Introduction to

3d Design Software
TBLC – 2 Part Series
Presenter: Diana Silveira, Novare Library Services
Informal Poll

Open Hand Project; Image http://goo.gl/A1mwjW

Agenda

 3d Printing Basics
 Template Resources
 3D Design
 Tinkercad
 SketchUp & other free 3d software
 Paid software and some funding options
 Future of 3d design
3d Printing Basics
 Basics of 3D printing

Images: http://bit.ly/1igLZGR | http://bit.ly/1igM5yq | http://bit.ly/1igM913 | http://goo.gl/4BQvIO | http://goo.gl/RDNnL

'We are on the verge of the next
industrial revolution'
- General Electric on 3D printing

http://goo.gl/WYyxi8
Image from: http://goo.gl/0qOcvC
3D Printing changing the world

Image & Story: http://goo.gl/ZrErFA

Story: http://goo.gl/ycVAIP
Duck Brace: http://goo.gl/GfVX9k
Story: http://goo.gl/MValcv
 Building Houses around the world

3D printers print ten houses in 24 hours

Stories:
Castle: http://goo.gl/Lp1Sfa
China: http://goo.gl/1um5GG
Dutch: http://goo.gl/w9A2RH
Generators on the Fly

http://goo.gl/ZrErFA
 Cars!

Full Story:
http://goo.gl/N0KRP1
Johnson Public Library: http://goo.gl/EEieC2
Fl Story: http://goo.gl/p4lhS5
Arm at mosi.org
http://www.robohand.net/
Portable Wheel Chair Ramps

Download & Print

http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:213181
Full Story
http://goo.gl/ew2SbZ
Medical implications

Image from http://goo.gl/LeRpyw,

more @ http://goo.gl/ZhXFmN
Story: http://goo.gl/GB7u4L
http://goo.gl/9nZTJJ
Story: http://goo.gl/kefaIp
http://goo.gl/3FRWN
Watch: https://youtu.be/WdhHXmv4k6s

Story: http://goo.gl/15EUmB

http://goo.gl/2g5O2g
Story: http://goo.gl/7V7RyZ
 Wrench video
Shoes; Nike
Dress; Flowy Dress

http://goo.gl/8z7U4E
Music Instruments

Full Story http://goo.gl/p3T1ed

Video: https://goo.gl/WRqCaQ
 3D Printing & Space
Exploration
• Replacement tools & parts
• Food

Wrench in Space: http://goo.gl/AtQ1NA

International Space Station: http://goo.gl/XBjMNn
http://goo.gl/oZJmKy
What is the most impressive 3d object you
have seen?
3D Printers
Filaments
PLA Filament

o Polylactic acid is a thermoplastic polyester

o Made from renewable resources and biodegradable
(http://goo.gl/6Tln1H)
o Safe for Food Contact
o Roughly: 20 / lb (hard), $30 / lb (soft)
o Must use on non-heated plate (i.e. MakerBot
Replicator 2)
ABS Filament
o Needs heated build plate
o Impact resistant and tough
o Hard & Glossy
o Petroleum-based
o Flammable
o Prone to cracking if cooled too quickly
o Usually bends before it breaks
o Has a strong, toxic smell
o Strength is relatively equal to PLA
o Roughly $20/lb

http://goo.gl/McxHzl
New Filaments – Flexible filaments

 http://goo.gl/9PjEzM; http://goo.gl/t1gHgi More experimental filaments at: http://goo.gl/Jbt7Kc

Print in PLA-Bamboo

http://goo.gl/OFqKnB
 Color Changing Filaments

Tweet https://goo.gl/4YtEvo
Filament http://goo.gl/ZiQ3Cq
Template Resources
 Sources for free 3D Designs

 http://www.thingiverse.com/
 https://cults3d.com/en
 Instructables
 https://pinshape.com/shop

More @ http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/download-free-stl-3d-models/
 3D Design
Image http://goo.gl/mrXyPw
Main Considerations

