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Old 10-12-2016, 11:25 AM
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For what it is worth. If you have an EAA membership you can download a free copy of solidworks student edition. Very robust and easy to use. From what I understand you can send the solidworks file to any one of the many online 3D printer companies.

Here is the link

https://www.eaa.org/en/eaa/eaa-membe...esource-center
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Old 10-12-2016, 12:09 PM
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Default +1 for EAA Solidworks and an Alternative

The EAA + Solidworks program is a great way to get access to a professional level tool.

An alternative that I also recommend that is free for users that have a limited number designs in process at any one time is Onshape.

https://www.onshape.com/

Good tutorials. It runs on the Onshape servers using your web browser and internet connection as the interface so it can run on any platform and does not require any software installation on your computer. It opens and generates all of the industry standard file formats so you can share files, use industry supplied models, and send files to machine shops and 3D printing shops.

Not immediately related to the thread but may allow others to start as similar project that otherwise do not have access to the design tools.

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Old 10-12-2016, 12:43 PM
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Default Subject of upcoming KITPLANES article

Hey guys-
Ken Krueger just did a couple of KITPLANE articles on exactly this subject (small 3D printed molds), they will be out in the Jan/Feb issues of KP (IIRC) if you can wait til then. He was able to significantly reduce cost and optimize the process over several moldsets.
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Ciao Luca
Any news? Asking since I might be interested in one... in case you do decide to manufacture a few. I would of course come by and pick it up myself
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