3Doodler很有趣，允许您通过在现实世界中绘制3D对象来制作它们。当然，很难准确地画出东西，如果您在挤出丝线后立即触摸它，丝线可能会燃烧（例如，您在犯错后尝试对其进行调整时），但这是一款真正有趣的产品，它可以实现全新的制造方式东西。 3Doodler Build＆Play希望将这种基于笔的制作过程带给4岁以上的学龄前儿童。

The 3Doodler is fun, allowing you to fabricate 3D objects by drawing them in the real world. Sure, it’s hard to draw things accurately and the filament can burn if you touch it as soon as it’s extruded (like when you try to adjust it after making a mistake), but it’s a truly fun product that enables a whole new way of making stuff. The 3Doodler Build & Play wants to bring this pen-based fabrication process to preschoolers, ages four and up.

您知道3Doodler的创建是多么令人沮丧的事情，因为相对容易犯错误？是的，除非您想退出并玩其他游戏，否则您不希望这样挫败小孩子。这样，将Play-Doh的手动建模元素与3D制作相结合，这种更安全，更易于使用的3D打印笔版本就具有不同的操作方式。

You know how creating with the 3Doodler can be quite the frustrating affair, as it’s relatively easy to make mistakes? Yeah, you don’t want to frustrate little kids like that, unless you want to quit and play something else. As such, this safer and easier-to-use version of the 3D printing pen operates differently, combining the hand-modeling elements of Play-Doh with 3D fabrication.

3Doodler Build＆Play不会使您像其他版本的笔一样直接将塑料挤出到要构建的任何模型上。它甚至看起来都不像笔，尽管它是全塑料外壳，但外形却更像现代的无绳电钻。要使用它，您可以在后面插入一根细丝，在侧面转动曲柄，然后等待制造材料从喷嘴中出来。您知道原始的3Doodler如何挤出真正热的塑料吗？这里不是这种情况。取而代之的是，挤出的材料仅略微温暖，因此完全可以安全触摸和处理。这是因为您应该通过将材料浇铸到模具中或用手将其成型，以类似于建模化合物（例如Play-Doh）的方式对材料进行成型。

The 3Doodler Build & Play doesn’t make you extrude plastic directly onto whatever model you’re building like other versions of the pen. Heck, it doesn’t even look like a pen, with a form factor that more closely resembles a modern cordless drill, albeit in an all-plastic housing. To use it, you insert a filament in the back, turn a crank on the side, and wait for the fabrication material to come out of the nozzle. You know how the original 3Doodler extruded really hot plastic? That’s not the case here. Instead, the extruded material is only slightly warm, making it completely safe to touch and handle. That’s because you’re supposed to shape the material in a way that’s similar to modeling compounds (e.g. Play-Doh), either by casting it in a mold or shaping it with your hand.

但是，与传统的造型化合物不同，这种材料实际上可以硬化为固体塑料，因此孩子们可以制作自己的永久形状的玩具。请注意，由于塑料可以在短短15秒钟内硬化，因此必须真正快速地进行手动成型，因此孩子们甚至在挤出塑料之前都需要学会规划尺寸。

Unlike traditional modeling compounds, though, the material actually hardens into solid plastic, so kids can make their own permanently-shaped toys. Do note, the manual shaping will need to be done really fast, as the plastic can harden in as little as 15 seconds, so kids will need to learn to plan out their builds before even extruding the plastic.

3Doodler Build＆Play带有一个模具托盘，他们可以用来快速将塑料浇铸成任何可用的形状，但是如果他们想要构建其他对象，它也可以与其他类型的模具一起使用。它使用由特定类型的塑料制成的细丝，该细丝是低热量，不含BPA且无毒的（基本上，不是3Doodler所使用的那种），因此使用起来完全安全。根据装束，它甚至可以被生物降解，并且可以与您的家庭堆肥一起扔进堆里。

The 3Doodler Build & Play comes with a mold tray that they can use to quickly cast the plastic into any of the available shapes, although it should also work with other types of molds if they want to build other objects. It uses a filament made from a specific type of plastic that’s low-heat, BPA-free, and non-toxic (basically, not the one the regular 3Doodler uses), making it completely safe to use. According to the outfit, it’s even biodegradable and can be thrown in the pile with your household compost.

该设备使用三节AA电池供电，因此您的孩子在使用过程中不会绊倒电缆。与其他版本的打印笔一样，此处可能是堵塞的问题，因此建议家长在这种情况下接管，因为这将需要手动从喷嘴中移出有害的塑料。

The device powers using three AA batteries, so there are no cables that your kids can trip on during use. As with other versions of the printing pen, clogging is a possible problem here, so parents are advised to take over when this happens, as it will require manually dislodging the offending plastic from the nozzle.

3Doodler Build＆Play现已上市，价格为29.99美元。

The 3Doodler Build & Play is available now, priced at $29.99.

文章来源：coolthings