3DPrintingProfs
Turn your ideas into Objects
Learn how 3D printers work, show what people make with them, and examine the 3D printing ecosystem. Explore the future of 3D printing and discuss how this technology will revolutionize our world
Learn how 3D printing is being applied in different businesses with focus on the special capabilities such as customization, self-assembly, and the ability to print complex objects. Examine how individuals are using this technology to create solutions to the problems they face.
Create digital designs that can be turned into physical objects. Learn how 3D scanners work to turn physical objects into digital designs. Learn sketchbook, Tinkercad and Fusion 360.
Learn the history of desktop 3D printing, how 3D printers are made and how they work. Learn how to use and repair a 3D printer. Explore the different types of materials that can be 3D printed
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Meet the 3D Printing Professors
John M. Jones Professor of Marketing and Executive Director of the Illinois MakerLab at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Director, Illinois Makerlab and Lecturer at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Industrial Designer, sketcher, Design Education advocate. Fusion360 user, Sketchbook beta team, Wacom, SW user and Skateboarder. RIT ID alumni.
Community Manager/ Writer / Producer /
Program Coordinator Illinois Informatics Institute and Adjunct Instructor-GSLIS