Chapter 4. 123D Design

123D Design is computer-aided design software that allows you to create precise, even complicated parts for models and objects of all sizes. This program totally rocks at mechanical designs from small to house-sized, such as a housing for your Raspberry Pi (Figure 4-1) or a prototype of your next playground structure (Figure 4-2).

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Figure 4-1. A model for a Raspberry Pi enclosure
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Figure 4-2. A model for a backyard play structure

You can import any .stl or .obj file into 123D Design. You also have access to thousands of ...

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