Star Wars And Disney Boosting 3D Printing Industry Craze

[Forbes]

…Using new imaging technology (probably not unlike the Autodesk 123D Catch app I wrote about last week), you are scanned and your likeness cast via three-dimensional printing methods. I won’t be surprised to see a RepRap, MakerBot or the new MakerGear M-series user leveraging both the Autodesk 123D Catch app and a 3D printer to create their own Han Solo versions. I’d watch Thingiverse.com for productions.

In another fun post, Cory Doctorow at BoingBoing.net shared how you canmake your own Star Wars droid. …

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