Other excellent resources for sourcing downloadable 3D models or creating step-by-step 3D printing projects can be found at Pinshape, 3DShook, Sketchfab, Turbosquid or Wevolver.

How do you 3D-print without a 3D printer? If you don't own a 3D printer, you can still 3D print any 3D model you found through a database or designed through a software tool.

The best 3D modeling software and apps smoothly powers through a range of professional-grade design tasks, from architecture and video game design to 3D printing.

Who Can Use SketchUp? Anyone who would benefit from 3D modeling can use SketchUp. In the home-improvement world, it could be incredibly useful to build a detailed 3D model of your house and property.

Trimble, which has the SketchUp family of 3D modeling tools, has added a visual search tool to let users find pre-built models based on an image rather than trying to hit on something with a text ...