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Robotic Additive Manufacturing Technology
The sport utility yacht industry is using Large Format Added Manufacturing technology to produce aerodynamic grille vents and elegant structures
Produced by Pershing, one of the seven brands of Ferretti Group (Milano, Italy), the GTX116 sport utility yacht leverages LFAM technology for some of its main superstructures. The air grilles and visor above the windshield of the yacht are produced using the Heron AM additive manufacturing system to achieve aesthetically interesting geometries with reduced weight. >>>
Auto-Follow Sports Drone Set for Take-Off
Entirely 3D printed auto-follow device for GoPro cameras begins US tour
Aimed primarily at the consumer market, AirDog is an innovative, yet simple-to-use, ‘quad-copter’ that operates via a wrist-worn tracking device and accommodates a standard GoPro sports camera. Users can automatically capture exciting live aerial video footage and still photography of themselves, having set distance, speed and height levels for AirDog to follow. >>>
LightWave 11.5 3D Software Used in Video Games
Rogue State turns to LightWave 11.5 3D software to conquer CG dragons for Dracano.
Most of the CG dragons in Dracano are six to eight feet tall with a massive wingspan and sharp teeth. The dragons have soft flesh covering their bodies and wings that move in relation to the rigid skeletal structure underneath. Soft hanging flesh can even jiggle as the creature moves for greater realism. In LightWave 11.5, Genoma works in conjunction with another new feature, Soft Body Bullet Dynamics to produce this effect. >>>