How It Works | Make 3D Things

Idea to print bed

Three ways to start. One place to finish.

Build from scratch, bring a file you already have or start with one of ours. Print Studio gives you a place to make the changes before the slicer gets involved.

Pick your starting point

You do not have to begin with a blank screen.

01

Build it yourself.

Open Print Studio, add basic shapes, set dimensions, reshape the solid and sculpt the surface. This is the path when the idea is yours from the first millimeter.

Start from scratch
BOX + CYLINDER + SPHERE + CONE + TORUS
02

Bring your own file.

Import an STL, OBJ, PLY or 3MF file. Resize it, bend it, cut it, combine it with another part or sculpt the surface before exporting the result.

Import a file
IMPORT → EDIT → EXPORT
03

Start with one of ours.

Buy a design when you want the hard part already done. Print it as provided or use the Studio when you need a change before the print starts.

Browse the library
PERSONAL / COMMERCIAL

The actual workflow

Make the model. Then let your normal print workflow take over.

  1. 01

    Get the geometry close.

    Start from scratch or import something that gives you a useful head start.

  2. 02

    Change what matters.

    Fix the size, shape, surface, holes, clearances and part relationships you can see.

  3. 03

    Export the finished model.

    Choose STL, OBJ, PLY or 3MF based on what you want to do next.

  4. 04

    Slice and print.

    Take the exported file into the slicer you already use, choose your printer settings and make the part.

Buying a design

Personal project or business use?

PERSONAL

Print for yourself.

Use this when the finished print is for you, your home, your hobby or a gift.

COMMERCIAL

Print to sell.

Use this when physical prints made from the design become part of what your business sells.

Read the license details

You already own the machine. Give it something better to make.

Open the free Studio when you have an idea. Browse the library when you want a head start.