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Design Your Own 3D Printer Models Without a Mouse

Make With Tech (MakeWithTech) via YouTube

Overview

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Learn to design 3D printable models using OpenSCAD, a script-based open-source program, without relying on mouse-driven CAD software. Discover how to customize templates, create models from scratch, and master techniques like adding cubes and cylinders, moving objects, generating high-resolution STL files, cutting out shapes, incorporating text, rotating elements, and refining hole designs. Explore the web-based OpenSCAD editor and gain valuable skills for creating 3D printable objects, even if you're more comfortable with word processors than traditional design software.

Syllabus

Introduction
Custom models from templates
OpenSCAD and templates
Designing your first 3d model
Adding a cube to your design
Adding a cylinder to your design
Moving an object
Generating high-resolution STL Files
Cutting out objects
Adding text to your design
Rotating an object
Making holes rounder
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