{"id":1754,"date":"2012-11-12T19:33:00","date_gmt":"2012-11-12T19:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/1754-8-tips-for-3d-printing-with-sketchup.html"},"modified":"2022-10-05T17:00:09","modified_gmt":"2022-10-05T21:00:09","slug":"8-tips-for-3d-printing-with-sketchup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/8-tips-for-3d-printing-with-sketchup","title":{"rendered":"8 Tips for 3D Printing with Sketchup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- s9ymdb:29917 --><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"serendipity_image_center\" width=\"495\" height=\"242\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/000_Sketchup_examples_of_solids1.jpeg\"><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sketchup.google.com\/intl\/nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sketchup<\/a> is a great choice if you&#8217;re new to 3D modeling: it&#8217;s free, easy to learn and there are TONS of free tutorials available. Even so, you may need to know a few things before you can get your models 3D printed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Community member <a href=\"\/shops\/denali3ddesign\">Marcus Ritland from Denali 3D Design<\/a> shares <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mastersketchup.com\/8-tips-for-3d-printing-with-sketchup\/#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">8 great tips on MasterSketchup.com<\/a>. 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