hey all,
has anyone begun using 3D printers at home?..im planning on buying one in the future to help me build the stuff i want.id like to know if anyone does this now (i dont mean commercail sites) and what type of filiment should be used for models…IE,what glues will work with it?.
Dave
I am just finishing a Printrbot Simple kit. Fortunately I found a file online in a format that will work for a gear to test the printer. Otherwise it would be quite awhile before I made any useful parts. I am finding 3D CAD to be much more difficult than I thought it would be. I learned 2D CAD quite easily. Not so 3D!
One big problem is that all my computer input devices are 2D. So inputing a model in 3D requires much more keyboard entry of numbers, rather than drawing with a mouse, trackball or pen tablet. So I am trying to adjust to the new paradigm.
try “sketchup”,i have spoken to others and they say it will do 3D ,and i think it was this program that allows you to import a photo to get started.some of my flight simulator friends are also using “Gmax”,which is free,you can google Gmax and download it.
haven’t heard from you in a while RE: the progress of your 3D printer project?
Have only one more easy step to finish the hardware. Next step is configuring it to the software.