Just saw this article at Technology Review. In a nutshell, it says that Autodesk will release free software next week, called Photofly, that can convert a set of overlapping photos into its 3D counterpart that can then be outputted to a 3-D printer for printing.

Autodesk says that the Windows based software will upload the photos to a cloud server for processing and then downloads the results. The finished product can then be seen as a wire-frame model or one with a realistic surface color and texture.

One of the blogs I like to frequent right now is Steve Neill’s blog. Steve Neill is a veteran prop maker and effects artist and I first came to know about him through his postings in therpf forum.

Interesting article here at CNNMoney with regards to the increasing popularity of 3D printers and the plans of HP and Google to make it available to the common household.

If you’ve played with GI Joe Real American Hero 3.75 inch action figures then you probably know what I’m talking about. Often times the GI Joe figure you bought has a back pack accessory that can be connected to the hole at the back of the figure.