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[Read more...]  Punching out parts  If you’re more of a code
monkey than artist, it may be tough to transform your ideas
into the 3D models necessary for fabbing. The folks working on
openSCAD apparently feel our pain.  openSCAD uses a language
somewhat reminiscent of C for creating models. A preview of the
model is rendered alongside your code. Fully cross-platform, it
runs on Linux, OS X, and Windows. Much like
SketchUp, openSCAD can also extrude 2D outlines into models.
This feature comes in very useful if one already has a set
of technical drawings for a part. With no price tag, it’s pretty
affordable during this costly season.  Eureqa discovers
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Auralization   Have you heard the latest track by gzip? Maybe
it’ll end up on a “Greatest Hits” album alongside Philip Glass.
Visualization techniques such as animated algorithms can help
programmers better grasp the abstract theories tha