Rocket 3F free 3D modeller

Akbar is our resident 3D modeller. He may know more about it

 

looks like a simpler gui than blender.

 

No heard of that one (but that doesn't mean much). As for 3d modellers (depending on definition) here we also have @Jamira and myself. I actually made something the other day. Not very exciting though (yes it's a plug guard, but precisely designed to fit a specific place). I was quite pleased with it though as I managed it in only 6 steps. I gradually get the hang of this stuff...

 

"locally known... as a PLUGGOLE!!!"

Fusion 360. Tis free with some limitations that won't cause a problem for most amateurs. Just did this.

 

Get a personal licence. It is free but as to if you want to use it, depends on what your purpose is. I use it only to design stuff to 3D print.

 

Well I never wanted to get one till I had learned to design my own stuff. But I managed to do that so in theory I should get one now... but actually at the moment, other projects stop me wanting to start new 3D printing based things (at least big/mutltipart/complex things). At the moment therefore I don't produce enough stuff to justify getting my own. I have a friend who lets me use their's when I occasionally need to though. I think he's ok with it as it sorta justifies him having one if more than just him are designing stuff and using it and it kinda gives an excuse for socialising.

 

Any 3d printing folks have an estimate on how much it'd cost to buy a printed copy of the Free Universal Construction Kit The Free Universal Construction Kit | F.A.T. (fffff.at) - I uploaded one of the meshes from it to some online program and the price check on it was insane.... I suspect for those doing it yourself it'd be more reasonable.

 

Not me sorry. I've yet to be charged.

I think you export to STL and load it into your 3D printer but there might be some new format my friend mentioned recently that is a bit better thought through.

 

Well there's a 3d printing button or menu with some options and my friend loads it into the Pruser software he has (Pruser printer) and uses that to plan the print and choose settings etc (like wall thickness or percent infill or orientation and probably a bunch of other things I know nothing about). Then he saves it to an SD card and sticks it in the printer and presses Go I think.