MAKE at CES 2013: Design Your Own 3D Printed iPhone Case

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Matt Richardson is a San Francisco-based creative technologist and Contributing Editor at MAKE. He’s the co-author of Getting Started with Raspberry Pi and the author of Getting Started with BeagleBone.

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January 8th, 2013 4

If you’re not a 3D modeling and printing expert but you want to create a custom iPhone case, you’re not out of luck. Makers are likely familiar with Sculpteo, a 3D printing service. At CES, they’re showing off an iPhone app and website called 3DPCase. With it, you can design your own bespoke 3D-printed iPhone case. The app starts you off with 16 different templates which you can modify to suit your own style. You can incorporate photos, 3D-printed text, textures, and patterns. After you’ve designed the case you want, you can submit your design and you’ll see it delivered to you in two to four days for $24 and up. I think this could be a nice gentle introduction to 3D printing and design and perhaps a gateway to more serious tools for the uninitiated.