3D Printing: Model with Simplify 3D
Personalize an STL file with Microsoft Paint and Simplify 3D.
Category Archives: Technology
3D Printing: BL Touch Auto Leveler on a Gmax Printer
How to use the BL touch to adjust extruder height and to auto-level the build plate.
123D Design: Pikachu Trinket Box (Giveaway)
Download a Pikachu model from the 123D gallery, add a bowl to make it a trinket holder, then 3D print it. Want it? Enter my contest at: https://gleam.io/competitions/r1XwN-profdrafting-pikachu-trinket-box-giveaway
Space Navigator (3D Mouse) Review
II use and review 3DConnexion’s Space Navigator mouse with SketchUp software. This is a mouse made specifically for use with modeling, animation and gaming software.
3D Printing: Fuel 3D Scanify Review
I try out my new Scanify 3D camera, show the results and offer some thoughts.
123D Design: Pokemon iPhone Holder
Download Charmander from Thingiverse, add a stand, and 3D print it.
3D Printing: Rafts, Supports and Bridges
What rafts, supports and bridges are, what they do, and how they’re made.
123D Design: 3D Print a Class Ring with Gems Inside
This was a subscriber request. Model a class (or cigar) ring with a sphere, polyline, non-uniform scale and fillet. Hollow it with Meshmixer, and drop some gems inside during the 3D printing process.
3D Print in Two Colors with One Extruder
Print an armchair coaster in two colors with one extruder using the MakerBot Desktop slicer and a Makerbot Replicator 2 3D printer. See this coaster modeled with SketchUp and AutoCAD at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7gnsmPXrOg.
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