3D Printing and Design

If you are a professional engineer, 3D printing and design methodology can bring your creations to production faster and can be an ideal tool for producing prototypes to show to potential manufacturers.

If you are a hobbyist it can be a means of creating interest fun projects, or if you simply want to design a custom case for your mobile phone, the concept is the same. Whatever reason you have for your design concept, there is only room for its improvement with 3D printing and design.

Five reasons to get into 3D printing and design

3D design and printing have hit the mainstream, where you can explore your ideas as quickly as you can think of them.

Robox desktop 3D printer and micro-manufacturing platform

An overview of the ROBOX brand history and 3D Printer.

Capturing 3D images with a SCANIFY

Scanning natural models and artifacts with the new SCANIFY from Fuel3D in a couple of the famous Oxford Museums.

3D modelling for multi-mode fabrication

Combining additive and subtractive manufacturing with DesignSpark Mechanical- I draw and fabricate a simple assembly consisting of laser-cut acrylic sheets and 3D printed joining parts, covering tools and techniques within DesignSpark Mechanical.

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Mechanical Support Unit

1 week ago

@JACANT Thank you :)

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JACANT

1 week ago

Use the 'Pull' tool with the 'Scale Body' option.
Once selected pick a point on the model, start to drag, type in scale amount.

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kszyhos

1 week ago

@Boss Hi. I have dowloaded Design Spark, and it seems to have some issues. Program starts, but the buttons don't work (they are active, but don't do anything). I can't access above link. Is it possible...

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Joy Ch

3 weeks ago

Also, if it's DSM 4.0: make sure you have completed the install of the 'Translators' too. https://designspark.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360010645273
Without translators, certain file formats...

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leonie

3 weeks ago

Hi there @vilgio Please take a look at our Support centre - you should be able to export as DXF and STL. Here is a link to some articles that should help: https://designspark.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/211943145-What-are-the-import-and-export-formats-available-

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Mechanical Support Unit

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How do i change the size of the made 3D design

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Parametric Design in DS Mechanical

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ISAIASMARQUESFERREIRA

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2 weeks ago

Will the materials and parts for 3D be cheap in a future not so longer?

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vilgio

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To purchese DesignSpark

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vilgio

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JACANT

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Creating Perpendicular Lines To A Plane

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annken

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Is there an optional accuracy conversion factor when creating/saving an ".stl" file?

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DrLucyRogers

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August 2, 2019 13:45

DesignSpark Mechanical on a Latte Panda Development Board.

I find it much easier to learn by doing than by watching - so having watched the DesignSpark Mechanical tutorials, I set about making a Pi Zero Case - here's my step by step guide ...

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