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A Quick Intro to 3D Printing

We’ve been watching videos about 3D printing lately, and my girls couldn’t wait to try it out.

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A first 3D printing project.

The Butterfly (13) designed and printed a nameplate for her bedroom door. The Princess (10) created a unique artistic design using shapes.

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Creating with TinkerCad.

Following a quick lesson on how to set-up and use the 3D Printers, they used TinkerCad to create their designs.

So what did they think about 3D printing?

Let’s just say they have plans.

TinkerCad is available for free and fairly simple to learn, and many local libraries offer access to 3D printers to their communities.

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