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=== OpenSCAD ===
=== OpenSCAD ===


This is what I have been using so far with my Replicator 2. Works great.
This is a script driven tool. You describe the shape you want to create using a simple scripting language.
This is a script driven tool. You describe the shape you want to create using a simple scripting language.


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=== Blender ===
=== Blender ===


This is a freehand 3D drawing tool.
This is a freehand 3D drawing tool. It's really big, you can make movies with it.
Be prepared to spend a year or so learning how to use it.
 
== A design story ==
 
Some notes on an object I made, a handle for the lid of a ceramic dish.
[[3D design example]]
 
[[Category: 3D Printing]]

Latest revision as of 03:52, 13 January 2014

Creating designs

OpenSCAD

This is what I have been using so far with my Replicator 2. Works great. This is a script driven tool. You describe the shape you want to create using a simple scripting language.

OpenSCAD Wikibook

Blender

This is a freehand 3D drawing tool. It's really big, you can make movies with it. Be prepared to spend a year or so learning how to use it.

A design story

Some notes on an object I made, a handle for the lid of a ceramic dish. 3D design example