{"id":71,"date":"2017-07-05T16:56:39","date_gmt":"2017-07-05T16:56:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geekhaus.com\/math103_fall2017\/?page_id=71"},"modified":"2017-10-05T17:08:51","modified_gmt":"2017-10-05T21:08:51","slug":"designtutorials","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/geekhaus.com\/math103_fall2017\/designtutorials\/","title":{"rendered":"Design Tutorials"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this class you will use a lot of different 3D design tools, depending on what mathematical objects you decide to create. Each software program is different and has its own learning curve, and if you need a specialized tool for your project then you might need to how to use that tool on your own.<\/p>\n<p>The resources, tutorials, and walkthroughs below can help you get started with a wide variety of software and techniques. Sections are listed in alphabetical order by software or technique, and resources within each section are listed roughly in order of difficulty or usefulness. Some resources appear in more than one section.<\/p>\n<h3>2D Images<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thingiverse.com\/thing:1031735\">Black Cats &#8211; With simple image-to-3D-design tutorial<\/a><br \/>\nImage \u2192 SVG\u00a0\u2192 Tinkercad\u00a0\u2192 STL<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/31222-tutorial-tuesday-25-pendant-creator-walkthrough.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Easy Pendant Creator Walkthrough<\/a><br \/>\nUsing the Shapeways Pendant Creater to turn 2D images into 3D prints<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>BlockSCAD<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/31930-tutorial-tuesday-24-learn-to-code-in-3d-with-blockscad.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn to Code in 3D With BlocksCAD<\/a><br \/>\nVisual Scratch-like code interface that can export to OpenSCAD<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Cinema4D<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/30012-tutorial-tuesday-10-modeling-3d-printing-cinema-4d.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Modeling for 3D Printing with Cinema 4D<\/a><br \/>\nUsing the animation software Cinema 4D to create 3D-printable models<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Customization<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thingiverse.com\/jumpstart\/thingiverse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thingiverse Jumpstart<\/a><br \/>\nA walkthrough of Thingiverse&#8217;s features and capabilities, including Customizer<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/31222-tutorial-tuesday-25-pendant-creator-walkthrough.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Easy Pendant Creator Walkthrough<\/a><br \/>\nUsing the Shapeways Pendant Creater to turn 2D images into 3D prints<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/29520-tutorial-tuesday-6-making-your-designs-customizable-with-custommaker.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Making Your Designs Customizable with CustomMaker<\/a><br \/>\nAllow users to add text or images to your base designs on Shapeways<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thingiverse.com\/thing:1063761\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Customizable Beefy Trophy + Blender Bake Tutorial<\/a><br \/>\nThingiverse\u00a0\u2192 Blender\u00a0\u2192 Python\u00a0\u2192 OpenSCAD\u00a0\u2192 Customizer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Design Tips<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/29659-tutorial-tuesday-7-3d-design-software-use.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What 3D Design Software Should I Use?<\/a><br \/>\nExamples of designs that were created using multiple software programs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Fusion 360<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/30815-tutorial-tuesday-15-first-steps-fusion-360.html\">First Steps with 3D Design Software Fusion 360<\/a><br \/>\nExamples, overview, and resources for getting started with Fusion 360<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>GIS\/Topography<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/31853-tutorial-tuesday-22-porcelain-topographic-models-with-terrain2stl.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Porcelain Topographic Models with Terrain2STL<\/a><br \/>\nCapturing terrain data with Terrain2STL and preparing for 3D printing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Grasshopper<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/31351-tutorial-tuesday-18-parametric-modeling-grasshopper.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Parametric Modeling With Grasshopper<\/a><br \/>\nVisual coding plugin for Rhino for parametric and organic modeling<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/31400-tutorial-tuesday-19-wrapping-thing-around-another-thing.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wrapping a Thing Around Another Thing<\/a><br \/>\nA Grasshopper script for creating wrapped objects from flat designs<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLpuejoPydMLUK1DrsZFmx3UDNxUnVJJFk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Grasshopper and Python scripting<\/a>, by\u00a0Danil Nagy<br \/>\nAdvanced video playlist for incorporating code into Grasshopper\/Rhino<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>MakePrintable<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/33261-tutorial-tuesday-29-rescue-3d-models-makeprintable.