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Today, we're going to take a deeper dive into scanning, and in particular 3D scanning art, and on an initiative that is really trying to scan the whole world in reality. It's pretty ambitious. We've got Jon Beck on the show. He's Project Manager at MyMiniFactory for the Scan The World project. It is very cool. It is the idea that they're going to scan sculptures around the world in hopes of 3D print art preservation and 3D scanned art preservation of course. Also, to really make these 3D scans available to people around the world to be able to print and experience the art when they don't have the ability to travel to see the original. To send us a message, go to 3dstartpoint.com or shoot us a message at info@3dstartpoint.com or on our facebook or twitter! Its absolutely free, so ask away and and don’t forget to subscribe so you can hear more on our regularly scheduled Thursday podcast episodes!

Today, we're going to take a deeper dive into scanning, and in particular 3D scanning art, and on an initiative that is really trying to scan the whole world in reality. It's pretty ambitious. We've got Jon Beck on the show. He's Project Manager at MyMiniFactory for the Scan The World project. It is very cool. It is the idea that they're going to scan sculptures around the world in hopes of 3D print art preservation and 3D scanned art preservation of course. Also, to really make these 3D scans available to people around the world to be able to print and experience the art when they don't have the ability to travel to see the original. To send us a message, go to 3dstartpoint.com or shoot us a message at info@3dstartpoint.com or on our facebook or twitter! Its absolutely free, so ask away and and don’t forget to subscribe so you can hear more on our regularly scheduled Thursday podcast episodes!

Liquid gold or gold 3D printing can forever change the industry of jewelry design. But are all jewelry designers going to need to go learn CAD? Or will that limit their artistic skills and creative process? Also, you’ve got to have the right printer for these types of designs or you’re not going to get the feedback you need.  To send us a message, go to 3dstartpoint.com or shoot us a message at info@3dstartpoint.com or on our facebook or twitter! Its absolutely free, so ask away and and don’t forget to subscribe so you can hear more on our regularly scheduled Thursday podcast episodes!

Liquid gold or gold 3D printing can forever change the industry of jewelry design. But are all jewelry designers going to need to go learn CAD? Or will that limit their artistic skills and creative process? Also, you’ve got to have the right printer for these types of designs or you’re not going to get the feedback you need.  To send us a message, go to 3dstartpoint.com or shoot us a message at info@3dstartpoint.com or on our facebook or twitter! Its absolutely free, so ask away and and don’t forget to subscribe so you can hear more on our regularly scheduled Thursday podcast episodes!

We get a little bit critical today of a book called 3D Printing Business: How to Get Rich from Home with 3D Printing.  We found this book on Amazon and even though it was only $4, we think it is totally not worth it! But it's not just the book, it's the whole concept of '3D Print Get Rich Quick' that we think really hurt the 3D printing industry. 3D printing is not a get rich from home overnight type of thing. It's just not that. To send us a message, go to 3dstartpoint.com or shoot us a message at info@3dstartpoint.com or on our facebook or twitter! Its absolutely free, so ask away and and don’t forget to subscribe so you can hear more on our regularly scheduled Thursday podcast episodes!

We get a little bit critical today of a book called 3D Printing Business: How to Get Rich from Home with 3D Printing.  We found this book on Amazon and even though it was only $4, we think it is totally not worth it! But it's not just the book, it's the whole concept of '3D Print Get Rich Quick' that we think really hurt the 3D printing industry. 3D printing is not a get rich from home overnight type of thing. It's just not that. To send us a message, go to 3dstartpoint.com or shoot us a message at info@3dstartpoint.com or on our facebook or twitter! Its absolutely free, so ask away and and don’t forget to subscribe so you can hear more on our regularly scheduled Thursday podcast episodes!

Anyone of our listeners, teachers, educators, or head of the PTA even, anyone who is considering getting 3D printing into schools, this is the one for you. We had a great conversation with Drew Lentz the manager of the MakerBot Learning Team. He shared many helpful and free resources for educators for all kinds of the learning spectrum, whether one is a right brained or a left brained type of learner there's a program for you to learn 3D modeling. Makerbot has some great events this summer for teachers, hosting Make-A-Thons in major cities across the country. To send us a message, go to 3dstartpoint.com or shoot us a message at info@3dstartpoint.com or on our facebook or twitter! Its absolutely free, so ask away and and don’t forget to subscribe so you can hear more on our regularly scheduled Thursday podcast episodes!

