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- Cura TutorialsBoise State University, Albertsons Library Makerlab
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- Ultimaker: Introducing Ultimaker Cura 4.0
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- Ultimaker Cura software
"Cross-platform, open source software, available completely free of charge" -- website
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- G-Code Generator – All You Need to KnowALL3DP, by David Pechter, April 22, 2019
- Makerbot Print"MakerBot Print is free software that optimizes and streamlines the 3D printing process for any workflow. It allows you to discover, prepare, manage, and share 3D prints."-- website
- PrintrunPrintrun is free, open-source software, licensed under the GNU General Public License, version 3.
- Slic3r G-code generator for 3D printersSlic3r is licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License, version 3
- STL to G-Code – How to Convert STL Files to G-CodeALL3DP, by Bill Porter, 3/2019
- 7 Best AutoCAD Alternatives in 2019 (4 Are Free)ALL3DP, by Brian Obudho, 5/2019
- 10 Free & Easy 3D Modeling Software for BeginnersALL3DP, by Genaro Ponce
- 10 Open-Source and Free CAD Software You Can Download Right NowLearn.g2.com, by Lauren Fram, May 18, 2018 Published: 5 May 18, Last Updated: 31 Aug 18
- 17 Great SketchUp Tools You Should KnowALL3DP, by Genaro Ponce, 3/2019
- Best Free AutoCAD DWG ViewersALL3DP, by Max von Übel
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- AutoDesk Fusion 360 free 3D CAD/CAM design software for students, educators, and academic institutionsFusion 360 is a 3D CAD, CAM, and CAE tool.
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- Blender"Blender is the free and open source 3D creation suite. It supports the entirety of the 3D pipeline—modeling, rigging, animation, simulation, rendering, compositing and motion tracking, even video editing and game creation." -- website
- Blender: 3D Print Toolbox Simply ExplainedALL3DP.com, 6/2021
- Circuits has arrived on TinkercadTinkercad is a free online collection of software tools.
- DESIGNING WITH OPENSCADJames Madison University 3SPACE classroom
- FreeCADFreeCAD is a parametric 3D modeler made primarily to design real-life objects of any size.
- Getting Started with Direct3D"Direct3D is a low-level API that you can use to draw triangles, lines, or points per frame, or to start highly parallel operations on the GPU." -- website
- LibreCADA a free Open Source CAD application for Windows, Apple and Linux.
- LibreCAD Tutorial for Beginners (4 Easy Steps)ALL3DP, by Sean Tapscott
- OpenSCADOpenSCAD is software for creating solid 3D CAD objects.It is free software and available for Linux/UNIX, MS Windows and Mac OS X.
- OpenSCAD User Manual/Print versionWikibooks: Open books for an open world
- Sketchup Free3D modeling in a web browser
- Smoothie3DSmoothie3D
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- TinkercadTinkercad is a simple, online 3D design and 3D printing app for everyone.
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- STL to STEP – How to Convert STL Files to STEPALL3DP, by Benjamin Goldschmidt, 6/2019
- SVG to STL – How to Convert SVGs into 3D Printable STLsALL3DP, by Miroslav Sarcevic, 4/2019
- What Is An STL File?3D Systems
- Autodesk Meshmixer"Do you need to clean up a 3D scan, do some 3D printing, or design an object that fits something else? Meshmixer can help. Think of it as a sort of "Swiss Army Knife" for 3D meshes." -- website
- MeshLab"MeshLab the open source system for processing and editing 3D triangular meshes. It provides a set of tools for editing, cleaning, healing, inspecting, rendering, texturing and converting meshes. It offers features for processing raw data produced by 3D digitization tools/devices and for preparing models for 3D printing."
- Microsoft 3D printing"Use the Microsoft 3D Tools powered by Windows 10 APIs to fix 3D files automatically. Like a spellchecker, these tools will save you time by taking care of common errors in 3D files that otherwise would require manual fixing by a dedicated designer." -- website
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- Best 3D Scanning Apps for Your Smartphone3Dinsider.com, by Joseph Flynt, Posted on
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