Critical Toys

May 22

Kai Backman (TinkerCAD Founder):

Very good questions. I’ll answer the first as it’s easier. All paying plans are on a 3 month grace period due to the transition. Autodesk hasn’t announced anything further, I’m sure one of their top priorities is talking to all the paying customers to work out a good way forward.

The technology question requires a somewhat subtle answer. Autodesk purchased all Tinkercad assets including the revolutionary Gen6 geometry kernel. When we initially announced the shutdown the source code was organized such that a separation of Airstone and Gen6 looked nearly impossible. A few weeks ago we had a serendipitous breakthrough in how Airstone is built which cut this dependency. Once this happened the deal suddenly became possible.

May 19, 2013 11:18 pm

[from the comments section of the blog post announcing the sale of TinkerCAD to Autodesk]

Kai Backman (TinkerCAD Founder):

I obviously have only a single data point but my impression is that Autodesk is a pretty sophisticated buyer. In addition to getting the Tinkercad product they also now have all the rights to the Gen6 geometry kernel. The impact of Tinkercad is obvious, it sits very well with the work of the consumer group. The impact of Gen6 is more subtle. Of all the big CAD vendors Autodesk is now the only one that owns a production tested supercomputer class geometry modeling kernel. If you are familiar with how CAD tools operate you know how critical ownership of a kernel is.

May 19, 2013 11:25 pm

[from the comments section of the blog post announcing the sale of TinkerCAD to Autodesk]

(via Pibal bicycle by Philippe Starck and Peugeot)
French designer Philippe Starck and car company Peugeot have unveiled a prototype bicycle crossed with a scooter, designed for a free cycle scheme in Bordeaux, France.
As part of efforts to integrate bicycles into its public transport system, the city of Bordeaux asked locals to submit design suggestions for an urban bike. Philippe Starck took their ideas and worked with Peugeot to develop a scooter and bicycle hybrid called Pibal, which means “baby eel”.

(via Pibal bicycle by Philippe Starck and Peugeot)

French designer Philippe Starck and car company Peugeot have unveiled a prototype bicycle crossed with a scooter, designed for a free cycle scheme in Bordeaux, France.

As part of efforts to integrate bicycles into its public transport system, the city of Bordeaux asked locals to submit design suggestions for an urban bike. Philippe Starck took their ideas and worked with Peugeot to develop a scooter and bicycle hybrid called Pibal, which means “baby eel”.

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beastpop:

Just brilliant.

attackon-titan:

The nine circles of hell from Dante’s Inferno recreated in Lego by Mihai Mihu

I. LIMBO: A place of monotony, here the souls are punished to wander in restless existence while they moan helplessly in echoes between the ruins of a temple.

II. LUST: Surrounded by erotic representations, those overcome by lust are forced to watch and experience disgusting things, ultimately being condemned to drown in the menstrual river.

III. GLUTTONY: The circle itself is a living abomination, a hellish digestive system revealing horrific faces with mouths ready to devour the gluttons over and over for eternity.

IV. GREED: This pompous place is reserved for the punishment of the greedy ones.

V. ANGER: In this depressing place the souls are trapped in the swamp, they can’t move and they cannot manifest their frustration which is making them even more angry.

VI. HERESY: The giant demon watches closely over his fire pit, dwarfing the damned that are dragging the new arrivals in the boiling lava. Those who committed the greatest sins against God are getting a special treatment inside the temple where they are doomed to burn for eternity in the scorching flames.

VII. VIOLENCE: A place of intense torture where the horrific screams of the damned are eternally accompanied by the hellish beats of drums.

VIII. FRAUD: In Fraud the Demons enjoy altering the shape of souls, this is how they feed.

IX. TREACHERY: Lucifer lies here chained by the Angelic Seal which keeps him captive in the frozen environment.

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May 20

obstinatecondolement:

thewhaleridingvulcan:

princessjameskirk:

bolderbart:

For $70 you can have a 3D printed Star Trek TOS figurine that looks just like you. They even have a Vulcan option! Pretty cool, if I do say so myself. (x)

PLEAAAAAAAASE

I NEEDDDDDD THIS!!! OMFG a;gdsjfl;jsfdkljdfklsdjl;dfkjdlkjdkld

*hyperventilating*

WANT!

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fotojournalismus:

Kenya co. turns old sandals into colorful objects

This little company from Kenya makes toys from slippers that wash up on the beach.

Pictures by Ben Curtis

The company’s name is Ocean Sole: http://www.ocean-sole.com/

(via dynamicafrica, yannickbrouwer)

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Banano Grande measured drawing uploaded to Scribd

Banano Grande 04 Measured Isometric by Rafael Fajardo

May 19

critical toy rapid prototype rendered from TinkerCAD file on a MakerBot at the Concoctory, a new hackerspace in southern Denver. I stopped the build about one-third of the way through so that I could experience the interior architecture. The model is 30mm thick, so this is roughly 10mm thick. I think I have to adjust the proportions to lengthen the “torso” without changing the height. This is about the size (height, width) that I would like the finished toys. I may want the thickness to be 20mm, so I will have to adjust the that. There is also some internal geometry that I will need to add.

personalfactory:

Guess who’s back ? Yep that’s right TINKERCAD! Thanks to Autodesk rescue plan all free accounts get:

unlimited designs

all import and export functionality is enabled

ShapeScripts are turned on

:D

hurray!

May 18

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May 17

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personalfactory:

FabFabbers - New Site to Share and Edit Your 3D Models

“GitHub is an online file collaboration site (mostly used for code/software development). OpenSCAD is free software to create 3D models (hosted on GitHub as a matter of fact). FabFabbers is a new site that has not only brought the two together with the ability to share and download files, they’ve also created an implementation of OpenSCAD in the browser.

“I was motivated to do this from discussions on the RepRap forums,” Marcos says “People seemed to have become disenchanted with some aspects of the Thingiverse terms of service, ownership/licensing of models, etc.”

~ Marcos Scriven about what drove the interest in creating the site.

~ solidsmack.com

Maybe I have a replacement for TinkerCAD…

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May 16

rafaelfajardo:

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