Create Your Own Custom Toy Cars and Trucks with 3D Printing!

With this simple set of tools, anyone can create custom 3d printed toy cars and trucks. Once you learn these simple steps, you can customize thousands of 3d printer models.
Advanced users will learn how to create 3d model templates based on OpenSCAD in the models.makewiththech.com online OpenSCAD IDE.
00:00 Introduction
02:43 Finding Customizable 3d Printer Models
04:22 What is a Model Template
05:33 Using the 3d Printer Model Customizer
07:48 Generating an STL File From Your Customized Template
12:21 Safety First -- Make Sure You Secure Small Parts
13:35 Advanced Customizations
14:46 First Look at OpenSCAD-Based Templates
15:00 Introduction to OpenSCAD Coding
15:21 Creating a Cylinder
16:18 Making Round Shapes Smoother
18:28 Creating Holes in OpenSCAD
21:00 Producing an STL File from an OpenSCAD Script
21:34 Wrap Up
Here is a link to the car/truck template:
models.makewithtech.com/model...
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[@Vampier]

"you wouldn't download a car" - yet here we are :D

[@woodwaker1]

I was not aware how much your model website has grown and the changes. Thanks for posting this.

[@johnkelley9877]

This is such a great tutorial! I learned a lot from this. Thanks for sharing your knowledge .

[@monkeywrench1951]

Excellent channel and genius company. You are going where I always wish shapeways would go bit never did. I also hoped freecad also evolved into truly parametrized models. My entry point to your channel was a 1y old video you had on making strong vase mode designs. I am trying to find a way to learn with my 10y old son and maybe get his business/creative mind kickstarted. Your channel and website will definitely become tools and now we have an incentive to pick up openscad. Another channel I follow is slant3d; I am sure you’ve seen each other, but there may definitely be synergy there. Thank you, please keep all this going.

[@charlesrestivo870]

This is off topic I've tried to navigate your new site I joined it and I find itterribly hard to use truly .So many steps to do something .Maybe you can thing about simplify it

[@swamihuman9395]

:)

[@charlesrestivo870]

Just wish he didn't talk to you as a child