Inventor is a program that you can turn sketches into 3d objects that can be 3D printed. It is very simple and easy to use. The things that you create can be brought over to other programs such as illustrator.
What I had to do first was make a basic sketch of my widget. After I made this sketch I had to dimension everything.
Then I had to extrude the sketch by an inch. After I extruded the image I had to add the rectangle to the top on the right side of the figure. After I added this I had to cut a corner out of the rectangle.
This is the final project of my widget that I will print through Illustrator.
I learned that makerbot is very simple. It is very simple and easy to use. All you have to do is follow the directions. If anything I need to remember about this is to not be scared of technology. I have never been to could with technology but I have learned that it is not too complicated.