Buildatron Systems

Modelling Software

[Design Flows on a Budget]

• 3DTin

Site: http://3dtin.com/

• Google SketchUp

Site: http://sketchup.google.com/

• Blender

Site: http://blender.org/

• OpenSCAD

Site: http://openscad.org/

Visualization, Assembly and Mesh Repair

• MeshLab

Site: http://www.meshlab.org/

• netfabb Studio and Cloud.

Site: http://www.netfabb.com/ and http://cloud.netfabb.com/

• Pleasant3D (Mac Only)

Site: http://www.pleasantsoftware.com/developer/pleasant3d/index.shtml

• Blender (STL and GCode Plugins)

Site: http://www.blender.org

GCode Plugin: https://github.com/zignig/blender-gcode-reader

Slice’n'Dice

• Skeinforge (Python based)
  • Cryptic but Necessary
  • Development and Stand-alone (outside ReplicatorG) Builds: http://fabmetheus.crsndoo.com/

• SuperSkein (Processing based)
  • Download: https://github.com/MaskedRetriever/SuperSkein
  • Not heavily developed.
  • Handy for experimental slicing, generating DXF slices for 2.5D modeling.

Printer Interfaces

• ReplicatorG
  • Site: http://replicat.org/

Models and Mash-Ups

• Thingiverse
  • http://www.thingiverse.com/

Printers

Open Source – Parent Projects

RepRap Project

• Site: http://reprap.org/

• Machines:
• Darwin

Site: http://reprap.org/wiki/Darwin

• Mendel

Site: http://reprap.org/wiki/Mendel

• Prusa Mendel

Site: http://reprap.org/wiki/Prusa