Miscellaneous, Paper
Model Making Helpers
Free paper models,
information, paper model/paper toy creation utilities for paper modeling...
American
Postcards - Lots of images of vintage postcards
Between
the Folds - Great show that was offered on PBS recently from
Independence Lens. Features lots of artists that are paper folders,
origami etc. If you missed it you they have it for you online. A must
watch for all paper modelers and origami fans.
Cardboard
Cad-A-Pult -
Instructions for how to make a catapult out of cardboard.
Cardboard
Columns With 16 Million Facets
- This is amazing! Desiner Hansmeyer's column stands nine feet tall,
weighs 2000 pounds, and is made out of 2700 thin slices of cardboard
stacked on top of wooden cores. Must see and read.
Clever
Lunch Box Design - Eco friendly cardboard lunch box that when
opened has built-in plate. Clever.
Dover
Publications - Sign up for the Dover Sampler, and each week
we’ll send you an email with links to free content from books favored
by customers like you. Download, print, enjoy!
French Antique
Paper Theater -
Over 200 sheets of paper project parts, Most from the 1920's
Hydraulic
Robot
- A working hydraulic robot made from cardboard and tape.
Jen Stark
- Beautiful paper cut designs.
Make
a Ukulele out of Cardboard
Making Toy Theatres
MIT,
3D Printing - Three Dimensional Printing is a process under development
at MIT for the rapid and flexible production of prototype parts, end-use parts,
and tools directly from a CAD model...
Mr.
McGroovys - Free plans for cardboard play structures: castle,
pirate ship, space ship, train and more. He also sells "box rivets"
Paper Model
Forum - Mike Hungerford's Google Groups.
Punched
Out Fonts - True Tuype fonts that you can print out and build
into 3D paper model letters of the alphabet!
PDO
File Viewer - Pepakura Viewer is a free PDO viewer that is offered
from the same software company as Pepakura Designer.
Project
Space Planes - They launched 100 paper planes from the edge
of space. Each plane carried a message on a memory card. Let them lnow
if you find one. Several videos of the event.
Scale
Model Net - Has a free paper model category, very nice.
Strickly
Paper - David Graham: The Move-it Kit
- Clever carboard box on wheels. No template that I can find but it
is a clever design. Browse the rest of Strickly Paper, there are lots
of clever paper and carboard designers featured here. This box on wheels
would be great for moving into a college Dorm, where you have limited
space.
Working
Paper Claw
| Paper Model/Paper
Toy Making Helpers |
Blender
- Very popular free
open source 3d modeling program. Has an unfolder plugin called Unfolder
that will unfold your 3d models.
Blender
Paper Model Maker - A plug-in for the 3D program Blender that
will unfold 3D Models.
Designing
Paper Models
Dt
Online - Has an interactive package/box design section.
Free
Paper Model Design eBook
- A free ebook on how to design paper models using Blender an open sporce
3D modeling program. Download is in the upper right area of page.
Gear
Template Generator
Geometric
Model Software and Makers
How
to make a paper model with Sketchup
- Good tutorial about how to build your first paper model using Sketchup
and a couple of Sketchup plugins. Ful simple instructions on how to
build paper model dice.
Metasequoia - 3d modeling
program, freeware version available
MilkShape 3D - Low cost 3d modeling
program
Pepakura
Designer - Very nice paper model creator!
SketchChair
- Software that allows you to design your own cardboard chairs and furniture.
SketchUp
- Google's 3d modeling program. There is a functional free version. We love the
program, though we are still learning to use it.
Sketcup
Unfold Script - 3rd party script that allows you to unfold in
Google's Sketchup modeling program. Easy to use.
Starfleet
Museum
Star Ship Schematics - Free
schematics covering Star Trek, Battle Star Galactica, Babylon 5 and Space Battleship
Yamato, Very Nice!
Tank-CAM
Ultimate
Papercraft 3D
- Papercraft designer software for MS Windows. There is a demo trial version available.
Ultimate Unwrap3D -
Ultimate Unwrap3D is a speciality Windows tool for unwrapping 3D models. Demo
available.
Waybe
Unfold for SketchUp 7 - Free 15 day demo for SketchUp plugin that unfold
models designed in SketchUp.