The software is also very popular, Purple Mash recently held a 3D design competition which attracted over 5,000 individual entries. But it is perfect for printing the 3D shape and if you print in white PLA, printed models could easily be coloured or painted by the pupils.
STL file does not include any of the surface design that pupils draw on their models. Being very simple software it does have it’s limitations, the main one being that the exported. Nodes can be deleted and additional nodes can also be added which gives even more design flexibility. Pupils simply choose a type of model, then they can manipulate the shape of the model simply by moving large nodes to get the shape they require.
STL file for 3D printing simply by clicking a button.
There is now the facility in 2Design & Make to export pupils designs as. Traditionally this has been used to allow pupils to design their own 3D models which can be printed as a paper/card net that the pupils fold and assemble to make their 3D model. In the Purple Mash suit of tools there is a program called 2Design & Make. It has a very simple child friendly interface that pupils are familiar with which eliminates a large part of the 3D modelling learning curve for very young children. Purple Mash is used in many Primary and Early Years settings across the UK and internationally. We have recently been excited to learn that Purple Mash, a popular software suite from 2Simple, now has the ability to design and export models as 3D printable. You can learn more about this project, the design process, challenges and outcomes in our Dens Road Case Study. They managed to design and make their own playground equipment models in TinkerCAD. It is possible however, with time and support, that even the very young can achieve success, as the pre-school children at Dens Road Nursery proved. Following this, significant ongoing support may be required for very young children as they have often not developed the fine motor skills required to manipulate the software in order to realise their ideas, this can lead to a lot of frustration in the pupils.
However even these simpler programs and apps, dedicated time is required to familiarise pupils with the interface. Software and apps that the CREATE Education team have become aware of that may be worth exploring with younger children includes: However the 3D software industry is starting to respond and more and more solutions are becoming available that younger children can access. One of the barriers to introducing 3D printing to very young children is that 3D modelling software can be too difficult for them to master.
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