SketchUp: Divide a Line into Equal Parts
Model the stepped graphic that is the SketchUp icon with the Divide function and inferencing.
Category Archives: Software
SketchUp 2015: Import and Edit an STL File
Download/install the STL plugin, search the Thingiverse for an stl file, import it into SketchUp and edit it.
Draf 140: 3D Printing!
First class at JCCC in personal 3D printing starts in March 2015! We’ll do solid modeling, reality capture modeling (making a model from photographs), slice a model up into cutting patterns, edit stl files, and print them up!
123D Design: SVG and Text on a Curved Surface
Use the Extrude tool to place an SVG file and text flush with a curved surface.
3D Print a Model Made in 123D Design
To see this item modeled in 123D Design and Meshmixer, go here.
SketchUp: Project an Image onto a Curved Wall
Paint a photo onto a space’s curved back wall to make it look like a window with a great view.
Autodesk 123D: Model a Business Card
Use the polyline, fillet, trim, extrude, text and combine/merge tools to make a business card that can be 3D-printed.
Autodesk 123D Design: Cut Text Through a Surface
Use Combine/Subtract to cut text through a plane.
123D Meshmixer and MakerBot Desktop: Analysis Tools for 3D Printing
A bracelet made in Autodesk123D Design is sent to 123D Meshmixer for analysis and then to MakerBot Desktop (5th generation), where it’s sent to a MakerBot Mini and printed.
I Modeled and 3D Printed a Bracelet
I modeled this bracelet in 123D Design and printed it on my MakerBot Mini today! Came out pretty good! The default supports generated were very thick, though, and hard to remove. I’ll try making them thinner next time. Under construction. Continue reading I Modeled and 3D Printed a Bracelet