Smart, crowdfunded 3D printing projects

by Charlie Osborne  |  November 22, 2012  |  Image 3 of 7

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File2Part: Software that makes 3D printing easy

The File2Part crowdfunding campaign was launched with the aim of building software to make 3D printing easier.

Taking a CAD file to the final revisions to build and print a part, the software was developed to make the 3D printing and design process simple for the average enthusiast. The team says rather than having "one program to orient and scale the part, another program to fix errors in the .stl files, another to slice the file and create g-codes and another to send the file to your printer," slowing down the 3D printing process, File2Part aims to keep all of these individual processes together in one package.

File2Part will work with any 3D printer that uses g-codes. 

The project's Kickstarter campaign managed to secure $20,625 based on a $8,500 goal.

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3-D printing is in its infancy, but it is growing and gathering interest. I don't think that it will ever be possible to use a 3-D printer to print something complicated like a transister radio; I would be happy to be wrong. 3-D printing is good for prototyping and making hard to find parts. The 7 examples in the article show that there is an interest in building inexpensive and more capable 3-d printers.
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