When you need a home 3D printer you should consider buying a 3d printer that can print your own home, say experts.
Photo: Supplied The technology is not new, but it’s been on the rise.
In September last year the company behind the popular 3D Printer app 3Dprinting announced it had completed a major trial of the technology at the Melbourne Institute of Technology.
3Dprint, which is a joint venture between the University of Melbourne and the Australian National University, has been around since 2013 and is already used by thousands of people around the world.
The company says the software allows people to make 3D models from photos, or photos of objects, and then print them.
Users can upload images to 3D printers, which then print the models.
It has a range of products that can be used in homes, but most recently it was making homes for students in Melbourne, in partnership with the University.
“3D printing is a pretty new concept to Australia, and to the wider world,” Professor Matt Fogg, the co-director of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, said.
When you need the home 3d printed you should think about buying a printer that has 3D printing capability.
“If you’re looking for a home printer, I think that’s where the interest is going to be most,” he said.
3DPrinting was the company’s fourth customer to use the technology in Australia.
Professor Fogg said it was an area where the technology could potentially expand and expand to meet the needs of people.
He said it would take time for 3D Printing to catch on in Australia, but he believed the technology was there.
I think we’re going to see it come in quite quickly.
Professor Fogg is not the only one who thinks it could be an area of growth.
In September, the company said it had successfully tested the technology with students at the University and had a plan in place to expand its product line in the coming months.
There are now around 50 3D Printed Homes in use around Australia, according to the company.
While 3D Printing said the technology would be used for the purpose of housing, Professor Fagg said it could also be used to print models for educational institutions.
Australia’s largest 3D Printers Association has also launched a website dedicated to 3d printing homes and universities, and says it is committed to making the technology available to as many people as possible.
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