Anyone of our listeners, teachers, educators, or head of the PTA even, anyone who is considering getting 3D printing into schools, this is the one for you. We had a great conversation with Drew Lentz the manager of the MakerBot Learning Team. He shared many helpful and free resources for educators for all kinds of the learning spectrum, whether one is a right brained or a left brained type of learner there's a program for you to learn 3D modeling. Makerbot has some great events this summer for teachers, hosting Make-A-Thons in major cities across the country. To send us a message, go to 3dstartpoint.com or shoot us a message at info@3dstartpoint.com or on our facebook or twitter! Its absolutely free, so ask away and and don’t forget to subscribe so you can hear more on our regularly scheduled Thursday podcast episodes!

Discerning which 3D Print ideas to discard can be difficult, whether it be 3D designs or 3D business ideas. How to avoid "shiny object syndrome" and keep your business balanced between all the different ideas and how to know which idea to follow through on and which to discard and move away from. To send us a message, go to 3dstartpoint.com or shoot us a message at info@3dstartpoint.com or on our facebook or twitter! Its absolutely free, so ask away and and don’t forget to subscribe so you can hear more on our regularly scheduled Thursday podcast episodes!

Discerning which 3D Print ideas to discard can be difficult, whether it be 3D designs or 3D business ideas. How to avoid "shiny object syndrome" and keep your business balanced between all the different ideas and how to know which idea to follow through on and which to discard and move away from. To send us a message, go to 3dstartpoint.com or shoot us a message at info@3dstartpoint.com or on our facebook or twitter! Its absolutely free, so ask away and and don’t forget to subscribe so you can hear more on our regularly scheduled Thursday podcast episodes!

We had the opportunity to hear Lucy speak in San Diego at the Inside 3D Printing conference last December. We were really impressed with her. We went up to her after her talk and asked her to be a guest on the show, and was more than happy to do it. Lucy was requested by Eduardo Martini via Facebook, he saw the online promo video for their shoes and suggested her as a guest. We've been looking for female CEOs in the 3D printing world, and she certainly is one. What we really loved about her, which is why we were so eager to get her on the show and walked right up to her after the talk, was that she's meticulous and has analyzed and researched every single aspect of their business, how they're touching it, and how 3D printing works and everything about it. To send us a message, go to 3dstartpoint.com or shoot us a message at info@3dstartpoint.com or on our facebook ! Its absolutely free, so ask away and and don’t forget to subscribe so you can hear more on our regularly scheduled Thursday podcast episodes!

We had the opportunity to hear Lucy speak in San Diego at the Inside 3D Printing conference last December. We were really impressed with her. We went up to her after her talk and asked her to be a guest on the show, and was more than happy to do it. Lucy was requested by Eduardo Martini via Facebook, he saw the online promo video for their shoes and suggested her as a guest. We've been looking for female CEOs in the 3D printing world, and she certainly is one. What we really loved about her, which is why we were so eager to get her on the show and walked right up to her after the talk, was that she's meticulous and has analyzed and researched every single aspect of their business, how they're touching it, and how 3D printing works and everything about it. To send us a message, go to 3dstartpoint.com or shoot us a message at info@3dstartpoint.com or on our facebook ! Its absolutely free, so ask away and and don’t forget to subscribe so you can hear more on our regularly scheduled Thursday podcast episodes!

In current news for the 3D printing industry, MakerBot now has a new CEO. That's 4 CEOs in 4 years. Tom and Tracy Hazzard discuss their thoughts on what caused this and what it means for the company moving forward. They share their opinion on what went wrong and what needs to change for MakerBot. To send us a message, go to 3dstartpoint.com or shoot us a message at info@3dstartpoint.com or on our facebook ! Its absolutely free, so ask away and and don’t forget to subscribe so you can hear more on our regularly scheduled Thursday podcast episodes!

In current news for the 3D printing industry, MakerBot now has a new CEO. That's 4 CEOs in 4 years. Tom and Tracy Hazzard discuss their thoughts on what caused this and what it means for the company moving forward. They share their opinion on what went wrong and what needs to change for MakerBot. To send us a message, go to 3dstartpoint.com or shoot us a message at info@3dstartpoint.com or on our facebook ! Its absolutely free, so ask away and and don’t forget to subscribe so you can hear more on our regularly scheduled Thursday podcast episodes!

Cura is a free slicing software that is created by Ultimaker. Cura has a lot of features, and these are definitely for the advanced user. If you're serious about doing your own slicing and want to do advanced things that go beyond predefined basic slicing settings, then the Cura slicing software is definitely a good slicer to try out. Tom provides you a thorough guided tour of Cura's features, and what sets it apart from other slicers. To send us a message, go to 3dstartpoint.com or shoot us a message at info@3dstartpoint.com or on our facebook ! Its absolutely free, so ask away and and don’t forget to subscribe so you can hear more on our regularly scheduled Thursday podcast episodes!