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rescue Your 3D Models With MakePrintable<\/a><br \/>\nSTL\u00a0\u2192 online cloud service\u00a0\u2192 printable STL or OBJ<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/32972-tutorial-tuesday-30-repairing-and-preparing-complex-structure-synth-models-for-3d-printing.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Repair and Prep Structure Synth Models for 3D Printing<\/a><br \/>\nMessy output\u00a0\u2192 MeshLab, Meshmixer, and MakePrintable \u2192 printable STL<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Mathematica<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/31049-tutorial-tuesday-16-mathematica-brings-mathematical-bling.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mathematica Brings the Mathematical Bling<\/a><br \/>\nAn overview of Mathematica commands that produce reliable STL output<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Mathematics<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/32985-tutorial-tuesday-28-everything-always-wanted-know-x-part-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Everything You Always Wanted to Know About X, But Were Afraid to Ask<\/a><br \/>\nCalculating side lengths and angles of right triangles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>MeshLab<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/29453-tutorial-tuesday-5-quick-fixes-with-meshlab.html\">Quick Fixes With MeshLab<\/a><br \/>\nSTL\u00a0\u2192 Decimate, fix normals, repair bad geometry\u00a0\u2192 printable STL or OBJ<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/32972-tutorial-tuesday-30-repairing-and-preparing-complex-structure-synth-models-for-3d-printing.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Repair and Prep Structure Synth Models for 3D Printing<\/a><br \/>\nMessy output\u00a0\u2192 MeshLab, Meshmixer, and MakePrintable \u2192 printable STL<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>MeshMixer<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/30357-tutorial-tuesday-13-painting-multicolor-models-meshmixer.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Painting Multicolor Models in Meshmixer<\/a><br \/>\nUsing stencil brush tools to add color to 3D models for multicolor printing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Mesh Repairs<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/29453-tutorial-tuesday-5-quick-fixes-with-meshlab.html\">Quick Fixes With MeshLab<\/a><br \/>\nSTL\u00a0\u2192 Decimate, fix normals, repair bad geometry\u00a0\u2192 printable STL or OBJ<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/33261-tutorial-tuesday-29-rescue-3d-models-makeprintable.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rescue Your 3D Models With MakePrintable<\/a><br \/>\nSTL\u00a0\u2192 online cloud service\u00a0\u2192 printable STL or OBJ<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/32972-tutorial-tuesday-30-repairing-and-preparing-complex-structure-synth-models-for-3d-printing.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Repair and Prep Structure Synth Models for 3D Printing<\/a><br \/>\nMessy output\u00a0\u2192 MeshLab, Meshmixer, and MakePrintable \u2192 printable STL<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Minecraft<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thingiverse.com\/thing:1052991\">Low-Voxel Stanford Bunny + Voxelization\/Minecraft Tutorial<\/a><br \/>\nTinkercad \u2194 .schematic\/Printcraft\u2194 Minecraft with WorldEdit<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Morphi<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/31800-tutorial-tuesday-21-3d-design-made-simple-morphi-ipad.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3D Design Made Simple With Morphi and an iPad<\/a><br \/>\nVery intuitive and accessible design with the iPad or desktop app Morphi<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>OpenSCAD<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kn1aqnHF1RE\">PolyBowls &#8211; A simple OpenSCAD code walkthrough<\/a><br \/>\nSix-minute video walkthrough from zero to a basic design<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/29287-tutorial-tuesday-4-using-openscad-to-design-with-code.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Using OpenSCAD to Design With Code<\/a><br \/>\nResources for OpenSCAD &#8211; check out the Patrick Conner playlist in particular<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thingiverse.com\/jumpstart\/openscad\">OpenSCAD Jumpstart on Thingiverse<\/a><br \/>\nExamples, overview, and resources<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/makerhome.blogspot.com\/2014\/07\/day-314-designing-penny-trap-with.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Designing a Penny Trap with OpenSCAD<\/a><br \/>\nWalkthrough and full code for creating a Penny Trap with simple code<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thingiverse.com\/thing:1063761\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Customizable Beefy Trophy + Blender Bake Tutorial<\/a><br \/>\nThingiverse\u00a0\u2192 Blender\u00a0\u2192 Python\u00a0\u2192 OpenSCAD\u00a0\u2192 Customizer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Photography<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/31774-tutorial-tuesday-20-taking-better-photographs-3d-prints.