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Contents 1 Open Source 3D Printing Tool Flows 2 Design Tools 2.1 Blender 2.49b 2.2 OpenSCAD 2.3 Useful Free But Not Open Source 2.3.1 Google SketchUp 7 (not Pro) 3 Verification and Repair 3.1 MeshLab 3.2 Useful Free But Not Open Source 3.3 = netfabb Studio Basic

Open Source 3D Printing Tool Flows

Design Tools

Blender 2.49b

Platforms: Linux, Mac, Windows Get It: http://www.blender.org/download/get-blender/

OpenSCAD

Platforms: Linux, Mac, Windows Get It: http://openscad.org/

• Use the "openscad-latest.dmg" version: http://www.kintel.net/public/openscad-latest.dmg

Useful Free But Not Open Source

Google SketchUp 7 (not Pro)

Platforms: Mac, Windows Get It: http://sketchup.google.com/download/gsu.html

Verification and Repair

MeshLab

Platforms: Linux, Mac, Windows Get It: http://www.meshlab.org/

• Useful for troubleshooting 3D model issues, converting between formats, scaling from imperial to metric units, etc.

Useful Free But Not Open Source

= netfabb Studio Basic

Platforms: Linux, Windows Get It: http://www.netfabb.com/basic.php

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