Can AI Do Heavy Lifting in 3D Print Designs?

Check out these examples of creating 3D printing objects using ChatGPT and other AI programs.

Rob Spiegel

June 12, 2023

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We found some interesting examples of using AI for the work of designing 3D-printed objects.

Struggles to Create Code in ChatGPT

This user went through several false starts before he was able to get the code right for 3D printing.

 

Getting ChatCPT to Do Your 3D Printing Design

This user takes the results from the previous video and takes it to the next step into design possibilities.

 

AI Can Optimize Designs for 3D Printing

In this case, AI was used to design a part for 3D printing and then optimize it for strength, manufacturing capability, and even the cost of materials.

 

About the Author

Rob Spiegel

Rob Spiegel serves as a senior editor for Design News. He started with Design News in 2002 as a freelancer covering sustainability issues, including the transistion in electronic components to RoHS compliance. Rob was hired by Design News as senior editor in 2011 to cover automation, manufacturing, 3D printing, robotics, AI, and more.

Prior to his work with Design News, Rob worked as a senior editor for Electronic News and Ecommerce Business. He served as contributing editolr to Automation World for eight years, and he has contributed to Supply Chain Management Review, Logistics Management, Ecommerce Times, and many other trade publications. He is the author of six books on small business and internet commerce, inclluding Net Strategy: Charting the Digital Course for Your Company's Growth.

He has been published in magazines that range from Rolling Stone to True Confessions.

Rob has won a number of awards for his technolloghy coverage, including a Maggy Award for a Design News article on the Jeep Cherokee hacking, and a Launch Team award for Ecommerce Business. Rob has also won awards for his leadership postions in the American Marketing Association and SouthWest Writers.

Before covering technology, Rob spent 10 years as publisher and owner of Chile Pepper Magazine, a national consumer food publication. He has published hundreds of poems and scores of short stories in national publications.

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