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I'm not holding my breath. There is no way that home 3D printers will be able to maintain the same manufacturing tolerances as the LEGO factories, definitely no
by emddudley 14y ago
I'm not holding my breath. There is no way that home 3D printers will be able to maintain the same manufacturing tolerances as the LEGO factories, definitely not within the next 5 years.
- tlrobinson 14y agoI agree. On the other hand, 3D printing itself could displace LEGO as a creativity outlet for kids. But there's something about physically snapping blocks together and experimenting that couldn't be replaced by CAD software.
- sliverstorm 14y ago3D design and assembling LEGOs are different levels of learning/play. Perhaps we could compare it to oil paints vs. watercolors. A very young child is perfectly capable of smearing oil paint on a canvas, but watercolors are a better starting point. Not to mention I found the inherently limited nature of LEGOs was a great exercise in working within a set of constraints & thinking "outside the box" to beat them.