SketchUp 2017 with Settings for the Color Blind!
Have trouble using SketchUp because you’re color blind? Now you can set the axes and some inferences to whatever color you want!
Category Archives: SketchUp
SketchUp 2017 interface
A tour around the work space.
SketchUp: Use Components as Sketches for 3D Printing!
Use a 2D component as as a sketch from which a 3D printable STL file is easily made in Meshmixer.
SketchUp: Model and 3D Print a Two Color Card
Model a card with the Outer Shell solid tool. Print it in two colors with one extruder.
Two Color 3D-Printed Business Card
Modeled in SketchUp and printed on my MakerBot Rep 2. Flawless! It will be part of my display at today’s Barnes and Noble Maker Faire at the Oak Park Mall in Overland Park.
SketchUp: Curve Models with SubD
Use the SubD Extension from the Extension Warehouse to turn your mesh into quads and curve them.
SketchUp: Model & 3D Print a Pokeball Iphone 6 Case
Download an STL file of a blank case from the 123D Gallery and turn it into a Pokemon Pokeball! Then 3D print it.
SketchUp: Smiley Face Pancake Mold
Model and 3D print a mold for pancakes (or cookie dough or jello) with the Circle, Push/Pull, and Scale tools.
SketchUp: Model an iPhone
Make a prototype of an iPhone 6s Plus for 3D printing using the Make Face and Round Corners plugins (both free).
Best 3D Design Software for Beginners
Which design software is the best? So you bought a 3D printer and are cruising Thingiverse for stuff to make. As fun as that is, you’ll eventually want to print your own stuff. Or you’ll want to tweak and customize Continue reading Best 3D Design Software for Beginners