Good share! I believe Zack started Gridfinity, but I don’t know who the very first designer was that built a modular storage system for the 3D printing community. I’ll say this - the Gridfinity community is, from my…
Agreed. The shear volume of permutations out there now may be adequate for many beginners that aren't yet comfortable with 3D design clients.
Super excited to see Gridfinity on HN, it introduced so many new people to 3D printing as well as introductory 3D design. It’s simple, modular storage that is practical and really grounds 3D printing in a genuinely…
Couldn't agree more with your points, and I agree that this clash is going to happen.. and that will be a great thing if it does! If you are interested in connecting - I would be happy to trade observations over a video…
Well said. What I suspect we are seeing is the beginning of a trend where the rate of change begins to accelerate. If nothing else, the growth in new 3D creators (be they mechanical, design/sculpt, AR/VR/MR/XR,…
We have a few million unique users, which is small within the broader context of 3D creators and consumers - so small N, but I'll share a couple observations at that volume. Adoption STLs remain the most popular, today,…
Well said. In some respects (not all), on our teams that manage geometric indexing, we've been comparing this to Office document formats a long time back.
Your take is similar to mine. Three core components to the metaverse: 3D creators/content, lower cost hardware, and social/distribution networks. The 3D creator population is expanding. The tools are better and the use…
Appreciate the kind words - if you ever have any feedback, please just send me an email (d@physna.com) and I'll be happy to either jump on a call or take the feedback async by email. We are genuinely trying to build a…
I love this comment! Thank you for saying that!
Indeed, as the other individual commented - there are compliance obligations which are more difficult/costly/time_consuming (not impossible) to satisfy if we have non US citizens working on the product. We are going to…
We do. It works for us because we are aggressive on salary (for a startup at our stage) and very aggressive with benefits and flexibility.
In an aggressive hiring market for engineers, this is a decision Google is making which will increase potential churn risk for some engineers. As a Xoogler myself, I know how much they invest into thinking about talent…
I don't think you are off entirely here. The 3D creator community is growing very quickly with new tools, lowering the barrier of entry to 3D design, emerging consistently. That provides the content. Hardware, to your…
It‘a most often used as an auto-complete - of sorts. For example, upload an engine piston and it will find other pistons, then all the engines that the piston will also fit within. Handy for designers and mechanical…
They are shockingly useful for real world, functional needs. If your interested in digging in more within some generally positive and positive communities, I'd recommend r/3dprinting and r/functionalprint.
Good list! Couple thoughts - if you are using some of these items with kids (the replacement part example) it's worth considering the types and materials of the filament you are using. Some are safer than others,…
Agree with the fundamental premise of the article. We started Thangs.com to allow for actual 3D search, eg. search by uploading a 3D cylinder and find other cylinders as well as engines it fits within. The growth has…
I've had the opportunity to know Kelsey for a number of years, and we've worked together closely on occasion. He is the genuinely good human the article portrays him as, and unlike some who evangelize - Kelsey…
Good share! I believe Zack started Gridfinity, but I don’t know who the very first designer was that built a modular storage system for the 3D printing community. I’ll say this - the Gridfinity community is, from my…
Agreed. The shear volume of permutations out there now may be adequate for many beginners that aren't yet comfortable with 3D design clients.
Super excited to see Gridfinity on HN, it introduced so many new people to 3D printing as well as introductory 3D design. It’s simple, modular storage that is practical and really grounds 3D printing in a genuinely…
Couldn't agree more with your points, and I agree that this clash is going to happen.. and that will be a great thing if it does! If you are interested in connecting - I would be happy to trade observations over a video…
Well said. What I suspect we are seeing is the beginning of a trend where the rate of change begins to accelerate. If nothing else, the growth in new 3D creators (be they mechanical, design/sculpt, AR/VR/MR/XR,…
We have a few million unique users, which is small within the broader context of 3D creators and consumers - so small N, but I'll share a couple observations at that volume. Adoption STLs remain the most popular, today,…
Well said. In some respects (not all), on our teams that manage geometric indexing, we've been comparing this to Office document formats a long time back.
Your take is similar to mine. Three core components to the metaverse: 3D creators/content, lower cost hardware, and social/distribution networks. The 3D creator population is expanding. The tools are better and the use…
Appreciate the kind words - if you ever have any feedback, please just send me an email (d@physna.com) and I'll be happy to either jump on a call or take the feedback async by email. We are genuinely trying to build a…
I love this comment! Thank you for saying that!
Indeed, as the other individual commented - there are compliance obligations which are more difficult/costly/time_consuming (not impossible) to satisfy if we have non US citizens working on the product. We are going to…
We do. It works for us because we are aggressive on salary (for a startup at our stage) and very aggressive with benefits and flexibility.
In an aggressive hiring market for engineers, this is a decision Google is making which will increase potential churn risk for some engineers. As a Xoogler myself, I know how much they invest into thinking about talent…
I don't think you are off entirely here. The 3D creator community is growing very quickly with new tools, lowering the barrier of entry to 3D design, emerging consistently. That provides the content. Hardware, to your…
It‘a most often used as an auto-complete - of sorts. For example, upload an engine piston and it will find other pistons, then all the engines that the piston will also fit within. Handy for designers and mechanical…
They are shockingly useful for real world, functional needs. If your interested in digging in more within some generally positive and positive communities, I'd recommend r/3dprinting and r/functionalprint.
Good list! Couple thoughts - if you are using some of these items with kids (the replacement part example) it's worth considering the types and materials of the filament you are using. Some are safer than others,…
Agree with the fundamental premise of the article. We started Thangs.com to allow for actual 3D search, eg. search by uploading a 3D cylinder and find other cylinders as well as engines it fits within. The growth has…
I've had the opportunity to know Kelsey for a number of years, and we've worked together closely on occasion. He is the genuinely good human the article portrays him as, and unlike some who evangelize - Kelsey…