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While 3D printers are still too expensive for most of us, a kickstarter project is hoping to fund a cheaper alterative - a pen capable of drawing 3D structures.
雖然3D打印機對我們來說依然太貴，不過融資平臺Kickstarter正打算投資一種便宜的替代品——一種可以畫出3D結構的涂鴉筆。
Called 3Doodler, the $50 pen writes using a plastic wire that hardens almost instantly on being cooled by a fan built in to the pen's tip.
產品的名字叫3Doodler，價值50美元，它利用一種塑料線絲來寫字。筆尖內置了一個風扇冷卻，讓線絲瞬間固化。
It is hoped it will go on sale later this year, and the firm has already given prototypes to artists to create everything from 3D animals to reconstructions of the Eiffel tower. Many of them are using it to create 3D doodles they then sell online via etsy.com
這款筆有望在今年晚些時候上市，公司已經給藝術家們贈送了一些樣品讓他們創作，作品從3D動物到埃菲爾鐵塔應有盡有。很多人用它繪制3D涂鴉，然后在etsy.com網站上出售。
'Everyone knows how to use a pen, so we designed a 3D printing pen,' the firm said.
“人人都知道怎么用筆，所以我們就設計了一款3D打印筆，” 該公司這樣談道。
'If you can scribble, trace or wave a finger in the air you can use a 3Doodler. You can draw on any surface and lift it up into the air to create your own 3D objects.'
“只要你會寫、會畫、會在空中比劃，你就能使用3Doodler打印筆。你可以在任何材質的表面上作畫，把畫好的東西從表面上拎起來，這樣它就變成了你自己創作的三維物體。”
The device has been created by a company called WobbleWorks, which is currently seeking $30,000 funding through Kickstarter. The creators say it can also be used to repair items through using it as a plastic welding tool.
這種筆是由WobbleWorks公司設計的，現在正打算向Kickstarter尋求3萬美元資金。設計者說，這種筆也可以用來修復，就像用塑料焊槍一樣。
WobbleWorks is a toy company founded by Maxwell Bogue and Peter Dilworth, who both formerly worked at robotic toy company WowWee's R&D department.Their other products include movable animals ears.
WobbleWorks是一家由Maxwell Bogue和Peter Dilworth兩人成立的玩具公司，他們兩人之前都曾在WowWee機器人玩具的研發部門工作。他們的其他產品還有會動的動物耳朵等等。
