Design Your Own 3D Printer Models WITHOUT a Mouse!

Have you ever wanted to learn how to design 3D printable models but struggled with other more complex CAD programs? This video is for you! Using OpenSCAD, a beautiful open-source project, I'll show you how to customize 3d printer models from a template and create models from scratch. Unlike other mouse-driven 3d design tools such as Fusion 360, TinkerCAD, or FreeCAD, you don't need artistic skills with OpenSCAD since it's script-based.

So if you're better at using word processors than Photoshop, then this might be the perfect way for you to make your 3D printable objects.

Watch now and start designing today!

00:00 Introduction
02:32 Custom models from templates
05:19 OpenSCAD and templates
05:39 Designing your first 3d model
06:09 Adding a cube to your design
09:42 Adding a cylinder to your design
09:42 Moving an object
11:46 Generating high-resolution STL Files
13:19 Cutting out objects
20:28 Adding text to your design
21:17 Rotating an object
27:12 Making holes rounder
29:11 Information about the next video

The video uses the recently released web-based OpenSCAD editor at:

https://models.makewithtech.com

To learn more about OpenSCAD, you can head over to:

https://openscad.org/

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Let's continue to learn together. Irv

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