LibGuides: Makerspace: Create a 3D Model

Create a 3D Model or Download a 3D Model

Try creating your own 3D model -- the table below has some software links to get you started.

Please verify the 3D model is a solid, closed-surface STL (.stl) file before you submit the file.

To submit the file for Makerspace to print, use the link below.

Submit the 3D Model File for printing

The maximum dimensions of the build area:

Prusa MINI - 180mm x 180mm x 180mm (7in x 7in x 7in).

Be advised these are the maximum dimensions for your reference; an item approaching 2 or three of these maximum dimensions may be impractical to complete due to print time and cost. Please contact us if you have any questions.

Download a 3D Model

Find a 3D model that someone else has already made:

View of the Larynx by Annie Campbell
Thingiverse
Sketchfab
Smithsonian X3D - ("Downloads" button beneath models on browse screen - Registration on website required)
STLfinder
3DAGOGO
3dhop.net - 3D Heritage Online Presenter - Gallery created by the 3DHOP team to showcase some of the features of the tool
Tinkercad Things
NASA Printable 3D models
Google Earth/SketchUp
Morphosource.org/ homo sapines taxonomy - biological skeletal material - check rights for downloadability
Sketchfab 3D Models

Common Software

Autodesk 123D Design (Free)	en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autodesk_123D
Blender (Free - Blender is a public project hosted on blender.org, licensed as GNU GPL, owned by its contributors. -- from website)	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blender_(software)
Free-CAD (Free - parametric 3D modeler for CAD, MCAD, CAx, CAE and PLM, aimed directly at mechanical engineering and product design -- from website)
Meshmixer (Free - by Autodesk for cleaning up a 3D scan or printing a 3D Model, redesigning an object)
SketchUp (Free)	Sketch Up YouTube Channel Learning	Modeling a Coffee Cup
Tinkercad (Free web based software by Autodesk)	Design & Make Skills Tutorials	Innovation & Prototyping
Shapr3D is free for students, teachers and faculty members of accredited educational institutions.	Create manufacturing-ready models true to design vision, fueled by Siemens Parasolid®. Includes parametric modeling.

Netfabb Software Overview -- for repairing and making manifold .STL files. Upload your STL and download a repaired copy, optimized for 3D printing.