Learners and teachers have so many free options at their fingertips, we find that fewer are buying the higher-priced software. Just like with all kinds of making, with software these days you can do a lot with a little. Years ago, the costs of new software, especially those used by creative professionals, were prohibitive to […]
Kerbal Space Program is the closest most of us are going to get to running our own space agency, and now NASA has stepped in and is collaborating with the game’s makers to improve it.
Chris Lee is no stranger to making really big projects a reality. At TEDx Nashville, he officially unveiled project Greebli.es, his next big adventure, and he needs your help.
Exceptional Hardware Software Meeting #2, aka EHSM, has issued a call for proposals in preparation of their June convention. This time it’s held in a particle physics laboratory!
O’Reilly, MAKE’s original parent company, has announced Solid, a hardware and software conference to be held next May in San Francisco.
Differential drive robots operate with two motorized wheels doing all of the propulsion and steering, with additional wheels serving only to maintain balance. This Processing-based program lets you steer a simulated robot around your screen while recording the simulated motors’ rotations.
Creators of Tinkercad announced earlier this week that they would no longer be developing the popular cloud-based CAD tool. We’re fans of Tinkercad here at Make, having written about and praised it on the blog and in our Ultimate Guide to 3D Printing, so this is sad news. The free version is still available to use between now and the end of April, and paying customers will have access until the end of 2013.
Here are a few other free alternatives to TinkerCAD, starting with what I think is the most beginner-friendly and ending with the least beginner-friendly.
