1. Where to Find Free 3D Stuff to Print for Core Content Area Projects
So You Got A 3D Printer! Now What Can I Print That is Core Content Related? Or
Where to Find Free 3D Stuff to Print for Core Content Area Projects
By Tim Withers
Get this PDF file from the KET Multimedia PD Days Website at

2. Literally Non Stop Printing Each School Day Since I Got The Printer Last December

3. Go Here To Find Objects To Print Related To Specific Content Areas
Lets make this easy.
You will find stuff here related directly to content areas: with a listing for education resources:

4. Links at thingiverse.com Related to Content Areas
Art …………………………STEAM
Engineering ……………STEM
Geography History
Languages
Math ……………………..STEM
Science ………………….STEM
Special Ed
Technology …………….STEM

5. Lets take a look at some of these examples that students have 3D-printed. All of these examples are listed on the KET Student Video Page.
Six Piece Cubic Puzzle Three Different 3D-Printed Models 3D Printed WWI Tank Stop Animation 3D Printed Ocarina Playing, with 3D Printer Making Music 3D Printed Spiro Designer

6. More Video Link Examples
3D Printed Statue of Liberty for Social Studies Class
Complex 3D Printed Cube
Vase Made from Scratch Using Sketchup -- I will explain what Sketchup Is. Please remind me to do so if I forget.
MC Escher Like Lizard Cookie Clay Cutters
Best Tessellation BIRDS

7. Additional Links To Video Examples
Math Related 3D Printed Object
3D Printed Clay Molds
3D Printed Cone
Awesome Multi Gyro
Printing a Portrait with the 3D Printer

8. Videos About 3D Scanning People Objects
Scanning & Printing A Portrait in 3D I will demonstrate later. Please remind me if I don’t.
Printing A Person in 3D
Sometimes things go wrong when scanning an object or person. How do you fix it?
Repairing 3D-printed Objects with Meshlab Software Free Software!

9. Make Your Own Models
I have made models like the vase using Sketchup software --free for teachers and students.
I will demonstrate how easy it is to create a simple house. It will take me no longer then a few minutes.
I have demonstrated this to Middle School students and they have created cities from scratch. Models can be exported from your computer as .OBJ files and then put into Meshlab or Meshmixer software and cleaned up and then exported to .STL files for printing.

10. Sketchup & Meshmixer
Quick demo I made to get you going using Sketchup software:
Meshmixer is a program I have just started using to fill holes, but I found that I can sculpt shapes with it also. Here are some Youtube links I have found helpful.

11. Meshmixer Youtube Links On Fixing An Altering 3D Models
Autodesk Meshmixer 101: First Launch
Meshmixer Clean a Scan
Meshmixer Tutorial - Part 1 (Sculpting Tools)
Fixing Topology Errors in meshmixer
Meshmixer Link
Meshlab Link

12. More Links To Find Or Create 3D Models
MakerBot PrintShop
Tinkercad
Sculptris
OpenSCAD
Skanect
Sketchup

13. ADVANCED 3D PRINTING CLASS at Instructables.com
Welcome to the world of 3D printing! In this class, you will learn everything you need to know to design and 3D print your own creations. It's really three-classes-in-one. We'll learn Fusion 360, an awesome (free) 3D modeling program that will let you design just about anything. We'll learn the ins-and-outs of desktop 3D-printing, and we'll learn how to sketch by hand so we can generate solid ideas. With this class and enough practice, you'll be a pro in no time.

14. Finally sometimes teachers will ask for something specific like this to help them explain a part from a book. Guess what book and what part this is from the photo on the left?
The picture above is a small bust
of Athena with a Raven sitting on
her head.
The picture above is scan
of the teacher.