million.

"We knew it was a great product. But we didn't expect the response to be this fast," said Daniel Cowen, a spokesman for the gadget, which is still a prototype. "The velocity of the response caught us by surprise. It's phenomenal."

http://whatsnext.blogs.cnn.com/2013/02/21/a-3-d-pen-that-lets-you-draw-objects-in-the-air/?hpt=hp_t2

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A 3-D pen that lets you draw objects in the air (Original Post) The Straight Story Feb 2013 OP
very cool surrealAmerican Feb 2013 #1
I'll have to get one. We have a PrinterBot and a big Dimension 3D printer. NYC_SKP Feb 2013 #2
Ohhhh! 2naSalit Feb 2013 #3
Wow! With my artistic skills, MineralMan Feb 2013 #4
But just thinl about it 2naSalit Feb 2013 #8
Draw objects in the air? Hugabear Feb 2013 #5
Looks dangerous to me. Separation Feb 2013 #6
My guess is they get expelled from school ... Bake Feb 2013 #7
 

NYC_SKP

(68,644 posts)
2. I'll have to get one. We have a PrinterBot and a big Dimension 3D printer.
Fri Feb 22, 2013, 02:09 PM
Feb 2013

This looks like a ton of fun for under $100!

2naSalit

(86,643 posts)
8. But just thinl about it
Fri Feb 22, 2013, 11:33 PM
Feb 2013

you could be the world's next Clyde Crashcup!! And get an assistant named Leonardo!



This is what came to mind when I saw the OP earlier today, always wanted a pen that drew stuff in thin air like that!

Hugabear

(10,340 posts)
5. Draw objects in the air?
Fri Feb 22, 2013, 03:33 PM
Feb 2013

One little problem with that...gravity.

It's still a very cool concept. But the article makes it sound as if you would be able to create by simply doodling in the air. But without something to serve as a base,whatever you doodle would just come falling down.

What would be really nice is if the pen were connected to a 3D printer, so that whatever you doodle in the air is transferred to the printer. Seems that would be far easier and more efficient.

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