Rapid Fabrication
See also: physical making skills and materials.
3D Printing
- Adafruit - Inspiration and tutorials
- Post processing 3D prints - Sanding, painting 3D prints for professional results. And also how to use a 3D printed model as a basis for casting and vacuum forming. (MakerBot)
3D tools
- MagicaVoxel - Simple Minecraft-style modelling and rendering
- SketchUp - 3D modelling from Trimble
- Tinkercad - Simple 3D modelling software from Autodesk
- Autodesk's free software for students, including Fusion 360, Inventor
- Artcam - Specialised tool for wood-based fabrication
- Lumion - Quick 3D architectural visualisation
- Blender - Powerful (albeit complicated) modelling programme
- Autodesk Remake - Create 3D models from photographs of a physical model
- Thingiverse - Existing models that you can customise or fab
Laser cutting techniques
- Living Hinge Swatches - Cutting patterns that allow material to move and bend
- Adventures in Laser Kerf Bending
Joinery in a digital age
Online generators can produce complex geometries for boxes, gears, hinges etc that you can then customize and cut:
- Boxes.py - Boxes of various descriptions, trays, drawers, shelves, parts and so on
- MakerCase - Generate simple boxes with three choices of joins
- Gear Generator - Input your gearing requirements, and this tool generates the shape of gears you need
- Joinery - Import your existing geometry and use this tool to figure out how to join bits together
Techniques
- CNC Panel Joinery - Techniques for joining things together, seems to apply to laser-cut materials too
- 50 Digital Wood Joints - Joints for laser cutting and CNC
Machines
- Inventables - Manufacturers of the affordable carving machines
- PocketNC - 5-axis tabletop milling
Guides
- Convert STL file for laser cutting (Make Project)
- Shape making from kids 3D foam
- Hydro Dippnig 3D prints - Applying a 'hydrographic film' to texture a printed object
Fablabs and maker spaces in Copenhagen, Malmö and Skåne area
- Copenhagen Fablab - Copenhagen. Run by the council. Vinyl cutter, CNC, vacuum forming, wood working, textiles, 3D printing
- FabLab RUC - Roskilde. Generous open access policy. Laser cutting of plastics and metal, vacuum forming, vinyl cutting, metal & wood CNC mill, 3D printing
- BioFabLab RUC - Roskilde. Attached to the FabLab, lab has tools and competence for working with bio materials
- FabLab Nordvest - Copenhagen NV. Laser cutters, wood CNC mill
- Labitat - Copenhagen hackerspace. Laser cutter, metal and wood working facilities and electronics.
- Malmö Makerspace - Laser cutting, wood workshop, 3D printing, wood CNC mill, screen printing, textiles.
Commercial (paid per hour/yearly membership)
- Underbroen - Laser cutter, wood and electronics workshops, vinyl cutter
Online services
See a comparison of services. 3D Hubs help you to find a local service based on your needs.
- Cotter - Laser cutting and CNC service (DK)
- Meltwerk - Affordable laser sintering (DE)
- i.materialise - High end laser sintering service with a large variety of materials.
- Shapeways - High end laser sintering service with a large variety of materials.
- Sculpteo - 3D printing with plastics, resin, metal and laser cutting with acrylic, plywood, MDF, cardboard, metals (USA/FR)
- Konstruction - 3D printing, milling (Denmark)
- [PCBWay] - PCB and faceplate fabrication (China)