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Design Tools and Basics
Owning a Makerbot 3D printer means being able to make anything you want at
a push of a button, right? 3D printer owners quickly find that while 3D printers
have no end of things they can produce, they also are not without their limitations.
Designing an object without 3D printing in mind will result in a failed print that
more resembles a bird nest or a bowl of spaghetti.
Making a 3D printable object requires learning a few rules, some careful planning,
and design. But once you know the rules the results can be astounding. 3D printers
can even produce things with ease that traditional manufacturing cannot, for
example, objects with complex internal geometry that machining cannot touch.
