BEFORE YOU START

To follow the exercises in this book, you have to download several free software packages, which will allow you to learn the basics of modeling for 3D printing.

On the www.123dapp.com/create website, you can easily download 123D Design and Meshmixer.

If you have an iPad, iPhone, Windows Phone, or Android phone or tablet, you can download 123D Catch from your device’s application store. You can get 123D Sculpt for iPad on the App Store.

You will also have to download the Netfabb Basic software from www.netfabb.com website. This one will allow you to quickly cut and repair 3D files.

The free or paid version of Skanect will also be necessary for the 3D scan exercise, as well as a Microsoft Kinect (Xbox or Windows version, but not ...

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