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3D Printing in the Clubhouse

3D Printing in the Clubhouse

Jul 3, 2017 | Posted by Lach Howarth | Home page, Member's Projects |

By Lach Howarth

Featured Image: Some of the 3D Prints created in the YWCA Canberra Clubhouse

This week at the Clubhouse there has been a lot of 3D design and printing happening. We’ve had animals, team logos, symbols, buildings and more custom 3D designed and 3D printed by members and it’s been a lot of fun! Using SketchUp Make, a free to use, non-commercial 3D design program and our MakerBot Replicator Mini 3D Printer, kindly donated by NICTA who have since merged with the CSIRO, members have been able to create their own 3D models.

SketchUp has an easy interface for getting started on 3D design with users able to import images, trace over them and then pull them up in to a 3D model. With members able to create amazing prints like the ones above in less than an hour, SketchUp is a fantastic way to increase interest and engagement with 3D modelling in the Clubhouse.

The models are then opened in to the MakerBot software that connects to the MakerBot Replicator Mini (our 3D printer!). The software then converts the model into a set of instructions readable by the 3D printer which melts down PLA plastic in a similar way to a hot glue gun, and then spreads it out in the shape of the 3D model.

Have a look at this video of the 3D printer creating a member made model in the Clubhouse:

We can’t wait to see what other amazing 3D models are created by YWCA Canberra Clubhouse members in the future! Keep your eye out for them on our social media: Facebook and Twitter.

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If you drop by the Clubhouse, you’ll come across one friendly face in particular – Lach Howarth. Lach is YWCA Canberra’s Clubhouse Coordinator, and he loves his job! Lach has a background in software engineering at university and a passion for music. He got in to the community sector teaching music at a youth program as well as running ukulele classes at the YWCA Canberra Lanyon Youth Centre and loved it. When the Clubhouse Coordinator position came up, Lach knew instantly that this is what he wanted to be doing, as it combined his love of youth work and IT. Lach loves all kinds of technology, so make sure to pick his brain about the exciting projects you want to try out at the Clubhouse!

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