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Maker Series: Meet Our 3D Printer
Learn Tinkercad
Wednesday, October 04
2:00pm - 3:30pm
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2023-10-04 14:00:00
2023-10-04 15:30:00
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Maker Series: Meet Our 3D Printer
Learn how to create files using Tinkercad (a free web-based CAD program) and to build a 3D model, followed by a demonstration of our 3D printers. Registration opens September 13.
Main Library - Computer Lab 1
Main Library
Computer Lab 1Learn how to create files using Tinkercad (a free web-based CAD program) and to build a 3D model, followed by a demonstration of our 3D printers. Registration opens September 13.
Register online, in person, or by phone at 330.643.9145.
Tinkercad, which runs on a browser for free, is one of the simplest and most intuitive 3D modeling tools available. In this class, the instructor will provide a step-by-step approach to successfully build a 3D model.
For more assistance or further reading, check out these resources:
- "3D Modeling and Printing With Tinkercad: Create and Print Your Own 3D Models" by James Floyd Kelly
- "Getting Started With 3D Printing: A Hands On Guide to the Hardware, Software, and Services Behind the New Manufacturing Revolution" by Liza Wallach Kloski and Nick Klosk
EVENT TYPE: | Maker & DIY | Computers & Technology |
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Main Library, located in the heart of downtown Akron, combines compelling public space with meaningful and relevant public library services for all members of our community. Since opening in 2004, the downtown library welcomes more than one million visitors each year.
Subject divisions include: Business, Government & Science, Culture & AV, Magazines & Newspapers, Special Collections (local history & genealogy), TechZone@Main, Teen, and a 12,000 square feet Children's Library.
Special services available at Main Library include: a Patent & Trademark Resource Center; U.S. Passport and Notary services; a Microbusiness Center; a Maker Space; a resource lab for early childhood educators; and regularly scheduled computer training classes. Also available at Main Library are more than 125 public access computers, color photocopiers/printers, laminating, scanning, faxing, and free Wi-Fi.
Specialized spaces include a 425-seat auditorium, public meeting rooms, and a used bookstore. An interior glass block walkway leads to a 600-space parking garage owned by the City of Akron. An outdoor amphitheater and landscaped park complete the complex.