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Taking Better Photographs of Your 3D Prints<\/a><br \/>\nUsing inexpensive lightboxes and macro lenses to improve basic photography<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/32760-tutorial-tuesday-26-oops-now-photos-good.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oops, Now Your Photos Are TOO Good!<\/a><br \/>\nTips on using real-world items so your photos won&#8217;t look like virtual renders<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Scanning\/Photogrammetry<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/31601-tutorial-tuesday-23-trnio-photogrammetry-full-color-print.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Full-Color Prints, Starting With Trnio Photogrammetry<\/a><br \/>\nScanning with the Trnio app and using Meshlab, Meshmixer, and Sketchfab<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Sculptris<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/29801-tutorial-tuesday-8-using-sculptris-model-digital-clay.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Using Sculptris to 3D Model With \u201cDigital Clay\u201d<\/a><br \/>\nGetting started with sculpting software Sculptris to create 3D models<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thingiverse.com\/jumpstart\/sculptris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sculptris Jumpstart on Thingiverse<\/a><br \/>\nResources, examples, and projects using the 3D clay-modeling tool Sculptris<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Shapeways<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/30603-tutorial-tuesday-14-print-cheaper-scaling.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Print Cheaper By Scaling\u2026 Up?<\/a><br \/>\nLeveraging machine space to make printed models less expensive on Shapeways<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/30293-tutorial-tuesday-12-get-variety-variants.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Get Some Variety With Variants<\/a><br \/>\nListing multiple versions of a model in one product on Shapeways<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/29520-tutorial-tuesday-6-making-your-designs-customizable-with-custommaker.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Making Your Designs Customizable with CustomMaker<\/a><br \/>\nAllow users to add text or images to your base designs on Shapeways<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Sketchup<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/31204-tutorial-tuesday-17-sketchup-buildings-beyond.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SketchUp for 3D Printed Buildings and Beyond<\/a><br \/>\nResources for getting started with the architectural modeling software Sketchup<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Structure Synth<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/32934-tutorial-tuesday-27-design-complexity-structure-synth.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Design for Complexity With Structure Synth<\/a><br \/>\nUsing simple Eisenscript code to create recursive and fratal objects<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/32972-tutorial-tuesday-30-repairing-and-preparing-complex-structure-synth-models-for-3d-printing.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Repair and Prep Structure Synth Models for 3D Printing<\/a><br \/>\nMessy output\u00a0\u2192 MeshLab, Meshmixer, and MakePrintable \u2192 printable STL<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Thingiverse<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thingiverse.com\/jumpstart\/thingiverse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thingiverse Jumpstart<\/a><br \/>\nA walkthrough of Thingiverse&#8217;s features and capabilities, including Customizer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Tinkercad<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/29197-tutorial-tuesday-3-beginner-3d-design-with-tinkercad.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Beginner 3D Design With Tinkercad<\/a><br \/>\nVery first steps for the intuitive in-browser modeling tool Tinkercad<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thingiverse.com\/jumpstart\/tinkercad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tinkercad Jumpstart on Thingiverse<\/a><br \/>\nExtensive resources and examples for using Tinkercad to create 3D models<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/makerhome.blogspot.com\/2014\/07\/day-313-designing-penny-trap-with.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Designing a Penny Trap with Tinkercad<\/a><br \/>\nA detailed walkthrough of creating a Penny Trap using drag-and-drop shapes<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/33724-tutorial-tuesday-31-3d-design-electronics-tinkercad.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3D Design Your Own Electronics in Tinkercad<\/a><br \/>\nGetting started with Tinkercad&#8217;s new Circuit features<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a0TopMod<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/30104-tutorial-tuesday-11-topological-mesh-modeling-topmod.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Topological Mesh Modeling with TopMod<\/a><br \/>\nVideo tutorials for getting started with the topological software TopMod<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Wings3D<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/33944-tutorial-tuesday-32-learn-fly-wings3d.html\">Learn to Fly With Wings3D<\/a><br \/>\nGetting started resources for the low-poly subdivision 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