![]() ![]() I have no affiliation with AutoDesk or any other CAD software developer. Point me to an open source CAD product that kids or non-techies can easily figure out, please. Quite honestly, it’s a slick, easy to use product. And if they decide next year to charge $50 or even $1000 for it, users can walk. Yes, it’s proprietary, but it doesn’t cost you a dime to use. Autodesk has made this product free to use. But you’re throwing yourself into one corner of the ring and spouting way too much of the rhetoric. I use plenty of proprietary software where the ability to get and give help is built into the software or at least is part of the community of users who purchased the software.ĭon’t get me wrong - I love open source stuff. Saying things like “it is still detrimental from a social perspective since it significantly reduces the users’ abilities to help each other when things go wrong” is incorrect because you’re generalizing. You’re drinking too much of the open source Koolaid. You might have to fiddle with your model to get something printable.Īfter I downloaded the STL, I loaded it up in Repetier Host, and printed it on my PrintrBot, Jr.: Open your project in the desktop 123D Design app, choose Send To -> Print, and see if you get an error. If you don’t see it appear after a while, you might have an imperfect model. You should see an STL download option there. Wait a while after you upload it, and revisit the gallery page.Otherwise you might not see an STL download option appear on the gallery. Make sure your model is good don’t have any objects floating above other objects (for best results, make sure stacked objects overlap a bit).Speaking of the 123D gallery, you’re probably wondering how you get an STL off your iPad. I was able to knock out a quick chess pawn in it, which you can view in the 123D gallery. It doesn’t have all the features of the desktop 123D Design app (such as boolean operations). I gave the iPad version of 123D a try, and it’s a lot of fun. No longer the successor to that app, 123D Design, is now out for Mac, PC, and iPad. Subscribe to the premier DIY magazine todayĬommunity access, print, and digital Magazine, and moreĪutodesk has been steadily improving their 123D suite, but one missing piece for Mac users has been the flagship 123D CAD app. Skill builder, project tutorials, and moreĪ podcast from Make: founder, Dale Dougherty Get hands-on with kits, books, and more from the Maker Shed Read about the latest maker projects, skills, tool reviews and more. Initiatives for the next generation of makers. ![]()
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