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1. What of the software that drives the printer?

Reply to Bill USA (Original post)

Thu Jan 24, 2013, 07:59 PM

Jan 2013

How hard is it to modify to produce something different? How hard is it to design something yourself?

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Our three-dimensional future: how 3D printing will shape (shake up) the global economy [View all] Bill USA Jan 2013 OP

What of the software that drives the printer? RC Jan 2013 #1

Google sketchup jberryhill Jan 2013 #4

the way things work is you have the very smart people write the software that 'talks' directly to Bill USA Jan 2013 #6

Mind boggling but fun to tink about. FightingIrish Jan 2013 #2

So wait abelenkpe Jan 2013 #3

It looks like you can. FightingIrish Jan 2013 #5

Thank you! abelenkpe Jan 2013 #7

There's a new 3D printer store in Pasadena. Kablooie Jan 2013 #8

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