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3D Printing

How to use our 3D printer

Make your own project today!

Tinkercad Tutorials
Work through the tutorials and make a die. We'll print it today.
Sketchup Make
Download a free copy to your computer. Make a house and we'll print it today.

3D Printing Basics

3D Modeling Concepts
A brief video that explains modeling concepts in software like Sketchup Make.
Most common 3D printing problems
From Pinshape

Fun goodies

10 minute mini 3d projection
A project on Instructables

What's a makerspace?

Flickr Makerspace Collection
Photo tours of four local makerspaces.

International 3D Printing Projects

Open BioMedical Initiative
An international project that designs and prints biomedical technology.
3D Printing Hearts and Brains with NIH
A 17 minute podcast produced by the DC Public Library

3d Printing/Makerspace projects in schools

Middletown High School North Makerspace
A makerspace in a high school library.
High school Project e-Nable club
Links up with Project e-Nable to create prosthetic hands for those who need them.
"Pennsylvania Student Turns $10,250 School Maintenance Into a $61 3D Printed Fix"
Online article
3D Printing in the sciences at Brandeis
Very short video
Visualizing mathematics with 3D printing
PDF file

WHS 3D printing projects

AP World History project
Blog post by Alida Hanson on Angela Lee's WHAP'pers World blog.
Fractal Fair projects
Photo album of projects
CP US History projects
Photo album of projects
Most of the stuff we printed this year
Photo album of printed projects

What else can you do with 3D modeling?

Sketchucation
Sketch Up's tutorial site where you can learn the application of 3D modeling beyond printing.
Virtual Reality
An intro to making virtual reality projects.
"Virtual reality is the most powerful artistic medium of our time"
Article on artsy.net

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