I agree, that is a huge barrier we have to over come.
A smaller one, but a barrier nonetheless, is also materials.
The larger the variety of materials is, like different types of plastic but also with additional features like conductive filaments, magnetic, elastic etc will help more people see the benefits and will mean more people will get on the 3DP-train!
Software is indeed a big hurdle to overcome. Maybe the current CAD-modeling tools are not aimed for 3D printing (only 3D visuals maybe?), or even to be used for the general public.. but now that that market, and interest in CAD-modeling is growing I am sure attempts are made to make it more accessible.
How do you mean anyone messing around with it?
Like when you are not using it, someone could send a printjob?
Or, like sharing data and help make, for example, Cura do a better, automatic and personalized job? Or do you think that would be a bad thing?
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I really can't see myself connecting my printer to the cloud for the foreseeable future. I spent a lot of money on that machine, and I don't want anyone else messing around with it.
As it is, when a print starts, I have to hang around and make sure it starts off nicely. In almost every instance, once the print has started it finishes off quite nicely, so I can go and have a bath or jump into bed.
Another though: this whole "let's open up 3D printing to the world" jingoism is really not addressing the single biggest issue facing 3D printing: beyond the most basic of objects, 3D modelling is insanely difficult and it is this which is a far bigger issue than the printing.
What's the point in having a bazillion printers in the world, when only a tiny percentage of the population - perhaps 0.001% - know how to design things for them?
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