Tutorials and free tools for view/printing in 3D

[micheus]

• 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)

[micheus]

• 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

[micheus]

• 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)

[micheus]

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

[micheus]

Speed up 3DPrinting - Shell Thickness "Trick"

[micheus]

How to Make 3D Printed Building Sticks

[gbugo]

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)!

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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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[reemaj3d]

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

[Extrudeface]

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