All that’s left is to send this model over to your 3D printer. SketchUp doesn’t support exporting to .STL files, though, but that’s a post for the end of this ‘Making A Thing’ series.

The growing availability of 3D printers in schools, libraries and community Makerspaces enables Makers to create digital designs that can be readily shared online. We typically use Tinkercad or ...

List of the top free 3D printing software & applications, that is best suited for beginner 3D modelers as well as experienced professional designers.

The most common reason an STL file may be not quite right is a mechanical connection where some piece isn’t quite as the designer expected, so the 3D model that interfaces with it no longer fits.