MakerBot + Sugru = Heart
Click here to view the embedded video. Annelise made an awesome video that showcases fun things she’s done with sugru in the last few days- we can’t wait to see what our users come up with!
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Dinobots (or Makersaurus?): getting skulls to print right
One of the most interesting challenges faced in 3D printing is creating facsimiles of real-world objects, things that have not been designed according to design rules that make them easier to print....
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Click here to view the embedded video. Autodesk 123d is one of many freely-available apps that new MakerBot users might consider learning. And unlike some other programs we love, it looks like...
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OpenSCAD Intermediates: How to Make Organic Shapes
In this OpenSCAD tutorial series we’ve covered the basics of the OpenSCAD interface, how to make 2D forms, how to make some basic 3D forms, how to position those forms in 3D space, the different ways...
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Notepad++, the ONLY way to OpenSCAD
Worthless Dice by blarbles Now, don’t get me wrong – I love me my OpenSCAD. While it’s an amazing and powerful tool for 3D modeling, the text editor is not as full featured as one would want....
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Joinery – Not just for lasercutters any more
Joinery - Not just for lasercutters any more The Make Blog recent posted about CNC panel joinery techniques. However, there’s no reason these really amazing assembly techniques should be relegated to...
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OpenSCAD Design Tips
Voltron, victorious As you may know, I’ve mentioned wanting to print a Voltron several times before. I even tried to design one once. Even after uploading a shoddy version, I kept on jabbering on...
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Favorite Tools for Finishing
Favorite Tools – files, pliers, and putty knife While at the local hardware store over the weekend I picked up a cheap set of files on impulse. These have quickly been incorporated into my 3D printing...
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How do you find out the volume inside an STL?
A Beaker is useful for determining volume A few days ago I started designing a new case for my new Polargraph drawing robot brain. ((Joe Penniston via Compfight)) My goal was to design a simple to...
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OpenSCAD Design Tips: How to Make a Customizable Thing
You can customize this awesome cube right now! Chances are you’ve been following along with the newest developments over on Thingiverse and have seen people uploading “Customizable” versions of their...
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