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Octopus Pencil Holder

In this article by Joe Larson, the author of the book 3D Printing Designs: Octopus Pencil Holder, we are going to look…

8 years ago

Visit 3D printing filament factory – 3dk.berlin

Have you ever wondered where the filament for your 3D printer comes from and how it’s made? I recently had…

9 years ago

FreeCAD: Open Source Design on the Bleeding Edge

Are you looking for software for designing physical objects for 3D printing or physical construction? Computer-aided design (CAD) software is used extensively…

9 years ago

What 6 Months with an Open Source 3D Printer Taught Me

3D printing is certainly a hot topic today, and having your own printer at home is becoming increasingly popular. There…

10 years ago

A Maker’s Journey into 3D printing

If you’ve visited any social media outlets, you’ve probably come across a never-ending list of new words and terms—the Internet…

10 years ago

Case study – modifying GoPro wrench

(For more resources related to this topic, see here.) Simply scaling the model is easy to achieve with other programs…

10 years ago

3D Printing

(For more resources related to this topic, see here.) Function The software starts by taking a .stl or .obj file…

10 years ago

Designing Objects for 3D Printing

(For more resources related to this topic, see here.) How a 3D printer works A 3D printer needs to take…

10 years ago

Layer height, fill settings, and perimeters in our objects

(For more resources related to this topic, see here.) Getting ready Open up Slic3r and go to the Print Settings…

11 years ago

Design Tools and Basics

(For more resources related to this topic, see here.) Owning a Makerbot 3D printer means being able to make anything…

11 years ago