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Did you know that Intel have invited 3D Hubs to join the Intel IoT Roadshow in South Bay?
One of our ace Mayors, @ will be on site to offer 3D modeling and 3D printing for the Roadshow hackers & makers.

If you’re looking for some creative inspiration on ways to incorporate 3D printing with your Edison builds you might find Intel IoT Roadshow: 3D Inspirations a good place to start.

Once you have an idea of where you’re going design wise, you’ll need to find or create a 3D printable model of your design in mind. If you’ve never done this before it may seem a bit daunting - don’t worry it’s not - so we’ve created a short list of resources you to help you with this step.

Existing 3D Designs

You’ll find some great existing 3D designs, which you can download, on Thingiverse. No, printer. No problem. You can print directly to 3D Hubs.
Sketchfab is for 3D scans what YouTube is for video, and many of these are freely available for download and print.

Create your own 3D Design

Autodesk’s Tinkercad is free and a good entry level option if you’ve never used 3D modeling software.
3DSlash is another great entry level options.

If you’re looking to level up you may want to try Autodesk Fusion 360 or Rhinoceros.

These resources are not in any way exhaustive so do add your own ‘great finds’ to the comments.

I can’t wait to see the results of your 3D modeling and printing integrated into your Intel Roadshow creations.
Nikki!

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Thanks for the sum up, Nikki! Can’t wait to see the awesome things you guys will be making :wink:

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Onshape is also a great option dor advanced 3D design. Powerful web based CAD tool (build by original founders of SolidWorks), free to use during beta. They offer a nice series of CAD tutorials too.

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