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Opening Video: Mike tackles the slopes in VR

Opening Theme: “Holidays Edition Week 2 of 3 - VR on the Slopes”

Guest Crasher: Jeff Powers, CEO & co-founder Occipital to talk about ‘Bridge’

3D Updates from the past:
Mike - Occipital to the ‘Bridge’ (show video) - https://bridge.occipital.com/

3D picks of the week for this holiday season part 2 of 3:

3D Fabrication
Mike - Mike - Armbot 3D - http://www.3ders.org/articles/20161208-armbot-3d-printer-with-articulated-robotic-arm-could-be-yours-for-399.html
Chris -US Government Authorizes Moon Express to Send Robotic Spacecraft with 3D Printed Components to the Moon in 2017
https://3dprint.com/157846/3d-printed-spacecraft-to-the-moon/

3D Scanning
Mike - Rolling your way to a 3D scan? - https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/01-world-s-first-dimensioning-instrument-3d--2#/
Chris -Verus Art National Gallery of Canada Collection
https://vimeo.com/183398984

3D Design Tools (software or hardware used to aid in 3D design)
Mike - Autodesk Maya LT 2017 -
Mike - Is this my new laptop? - http://www.anandtech.com/show/10881/gigabyte-updates-its-aero-14-thin-gaming-laptop-with-geforce-gtx-1060-gpu
https://www.asus.com/us/Notebooks/ROG-GL502VM/
Chris -

3D Visualization or VR
Mike - Autodesk StingRay (show video) - http://www.autodesk.com/products/stingray/overview
Mike - Inside the Maze: My 10-episode journey into HBO’s Westworld wearing NEODiVR uPLAy - https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/inside-maze-michael-balzer?published=t
Mike - HBO & Netflix announce VR theatres for the Google Daydream - http://www.theverge.com/2016/12/8/13883650/google-daydream-vr-app-launch-hbo-legos-netflix-need-for-speed
Chris - Oculus ‘Quill’ is Spectacular, But It’s the Instantly Usable Interface That Surprised Us Most
http://www.roadtovr.com/oculus-quill-is-spectacular-but-its-the-interface-that-surprised-us-the-most/

Spelunking in the Tech Cave with Mike this holiday season:
Meet the NEODiVR uPLAy quick connect/disconnect system and “Helmet Boy”.
A closer look at Autodesk Stingray (Bring up Stingray on laptop) - http://help.autodesk.com/view/Stingray/ENU/?guid=__stingray_help_release_notes_html
Sorting through NVIDIA's Pascal 10XX series graphics cards - http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus
Mike Stocking stuffers - NEODiVR CLiPi and GellSkins

The Printwhisperer Holiday Tips:
Something to add to your wish list or to get for that friend or family member who has a printer…
Give the gift of NYLON! Nylon is known for its elongation properties so it can bend and stretch under stress. This means that is far more impact resistant and durable that most other 3d print filaments.
I really have grown fond of the Alloy 910 filament from Taulman. In fact I have 2 machines dedicated to strictly Nylon since so many of my customers request it now.

https://www.amazon.com/Alloy-Taulman-3D-Black-1-75/dp/B01F60XIYI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1481303480&sr=8-1&keywords=alloy+910

The downside is that Nylon can be quite tricky to print until you get your machine dialed in just right.
Best results? I’ll give you the Printwhisperer’s super secret recipe for the best Nylon prints.
First: A heated bare glass bed in a MUST. PEI can work but large parts will fail eventually. I took the PEI off the Taz5 and cleaned the glass with Isopropyl Alcohol. Then a thin layer of Wolfbite Nitro is all you need:

https://www.amazon.com/WolfBite-Premium-Heatbed-Adhesion-Solution/dp/B01BPN1NE2/ref=sr_1_sc_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1481303358&sr=8-2-spell&keywords=wolfbit+nitro

Say goodbye to gluesticks this stuff is legit. Follow the instructions on the bottle. 70C is all you need on the bed. Don’t make your bed too hot, Nylon is finicky and 60-70C should be just right to keep those parts from curling.

Updates & Upcoming Shows & Events:
Portland VR Meetup “Kaleidoscope” -

Next Week on “3D in Review”
Let’s go skiing with HTC Vive and Autodesk Stingray
How to add a personal touch to your Christmas tree ornament by scanning & adding your face to existing 3D model and then printing it.