A computer model (left) and a physical model of it, created using the new software 3 / 3 The new software optimizes the virtual model (top) and creates strong, articulated joints for 3D printing ...

3D printers may be old news to most of us, but that’s not stopping creative individuals from finding new ways to improve on the technology. Your average consumer budget 3D printer uses an ext… ...

“A digital twin is a computer model, a virtual replica of the physical data center. It’s made up of two parts: a 3D model that the user interacts with, and, underneath, a physics-based simulation ...

For the furry sidekick, Krypto, in “Superman,” the director James Gunn found inspiration — and a physical model — in his own ...

Production design artists talk about the pros and cons of hand-drawn versus computer ... and physical models. Computer draftspeople use technology to do the ... into a digital 3D model.

The term “3D printing” refers to a manufacturing process in which three-dimensional computer-aided design (CAD) files are downloaded to a machine that creates multiple layers of material (paper, ...

MIT’s Daniel Leithinger sits in front of a screen displaying video of a red ball on a table. Leithinger raises up his hands and a field of columns erupts from the table, forming a pixellated physical ...

Autodesk, one of the world’s largest makers of design software, has released Memento — which is designed to let almost anyone create 3D digital models of physical objects like sculptures ...