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10-11-2018, 10:24 AM #1
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Newbie question.
Hi Guys,
I have just dipped my toe into the world of 3D printing. I have ordered an Anycubic i3 mega as my very first printer and I can't wait until it arrives tomorrow.
I have absolutely no experience with 3D printing or with any associated software, so this promises to be a steep learning curve!
I have seen many of the wonderful designs on thingiverse and will be trying some of those in time, however what I wanted to do was to get my head around the 3D software and find something suitable for my needs.
I would like to be able to 3D print text, using a wide variety of different fonts. I have tried Tinkercad, however this only seems to offer 3-4 different, basic fonts.
As well as being able to use different fonts, I would also like to be able to manipulate the text, for example being able to arc it (so that it looks like a loose inverted U shape, if that makes sense!) or warp it, or basically just change it to my satisfaction. I plan on making simple things like name plaques and name tags for my grandkids and don't want regular straight-line text.
Can anyone recommend some FREE simple to use, beginners software, that could fulfil my requirements?
P.S - I use a MAC, so it would need to be compatible with OSX.
Thanks in advance
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