Wings 3D Development Forum

• 3D-Tool Free Viewer
  Use the 3D-Tool Free Viewer to open and view STL files and 3D-Tool files (EXE/DDD). It has a lot of features of 3D-Tool, such as Cross Section, Measure/Markup and Explosion.
  
• netfabb (Basic version for free)
  Mesh view, Color parts & surfaces, Transparent view mode, File browser with preview, Job overview, Metric «» Inch, Part analysis, Create standard primitives, Netproject import/export, STL import/export, Slice export, Scale, mirror, translate, rotate, Copy, Save triangles as part, Simple automatic part repair, Measurements of parts, Perform inspections, Slice view, translate, rotate, scale
  
• Slic3r
  3D preview, automatic STL repair, rewritten support material, distinct options for each object in a print, processing speed, reduced memory... and much more.
  
• ReplicatorG (open source 3D printing program)

• Shapeways 3D Printing Tutorials on Shapeways site
  In this page you will find a lot of tutorials/tips related to 3D objects that you want to 3D print.
  
• 3D Printing Basics: The Free Beginner’s Guide

• Cura - "It includes everything you need to prepare a 3D file for printing and to print it."
  
• Slicers & 3D Printer Frontends (a list of apps)

An excellent tutorial from chosetec by Brian Chan
How to Create 3d Printable Articulated Sculptures

Aipos 3D : search engine to find 3d models, with direct links to the website where the file is hosted. Easy and useful for newbie (like me)!

Tutorial how prepare Gcode to make laser engraving using inkscape
The video-instruction
Enjoy it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xw8h0c5Vdw8

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I would add https://makeprintable.com/ to the list. It's a cloud-based repair tool that automatically prepares 3D files for 3D printing

Thank you ! I hadn't noticed it... Extremely useful thread !