{"id":1456,"date":"2012-06-25T19:41:00","date_gmt":"2012-06-25T19:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/1456-learning-solidworks-for-3d-printing.html"},"modified":"2014-07-03T17:19:27","modified_gmt":"2014-07-03T17:19:27","slug":"learning-solidworks-for-3d-printing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/learning-solidworks-for-3d-printing","title":{"rendered":"Learning Solidworks for 3D printing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Every time someone joins the team here at Shapeways, we ask them a short Q&amp;A to try to tease out some of the things that make em special. And since being a character is prerequisite to work here, the responses can be pretty hilarious. We also have the&nbsp;privilege&nbsp;of working with highly creative people, including Greg&nbsp;Dreisen who will be joining the team this August as a Production Planner in our NYC factory of the future. <\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a short video he made about learning SolidWorks and using it to print a replica of his&nbsp;1987 Univega Gran Rally bike Pedal at 40% of the original size, in <a href=\"\/materials\/white_strong_flexible\" target=\"_blank\">Red, Strong and Flexible<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VENwTO3_C7c\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p>Want to join team awesome?? <a href=\"shapeways.com\/jobs\" target=\"_blank\">We&#8217;re hiring!<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>In case it&#8217;s any added incentive, here&#8217;s the Q&amp;A in which Greg shares his views on the future, his love of vehicles, and his superhero alter ego Button Boy&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>What is you favorite 3D Printed object?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong>It is absolutely 3D printed prosthetics. Prosthetic limbs have always been cumbersome with a one-size fits all design that makes their wearers feel alienated from the device. Customized 3D prosthetic limbs blow my mind! They&#8217;re an awesome example of precision meets necessity that wasn&#8217;t possible before 3D printing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What does the future look like in 5 years?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong>We&#8217;ll be at the peak of the &#8220;app&#8221; fad. Drive your car, float your hoverboard, perform surgery and feed your dog from your iThing 15. The future will appear to have experience, a bit of salt and paper wisdom. But once you have a conversation with it you&#8217;ll realize it&#8217;s your cooky Uncle Joey&#8211; just bizarre enough to be the perfect launchpad for crazy new tech.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What&#8217;s the most interesting project you&#8217;ve worked on?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong>The Dual Motor Differential I built for the University of California Santa Cruz. My colleagues and I designed a system that replaces a vehicles&#8217; rear mechanical differential with an electronic controller for manipulating two rear wheel motors. Be careful about bringing it up to me, I&#8217;ll go into instant geek-out mode.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who is your superhero alter ego?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Button Boy. He&#8217;s a scrawny red haired man who runs lightening fast to your rescue and programs your VCR from 1995. He&#8217;s working on new super powers, but often blows his cover and is forced to relocate before he gets inundated with requests to hook up your wireless internet.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What drew you to Shapeways?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong>3D printing is still magic to me, I want to dissect every part of it. I had been looking at the various aspects of 3D printing, manufacturing and design for a while and was drawn to the community that Shapeways&#8217; rapid growth had created. 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