maker movement: 3D printing

The Maker Movement is essentially a technology centered extension of DIY(do it yourself) projects. 3D printing is one field of the maker movement as it incorporates both creativity with arts and crafts, as well as a technological aspect. The tools to create in order to 3D print are fairly simple to use they can range from simple programs such as Tinker cad or blender to expert level programs such as Autodesk fusion 360. Although these programs may look intimidating and hard to use, If you start off with the basic programs it will surely be easy. One big benefit of connecting 3D printing to the maker movement is also the collaborative communities such as thingieverse or Autodesk gallery. On these forums you can share your creations with other people as well as view other creations as well. In these communities some people give their designs freely to the community, which essentially lets other people improve on designs or even to just print. As the projects created by the communities can be built upon, this can help people who may not be able to design or may not have the time to design things and would like something easy, which introduces a collaborative and innovative part to 3D printing as although you may not necessarily be creating something from scratch, you may still be able to build upon or edit other projects. 

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