[ML-General] 3d printing help

[Phillip Showers]

For Parametric designs, I lurve OpenSCAD
<http://www.openscad.org/cheatsheet/>, and for Organic designs, Blender is
my goto tool. I've heard really good things about Fusion360 but there's
something satisfying about writing coding to make a part, and mouse
dominated CAD software doesn't quite scratch that itch.  lol

Phil

On Mon, Jul 22, 2019 at 12:12 AM Leon Kennedy <fredlkennedy at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I 100% recommend Blender. Importing the file is a breeze and then you
> export to a variety of file formats including STL. If you are concerned
> about 3D printing issues 3D Printing(a default) corrects manifold errors.
>
> For precision modeling there are a few addons - also free - that will give
> you that information.
>
> On Sat, Jul 20, 2019 at 11:44 AM joshua carr <joshuaq.carr at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I came up on autocad, but when the subscriptions became a thing, I went
>> to rhino5. Its pricey but the commands are identical to autocad and you
>> only have to buy it once.
>> Unpopular opinion: it can be downloaded/used without purchase. ;)
>> But, If you like it, be sure to put a ring on it.
>>
>> On Sat, Jul 20, 2019, 11:34 AM Paul Nix <bomber1672 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> If you are a vet, you can also get student prices.
>>>
>>> On Sat, Jul 20, 2019, 11:29 AM Stephan Henning <shenning at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Tinkercad and Scad(?) are good options.
>>>>
>>>> If you want something with parametric functionality, Fusion360 is the
>>>> way to go.
>>>>
>>>> Lots of tutorials and community support for all of these options.
>>>>
>>>> If your willing to pay for it (or happen to be a student), Solidworks
>>>> is a great tool.
>>>>
>>>> -stephan
>>>>
>>>> ---———---•---———---•---———---
>>>> Sent from a mobile device, please excuse the spelling and brevity.
>>>>
>>>> On Jul 20, 2019, at 9:58 AM, Joseph Absher <
>>>> joseph.ryan.absher at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Fusion 360. SketchUp tends to cause problems with printing anyways, as
>>>> it will often created non-manifold models.
>>>>
>>>> On Sat, Jul 20, 2019, 09:50 Paul Nix <bomber1672 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Fusion360
>>>>> Tinkercad
>>>>> Solidworks
>>>>> Freecad
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sat, Jul 20, 2019, 9:47 AM Nathan Bouldin <bouldinnathan at gmail.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> You could use openscad or blender..?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sat, Jul 20, 2019, 09:42 Kirk D Mccann <kirk.mccann at gmail.com>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I was gifted a Monoprice 3d printer about a year ago and now finally
>>>>>>> have a reason to use it.  I've  modeled what I would like to print in the
>>>>>>> free version of sketchup but it would appear that without paying an annual
>>>>>>> fee I cant actually save my work as an stl or print(even though their
>>>>>>> documentation says you can).  What cad software do you recommend for
>>>>>>> designing stuff to be 3d printed?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>> Kirk
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