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    The world's first community of 3D printed homes

    What were the circumstances for the community and families this project impacted?

    These families were some of the lowest income, highest-need families we have ever served. At the outset of the project, we partnered with local government officials to survey more than 500 families in the area, to identify those with the greatest need. The 10 families in this community have an average median income of $76.50 per month, which is well below the lowest threshold we typically require of families we serve in Mexico. Families in this community work in a variety of occupations, and work often changes based on what is available in each season. Additionally, most of the homes the families previously lived in were prone to flooding because of their proximity to the nearby river, which overflows during the rainy season.

    How did you select the families?

    Families were selected using a three-part process:
    1. We worked closely with nonprofit partners to identify an area with the greatest need.
    2. Once an area was identified, we worked with partners to survey each family individually to understand their specific circumstances.
    3. After surveying, we selected the families who have the greatest physical and financial need for a home.

    When do families move-in?

    The families moved in November 2021.

    Did the families receive the homes for free?

    Families received the homes at a zero interest, zero profit mortgage. The total mortgage amount is around 400 pesos a month, a manageable amount even for very low-income families, and lasts for seven years. The rest of the cost of the home is considered a subsidy from New Story. The mortgage funds don’t return to New Story or ECHALE, but rather are pooled into a community investment fund where families over time vote on how the funds are used.

    By investing into their homes, families are more likely to stay in the homes long-term, take better care of the community, and provide more meaningful feedback through the planning process.

    Did this project take jobs from locals?

    Build out on the homes still required for land clearing, foundations, doors, windows, and roofs. We hired locals for all of the build out and didn’t decrease the numbers of individuals hired as compared to traditional construction.

    What type of maintenance will the houses require? What is the estimated cost of maintenance and is this covered by the families or New Story?

    Homes will require the same maintenance as traditional CMY block homes. New Story monitors home and community aging through our Impact Data Program. Families are surveyed before home intervention and again at various milestones following move-in. This allows us to identify any community issues that need to be addressed by New Story. Traditional wear and tear on homes is covered by the families.

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    I like to improve my skills in 3D modeling, repeat known models, but with new properties, or for a certain time. In this case, I was interested in the well-known stand for a bobbin with a filament weighing 2.5 kg. 300 mm in diameter. Due to the clarity of the concept, I decided to simulate for 4 hours, the program is SpaceClaim.

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    Greetings, dear readers! I can't call myself a 3D-Today regular, and I don't have as much time to write articles as I would like. But, I hope that this material will be useful to you and you will like it. Initially, I planned to write a review on a 3D scanner. But since I did not hold other such devices in my hands, and I have no experience in scanning and subsequent processing of its results, I will tell you about my first choice, first experience, first results. BackgroundSome time ago....

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    In one of the novelties of the KOMPAS-3D v21 version, it became possible to save settings when exporting to STL.

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    In the summer, the company "Top Systems" held a competition "Competence CAD 2022". A huge number of interesting and versatile works were submitted to the competition, so we felt that one article with the results of the event was not enough. Today we want to demonstrate as much as possible all the features of the models of our participants. We start with the nomination "CREDIT", in which schoolchildren, students and lovers of 3D modeling shared their design skills! 1st in n...

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    There comes a point in every divers' life when chaos in the workplace starts to piss me off. Let's try to streamline the chaos in the workplace. In this article I will show you how to create a module for storing tools on a perforated panel.

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    Good day, colleagues. In search of an inexpensive scanner to help in modeling complex parts, I decided to buy a Creality CR-Scan Lizard scanner. I will not describe its parameters and talk about the possibilities, I will only say that when I tried it, I did not like the quality of the scan and how the software works. I postponed it for a month, and later decided to still determine its fate, leave it or sell it. I decided to calculate the time and effort spent on doing the work using a scanner ...

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    At the beginning of September we released a new version of the KOMPAS-3D Home system for amateur 3D modeling and home use. Makers, 3D printers, DIYers and bloggers have access to all the features of professional CAD.

    What's new in KOMPAS-3D v21 Home?

    In total, the new version contains more than 100 new features, in this article we have collected for you the ten most interesting for makers and 3D printers and arranged them in order of increasing interest...

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    Hello everyone!

    As a big (inveterate) fan of the cartoon "Treasure Island", I have long wanted to model Doctor Livesey, and now, when he has become so viral and crawls out of all the cracks, it's time.

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    Not so long ago, about a year and a half ago, I drew and printed out this "blue tractor" for my grandson, but it was not enough for much, after another flight it shattered on the floor like a crystal vase)) because it was petge and the grandson was a little more a year old, still did not distinguish a teddy bear from a tractor)). Well, in general, only horns and legs (wheels) remained from the tractor. nine0007

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    In the T-FLEX CAD 17.0.80.0 build, system stability and performance have been improved, and user comments and suggestions have been implemented.

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