Not all 3D scanning is alike, and the right workflow can depend on the object involved. [Ding Dong Drift] demonstrates this in his 3D scan of a project car. His goal is to design custom attachments, ...

We’ve said it again and again: every garage needs a 3D printer. If our word isn’t gold for you, just take a look back at The Great Ford Maverick 3D Print-Off where Peter Holderith and I designed some ...

The Fab Lab is revving its creative engine. A portion of the College of Art and Design’s digital fabrication center has been temporarily transformed into a part car garage and part technology testing ...

Technology is funny. What seems cutting-edge today will eventually be outdated and replaced by the “next big thing,” or a better version of the now-outdated thing. Vinyl records gave way to ...

Police are using 3D-scanning technology to digitally recreate and find the cause of a deadly high-speed crash this week that sparked panic at a Niagara Falls border checkpoint. “They take it to the ...

General Motors has begun a blue light 3D scanning program to record all the details of its Motorama cars, other concepts, and one-offs beginning with the vehicles in its Heritage Center. Such ...

3D printing democratizes manufacturing in ways that have real, positive implications for car enthusiasts. Need a little trim piece that’s been discontinued since the ’80s? 3D printing lets you remake ...

Like many people, I have been preparing files for 3D printing using 3D modeling programs or downloading them from 3D model ...

This video walks through the unboxing, setup, and real-world use of the MetroX 3D scanner from start to finish. After assembling the scanner, turntable, and reference markers, a small object is ...

Bobbleheads, you remember them, small figures with a spring-mounted comically large head. They brought joy to millions of car drivers every day as at least 97.5% of all registered cars in the 1960’s ...