Anyone have 3-d printer Cyclone/ISU files they would share?

[crash_zone]

I got my father-in-law a 3-d printer for Christmas and he's been bugging me for designs/files. Any good ISU or Cyclone 3-d files around that anyone has seen? Cyclone fans need to find a student taking an autoCAD class to tackle making a miniature Jack Trice Stadium model.

 

[ISUagger]

Here's a few I found from a quick search.

http://www.thingiverse.com/search/page:1?q=Iowa+state&sa=

 

[DeftOne]

I have absolutely no experience with 3D printers, but I would assume there's some way to convert standard 3D models to something usable by a 3D printer, no? If indeed that is true, you might want to check these out:

https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/search.html?q=iowa state&backendClass=both

Not sure if SketchUp models will have enough detail, but worth a look.

 

[Heilsqauvador]

Basically you will need a CAD program to make the CAD file that you will need. The .stl filetype is pretty standard for 3-D printing. Most CAD software packages allow you to export to .stl. Most of the stuff on Thingiverse is in this format as well.

Then you need a CAM software to write the .gcode file that the printer actually uses. These are commonly refered to as slicing software. Cura is probably the most popular, and is open source and free.

 

[Heilsqauvador]

If you are looking at making your own .stl CAD files and looking for something free I would suggest looking into Onshape. Its cloud based and basically is a splinter group from Solidworks.