Resources to Check Out

■   Autodesk University 2013 video: The New Industrial Revolution, available at:
http://au.autodesk.com/au-online/classes-on-demand/class-catalog/2013/class-detail/3604

■   Information about Maker Faires:
http://www.makerfaire.com

■   Kickstarter, Indiegogo, and Prosper, sites where entrepreneurs can solicit crowdfunding, market research, and feedback from a large participant community:
http://www.kickstarter.com
http://www.indiegogo.com
http://www.prosper.com

■   Quirky, a large community that gives feedback on the product development and manufacturing process:
http://www.quirky.com

■   Etsy, an online marketplace for handmade products:
www.etsy.com

■   Shapeways, Ponoko, and Imaterialise, online service bureaus where you can send files for 3D printing or CNC cutting and sell copies via their storefronts:
http://www.shapeways.com
http://www.ponoko.com http://i.materialise.com/

■   Trimble 3D Warehouse, a website from which to download all kinds of things to tinker with and 3D print:
https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/

■   Instructables, a website from which to get instructions to make all kinds of things:
http://www.instructables.com

■   Cline, Lydia Sloan. 3D Printing with Autodesk 123D, Tinkercad, and MakerBot, 2015 (New York: TAB/McGraw-Hill)

■   Cline, Lydia Sloan. SketchUp for Interior Design: 3D Visualizing, Designing, and Space Planning, 2014 (Hoboken, NJ: Wiley)