He designed the parts using Autodesk’s 123D Design. They were initially printed in PLA. Skate bearings were used in the center of the disks to ensure a smooth rotation.

In the continuing battle against 3D printers used exclusively for fabricating plastic octopodes and useless trinkets, here’s yet another installment of a Making A Thing tutorial. If you&#8217… ...

The Autodesk 123D family of apps provides users with the ability to capture, design and make their ideas, and connect with other makers around the world for support or inspiration.

I was able to quickly design a 3D object, and when I came up against the limitations of the app, it meant I was ready to move on to the more complex 123D Design.

In a nutshell: Software maker Autodesk released an app last week for iOS - nothing in Google Play yet - that lets you mock up real-life objects that you can print on a 3-D printer. Design new ...

Autodesk recently released a new iPad app for novice 3D modelers, 123D Creature, which allows creators to use gesture controls to mold monsters out ...

It works like this: Open Autodesk 123D, design your 3D object using the surprisingly intuitive tools, and when you're done, click "Make It" in the right sidebar. Choose a 3D printing project (the ...

Autodesk has long provided free versions of the programs 123D Design (which I use for modeling my 3D prints), 123D Catch (which turns photos and scans into 3D models), 123D Make (which creates ...

The 123D family (link to all the free maker apps at Autodesk) provides users with the ability to capture, design and make their ideas, and connect with others for support or inspiration.

The Next Web was recently privy to a pretty cool demo of Autodesk‘s latest 3D apps, designed to let iPad, Mac and PC users create and order 3D models entirely of the user’s own design. These ...

You may know Autodesk as the company behind AutoCAD and other high-end programs for design, architecture and engineering. The company’s new iPad app, 123D Creature, lets users create intricate ...