BryanG
Member
If you like the idea of open source software, have a look at this for open source:
http://reprap.org/wiki/Main_Page
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RepRap_Project
If you need to make a plastic component you don't Order it from a supplier, you design it in CAD and then 3D print the item yourself. And the bit that makes my chest swell with English pride is that it was started by a slightly dotty university professor here in the UK.
http://reprap.org/wiki/Main_Page
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RepRap_Project
If you need to make a plastic component you don't Order it from a supplier, you design it in CAD and then 3D print the item yourself. And the bit that makes my chest swell with English pride is that it was started by a slightly dotty university professor here in the UK.