{"id":738,"date":"2013-04-10T12:41:40","date_gmt":"2013-04-10T12:41:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rosarioconsulting.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/?p=738"},"modified":"2013-04-10T12:48:10","modified_gmt":"2013-04-10T12:48:10","slug":"12-steps-to-3d-print-your-minecraft-creations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/12-steps-to-3d-print-your-minecraft-creations\/","title":{"rendered":"12 Steps To 3D Print Your Minecraft Creations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Facebook Like Button v1.9.6 BEGIN [http:\/\/blog.bottomlessinc.com] -->\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Finspiredtoeducate.net%2Finspiredtoeducate%2F12-steps-to-3d-print-your-minecraft-creations%2F&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height: 30px; align: left; margin: 2px 0px 2px 0px\"><\/iframe>\n<!-- Facebook Like Button END -->\n<p>Chris Anderson, author of the book \u201cMakers\u201d, argues that the world becomes a more interesting place when the world of bits can be converted to the world of atoms.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 With the rise of \u201c3D printers,\u201d teachers, students, hackers, and makers can design 3d models and \u201cprint\u201d them.\u00a0\u00a0 The act of \u201cprinting\u201d a \u201c3d\u201d model converts the digital file into a physical object.\u00a0\u00a0 If you don\u2019t have a 3D printer, don\u2019t worry.\u00a0\u00a0 You can outsource the job of 3D printing to various companies on the Internet.\u00a0\u00a0 You can think of these companies as the \u201cKinko\u2019s\u201d or \u201cOfficeDepot\u201d for making 3D stuff.\u00a0\u00a0 For many, the act of designing 3D stuff can be intimidating.\u00a0\u00a0 Players of the game of Minecraft, however, do this all the time.\u00a0\u00a0 In the game Minecraft, you can design complex 3D objects using an infinite bag of digital lego blocks.<\/p>\n<p>Some brilliant guys from MIT have created a program that enables you to convert an object you created in MineCraft into a physical object. \u00a0 \u00a0Check out \u201cMinecraft.Print\u201d! \u00a0It\u2019s awesome! \u00a0I have tried to outline the major steps of this process.<\/p>\n<p>How can you 3D print your Minecraft creations?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Create a new world in creative mode called \u201cminecraftprint\u201d<\/li>\n<li>After the world is generated, create a cool object that you want to print. For the purpose of this tutorial, I will export an existing object from the world. (i.e. a small mountain)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/rosarioconsulting.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/shot1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Print a mountain from Minecraft\" src=\"http:\/\/rosarioconsulting.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/shot1.png\" alt=\"Print a mountain from Minecraft\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>To select an object in the world, we will need to select a low point and a high point. \u00a0 This concept is easier to visualize in 2D.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/rosarioconsulting.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/step2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-740\" title=\"Selecting a space for printing\" src=\"http:\/\/rosarioconsulting.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/step2.jpg\" alt=\"Selecting a space for printing\" width=\"513\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/step2.jpg 513w, http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/step2-300x175.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 513px) 100vw, 513px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cMinecraft.print\u201d uses markers to define our low point and high point. \u00a0 To select our mountain, we will need to place one marker at the base of the mountain. \u00a0 We will place the other marker at another high point. \u00a0 A marker is a stack of the following blocks: Diamond block, Gold Block, Iron Block. \u00a0 Please know that the order of the blocks is important. \u00a0 Make sure to select these items from your inventory.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/rosarioconsulting.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/step3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-741\" title=\"Select marker blocks\" src=\"http:\/\/rosarioconsulting.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/step3.png\" alt=\"Select marker blocks\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/step3.png 854w, http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/step3-300x168.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 854px) 100vw, 854px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Build the low marker. \u00a0 For our tutorial, we are placing our marker at the base of our mountain.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/rosarioconsulting.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/step4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-742\" title=\"Place lower block\" src=\"http:\/\/rosarioconsulting.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/step4.png\" alt=\"Place lower block\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/step4.png 854w, http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/step4-300x168.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 854px) 100vw, 854px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Build the high point marker. To capture our mountain, we need to pick a high point.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/rosarioconsulting.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/step5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-743\" title=\"step5\" src=\"http:\/\/rosarioconsulting.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/step5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/step5.png 854w, http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/step5-300x168.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 854px) 100vw, 854px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>We will need to install the following tools to get \u201cMinecraft.print\u201d running.