Design Services

Design Services Whether it’s a custom 3D printed sign, a custom beer tap handle, machined metal, or even a custom 3D printer, re:3D designers have what it takes to turn your ideas into tangible objects. Confidential Disclosures governed by Nondisclosure Agreement Efficient Iterative design using 3D printing and CNC machining cuts the cost and timeline […]

PLA 3D Printing Filament materials

PLA

PLA Polylactic Acid, more commonly known as PLA, is one of the most frequently used materials in 3D printing. Its popularity comes from its ease of use, organic nature, and relatively strong mechanical properties. PLA is also inexpensive making it a great entry-level material. PLA is made up of naturally occurring, organic lactic acid chains […]

D&D Helps Kids Level Up Their Social Skills

“But will you guys be mad at me if I don’t?” That earnest and open-hearted question was posed by a student participating in D&D@CLCE, an after-school skills group at Clear Lake City Elementary School (CLCE) in Houston, TX. They were role-playing a situation with a difficult choice: should I give up something I own and […]

From Rubble to Rebirth: #NEWPALMYRA

From Rubble to Rebirth In addition to the tremendous human suffering and loss in Syria, there is another component to the war which has taken an entirely different toll on the country and its psyche: the destruction of its cultural heritage. Part of ISIS’s path of destruction has been on the ancient cities’ architecture themselves […]

Spotlight on Gigabot @ The Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago

I mentioned before that I interned at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago over the summer. The Field got its Gigabot in December, 2013. The Field’s Gigabot can be found in the Regenstein Laboratory, which is nestled within the bowels of the Traveling the Pacific exhibition. A huge glass window connects this realm […]