3D printing is a great hobby but it can be quite difficult to get started. Here I have made some tutorials that will allow you to begin to draw your own models to print using free software. The idea is to keep things as short as possible so you spend less time watching and more time making. The plan for this blog is to take you through drawing and making small fast printing objects to get you started and then move onto some bigger things.

01 Starting to draw in 3D

Requirements:

Sketchup Account Sign up for a free account here. There are paid options, you dont need them for this:

3D Design Software | 3D Modeling on the Web | SketchUp

02 First simple drawing. A dice

To learn about printing see video 6 on slicing.

03 Another simple drawing. Getting to know the tools. Making a webcam cover.

04 Improving the basic design

05 Print in place swivel. This is totally amazing when you see it printed.

06 Slicing to print

Requirements:

Ultimaker Cura free software. Find it here:

https://ultimaker.com/software/ultimaker-cura/

07 Printing out the webcam cover