groundhog7s Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Further proving I only come here when I need something, I wanted to see if anyone here can recommend an easy-to-learn program for digital model design. Looking to get some 3D stuff printed through somewhere like Shapeway and know there are some here with some experience in different programs. Any (helpful) opinions are welcome. And if anyone has any input on Shapeway please feel free to share. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninja Mate Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 You could start here, Google Sketchup. I'm not to familiar on the design stage (only the print stage). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youbastards Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Further proving I only come here when I need somethingSheesh, I take one little jab at you... I have no recommendations, but here are some links that might help. http://www.shapeways.com/creator/tools http://www.3dprinter.net/directory/3d-modeling-software http://www.3dhubs.com/indianapolis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groundhog7s Posted September 16, 2014 Author Share Posted September 16, 2014 Very, very helpful. I tried the usual checking on google but was pretty overwhelmed actually. Thanks for doing my homework for me. And it was a little jab, but a huge wound I'm still recovering from. You never call, you never write... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 You may want to take a look at FreeCAD for the modeling. I haven't used it but I've heard good things and it may be easier to do the 8bit stuff with a parametric tool like this instead of a polygon based tool like Blender. As for shapeways, I really like them. I've printed maybe a dozen things and only had one problem. After contacting them, they sent a new print. (And that was a $60 print, IIRC.) Their Frosted Ultra Detail plastic is amazing. It showed details I never thought would be visible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterPL Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Speaking of 3D printing, check out what Hasbro's doing at select Walmart and Sam's Club locations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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