<\/li>\n<ul>\n<li>python &#8211; (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.python.org\/download\/releases\/2.7.3\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.python.org\/download\/releases\/2.7.3\/<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>numpy &#8211; (http:\/\/sourceforge.net\/projects\/numpy\/files\/OldFiles\/ or <a href=\"http:\/\/docs.scipy.org\/doc\/numpy\/user\/install.html\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/docs.scipy.org\/doc\/numpy\/user\/install.html<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>pyyaml &#8211; (<a href=\"http:\/\/pypi.python.org\/pypi\/PyYAML\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/pypi.python.org\/pypi\/PyYAML<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li>Download \u201cMinecraft.Print\u201d from <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/codys\/minecraft.print\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/github.com\/codys\/minecraft.print<\/a> . Click the \u201czip\u201d download button. \u00a0Please note that the following steps will need to be adjusted if you use another operating system. See the <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/codys\/minecraft.print\/blob\/master\/README\" target=\"_blank\">README<\/a> file from \u201cminecraft.print\u201d for more details.<\/li>\n<li>Unzip the python script in \u201cC:\\mcprint.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Open a command window.<\/li>\n<ul>\n<li>Click the \u201cstart\u201d menu.<\/li>\n<li>Select \u201crun.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Enter \u201ccommand.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Press \u201cok.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li>Enter the following commands:<\/li>\n<ul>\n<li>Cd c:\\mcprint<\/li>\n<li>C:\\python27\\python run.py minecraftprint export<\/li>\n<ul>\n<li>You will need to adjust this command if python is not installed at c:\\python27.<\/li>\n<li>What does this command do?<\/li>\n<ul>\n<li>[C:\\python27\\python\u00a0Run.py] executes the \u201cminecraft.print\u201d process.<\/li>\n<li>In your future work, you can replace \u201cminecraftprint\u201d with the name of a level.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cExport\u201d refers to the name of the 3D model file that will be generated.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<li>At the end of this process, the script will produce an \u201cexport.stl\u201d file. \u00a0 \u00a0This file is ready for further edits or 3D printing. \u00a0Don\u2019t have a 3D printer? No problem. You can print your STL file using the following services<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cloudfab.com\" target=\"_blank\">cloudfab.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/shapeways.com\" target=\"_blank\">shapeways.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li>Need more inspiration for what you can print? Visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.minecraftprint.com\/#gallery\">http:\/\/www.minecraftprint.com\/#gallery<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>So\u2026 what kind of game, toy, or device would you like to build using Minecraft and 3D printing? \u00a0 How can this be used in project based learning?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Related posts<\/strong><\/span>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"How to use Minecraft in teaching\" href=\"http:\/\/rosarioconsulting.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/?p=566\">How to use Minecraft in teaching<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Why Use Virtual Worlds To Teach?\" href=\"http:\/\/rosarioconsulting.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/?p=525\">Why Use Virtual Worlds To Teach?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"7 Lessons Learned from Teaching Students to propose an Idea for Kickstarter\" href=\"http:\/\/rosarioconsulting.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/?p=724\">7 Lessons Learned from Teaching Students to propose an Idea for Kickstarter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Benefits of Teaching Kids To Code That No One Is Talking About\" href=\"http:\/\/rosarioconsulting.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/?p=623\">Benefits of Teaching Kids To Code That No One Is Talking About<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Do you feel our education system values creativity?\" href=\"http:\/\/rosarioconsulting.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/?p=113\">Do you feel our education system values creativity?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_745\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/rosarioconsulting.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/result1.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-745\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-745\" title=\"Final result\" src=\"http:\/\/rosarioconsulting.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/result1.jpg\" alt=\"Final result\" width=\"400\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/result1.jpg 400w, http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/result1-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-745\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Export file as viewed in MeshLab<\/p><\/div>\n\n<!-- Facebook Like Button v1.9.6 BEGIN [http:\/\/blog.bottomlessinc.com] -->\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Finspiredtoeducate.net%2Finspiredtoeducate%2F12-steps-to-3d-print-your-minecraft-creations%2F&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height: 30px; align: left; margin: 2px 0px 2px 0px\"><\/iframe>\n<!-- Facebook Like Button END -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chris Anderson, author of the book \u201cMakers\u201d, argues that the world becomes a more interesting place when the world of bits can be converted to the world of atoms.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 With the rise of \u201c3D printers,\u201d teachers, students, hackers, and makers can design 3d models and \u201cprint\u201d them.\u00a0\u00a0 The act of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[22,4,18,16,11,3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/738"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=738"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/738\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":747,"href":"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/738\/revisions\/747"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=738"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=738"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=738"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}