Car designers already work with 3D computer models but they're usually confined to screens where they can be rotated using a mouse. Or, if designers want to see a life-sized computer model they ...

The original parts were 3D scanned, then manipulated in the computer before the new parts were 3D printed. Once they were function-checked, the final parts were made for the build. See All 38 Photos ...

Vintage meets modern as the College of Art and Design’s Fab Lab revs up its innovative spirit with 3D scanning research involving a 1978 MG Midget. Fab Lab manager Tiree Walker ’21 (industrial design) ...

A new car racing game is bridging the real and the digital worlds. 3DRacers makes use of 3D printing, Arduino-based electronics and smartphone control. Users can design their own cars, 3D print ...

Ford began using this technology decades ago, purchasing the third 3D printer ever made, in 1988. According to Ford, the company first used 3D- printed parts for prototype buttons, switches and knobs.

Now, London-based design studio Seymourpowell is hoping to do the same in the automobile sector with a new 3D sketching tool. Wearing an HTC Vive headset, users are able to draw, manipulate and ...

If you're familiar with computer-aided design, or CAD (including free programs such as Autodesk 123D Design, SketchUp, and Tinkercad), you can design your own objects.

Once upon a time, a remote controlled (RC) car was something you’d buy at Radio Shack or your local hobby store. These days, you can print your own, complete with suspension, right at home, a… ...

In this edition of DIY-IT's discovery series on 3D printing, we'll look at making our first design in a CAD program and then printing it on the MakerBot Replicator.The design took less than 20 ...