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3D printing for Repair
Repairing with 3D printing is a subject that is often discussed at Repair Cafés. A broken gear, plastic part or handle? You can print it in 3D!
But be careful, it’s not a miracle solution.
Guides and tutorials
- The methodological guide of 3D printing for repair written by TU Delft in english
- The practical manual, for students of TUDleft
Platforms for shared 3D spare parts
Use Repair or Spare Parts keywords to find them
Our article on 3D printing
Where to train and print in 3D?
- We regularly organize training courses on the topic! The next ones will be announced on this page, and via our newsletter. The next ones will be announced on this page, and via our newsletter.
- Fablabs and Makerspaces are open workshops dedicated to digital manufacturing. Most offer training in 3D printing. Find the complete list of Belgian Fablabs and Makerspaces in our directory!
- We also have 3D printers in our Repair Lab. Come and discover the place and repair your broken objects yourself!
- There are also professional 3D printing services, to make your parts on demand. Take a look here.
Software for (re-)designing in 3D
- FreeCAD: the most complete. Multiplatform open-source software (Windows, Mac and Linux), highly customizable and extensible, it allows you to push re-design (very) far, but is also complex to get started with.
- Autodesk Fusion: the compromise. Proprietary software, it allows you to re-design complex parts while remaining relatively easy to get started with. A free trial version exists, and gives access to almost all the features needed for repair by 3D printing.
- Tinkercad: the easiest. Another Autodesk software, Tinkercad is free and can be used online. It allows you to re-design parts quite simply by combining basic geometric shapes.
- OpenScad: the geekiest. Open-source too, it is probably the most complicated software to learn, but the most elegant of all. Here, all the re-design is done in line of code!