Opensource & Freeware
You don’t need to worry about how to control the machines, we use specific software for this which you can access at the MAKLab, typically however we work with a variety of file formats including STL, DXF, SVG, EPS or PDF.
So if you can output your design in these file formats we can use this with any of the machines.
We use a variety of free / open source design software which you can download from here:
3D CAD Software
Autodesk® 123D – Free 2d & 3D CAD Software
Blender 3D – Freeware 3D Software for DXF Files
Sketchup – Freeware 3D Software for DXF, STL Files
Sketchup STL Plugin for enabling Sketchup to output STL & DXF Files
STL Repair Utility for fixing broken STL Files
Meashlab STL Repair Utility for fixing broken STL Files
2D CAD Software
Autodesk® 123D – Free 2d & 3D CAD Software
QCAD – Low Cost CAD Software for DXF Files
2D Image Editors
Gimp – Freeware Image Editing Software for Jpegs, PNG, Tiff Files
Adobe Creative Cloud – Low Monthly Cost Professional Image Editing Software for almost all file types
2D Vector Editors
Inkscape – Freeware Vector Image Editing Software for SVG, PDF Files
Office Applications
Open Office – Freeware Office Applications for Text & Graphics
Circuit Board Design
Eagle PCB – Freeware Circuitboard Design
