3-D Printing in the Library

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Rules of the game!

Anyone can 3D print at ITHSA. Just come to the library with an e-pass and talk to the librarian or come Wednesdays afterschool during 3D Print Club.
Print jobs must be designed by you. No downloading designs from the Internet.
If your print job is smaller than 4 inches by 4 inches then the library will pay for the filament. If it is larger, ask the librarian what it will cost.
You can only print STL files. If you design it on Tinkercad it will be a STL file. Here are directions for how to share a Tinkercad File with Ms. Lindsay so you can print it. You should email her the file or copy and paste it on to your classroom spreadsheet.
You can teach yourself Tinkercad by using Youtube tutorials or you can come after school on Wednesdays 3-3:30 to learn from Ms. Lindsay. It takes about an hour to learn the basics of design. You don't have to come every week because once you know how to design and print, you can come at any time.
Always let Ms. Lindsay the librarian know before you try to print something so she can check your design. Here is a video showing the steps for using the 3D Printing machines.

Below are several types of software that you can use to create or find 3-D design software.

Thingiverse

3_D designs contributed by users all over the world-ready to print. You open up the browser, search, and then save the files for the object on a flash drive which can be put into the 3-D printer for printing.

Meshmixer

The Meshmixer software is a free CAD software part of the Autodesk software family. The Meshmixer is not a typical CAD software, as it does not allow you to create your product from the beginning. Instead, this software will help you with animation, modeling, zippering, hole filling, hollowing, 3D surface stamping, and auto repair of pre-existing models that you modify to make your own. It is installed on the Mac Desktops in the library.

Blender

Blender is the free and open source 3D creation suite. It supports the entirety of the 3D pipeline—modeling, rigging, animation, simulation, rendering, compositing and motion tracking, video editing and 2D animation pipeline.

It is installed on the Mac Computers in the library.

Adobe Photoshop

This is a link to a tutorial explaining how to use Photoshop to print in 3-D. Photoshop is only on the Mac desktops.

Tinkercad

Create 3-D images that can be printed on a 3-D printer or just enjoyed on the screen. 3-D blocks of various shapes are provided which you can drag and rotate. You can use this site on a Chromebook or any computer. It doesn't require software.

Autodesk Inventor

Inventor is software you use to design engineering 3-D objects. It has more precise measurements than artistic 3-D printing software. This link will take you to tips on how to use it. The computers in the shop class lab have Inventor.

Grabcad

Grabcad is an online community where engineers and programmers contribute designs you can 3-D print. It is website based and can be used on any computer. You have to create a sign in and download the files to Google Drive or a flash drive.

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3-D Printing in the Library

Rules of the game!

Anyone can 3D print at ITHSA. Just come to the library with an e-pass and talk to the librarian or come Wednesdays afterschool during 3D Print Club.

Print jobs must be designed by you. No downloading designs from the Internet.

If your print job is smaller than 4 inches by 4 inches then the library will pay for the filament. If it is larger, ask the librarian what it will cost.

You can only print STL files. If you design it on Tinkercad it will be a STL file. Here are directions for how to share a Tinkercad File with Ms. Lindsay so you can print it. You should email her the file or copy and paste it on to your classroom spreadsheet.

You can teach yourself Tinkercad by using Youtube tutorials or you can come after school on Wednesdays 3-3:30 to learn from Ms. Lindsay. It takes about an hour to learn the basics of design. You don't have to come every week because once you know how to design and print, you can come at any time.

Always let Ms. Lindsay the librarian know before you try to print something so she can check your design. Here is a video showing the steps for using the 3D Printing machines.