 Height x Width x Depth

 Filament Type
 Size of Item
 Design Elements
Tinkercad
 6 1
Download, export, rename & duplicate designs Use “Group” to lock shapes together

1. Toolbar
2. Camera Functions
Set the Grid to Your Printer Dimensions
Smaller the snap grid – the more precise 3. Workplane
5 4. Tools
5. SnapGrid
6. Menu
 Creating a Design in Tinkercad
https://www.tinkercad.com/dashboard/

Things to things:
https://tinkercad.com/things/b5PVWFVWsRo
https://tinkercad.com/things/b8mhjEGi5Vq
https://tinkercad.com/things/9uBh7uw3Ukn
https://tinkercad.com/things/jqCgiw6MNyg
Writing on the Front of a Shape

Click & Drag Workplanes

To build more complex creations
 Tips

 “alt” and click to copy

item without moving
original
 Good Design = Good
Print.
 Printers can not print
levels with air below
them
Having Trouble getting it quite right: Ruler
Additional Tips?
Challenge: Begin Creating Your Own 3D
Design
• Create an Account in Tinkercad
• Start to create an item using a lesson, copy & tinker OR free-style
• Bring works in progress to class or send to: diana@novarelibrary.com
• Completed works can be printed – send files to diana@novarelibrary.com
 Introduction to
3d Design Software
Part 2
TBLC – 2 Part Series
Presenter: Diana Silveira, Novare Library Services
Challenge Review:
Begin Creating Your Own 3D Design
• Create an Account in Tinkercad
• Start to create an item using a lesson, copy & tinker OR free-style
• Bring works in progress to class or send to: diana@novarelibrary.com
• Completed works can be printed – send files to diana@novarelibrary.com
Follow-Up for Class 1
 How do you download
to a 3d printable file?

Inside object: Design > Download. Choose .stl file format

 Best Practices

 Shells: “use more shells when printing items that will be put
under more stress. Layer height”
 Layer Height: Layer height is measured in microns (one
millionth of a meter). More layers = more detailed prints
 fill%: ” more infill on functional mechanical parts and objects
that need to be durable.”

Source & More details: http://goo.gl/pXLaqS

 File Formats

 .stl: Basic 3d printing file

 .obj: Not as universal
 3MF: Microsoft’s new format……

What works where – a handy guide: http://goo.gl/aUQKN3

https://goo.gl/RxP91h
Importing files

 STL Files from URLs or your computer

Alternative 3d software
 Available
Software
• 3dtin.com
• Tinkercad.com
• Sketchup
• OpenSCAD
• Wings3D
• Scupltris
• Autodesk 123D
• Maya
• 3ds Max
• Blender project.

Image from http://goo.gl/Ldk3pc

http://www.123dapp.com/
Thingiverse:
Customizer
Blender (Blender.org)
Tips
• Patience the learning curve is high
• Design in Orthogonal View
• Uses Units, for ease 1 unit = 1mm
• Use Printer Software for size
Funding Options
Check with software for How have you
received funding
Non-Profit/Education Rates at your library?

 http://www.sketchup.com/3Dfor/non-profits
 http://www.autodesk.com/education/home
 K12: http://www.makerbot.com/academy

Your Friends Org is likely a registered non-profit 

Future of 3d design
3D Scanners
 Taking 3D Scans

 ReConstructMe (Use with Your

Kinect!)
 Skanect
 Autodesk 123D Catch

Image: http://goo.gl/DfFpfG
There’s AN App for that

 Trnio
 Rendor
 Replicator
 123D catch

http://goo.gl/Pg9Y8A
Cubify’s ISENSE – DIGITAL SCANNER
2D to 3D
Faster and Multicolor
What if 3d Printing was 100x Faster?
Custom Food OnDemand

http://goo.gl/qjpXCw
More Printing Options

 Textile Printers
 Fabric 3D Printers
New File Formats

http://goo.gl/rbMwvN
What ideas can you bring back to
your library?

Great blog & photo

?
Contact Info:
Diana Silveira
Novare Library Services
diana@novarelibrary.com