Before printing something on a 3D printer, you first need to design what you are printing. I made a phone holder, so I started by getting the dimensions of my phone.
After I got the dimensions of my phone, I got to work designing my phone holder. I ended up making a simple design that can fit my phone both vertically and horizontally.
After the design was done, I saved it as an STL file and opened it in Makerbot.
Next, I made sure all the print settings were correct.
A preview of the final print.
With all of that done, I exported the file and began printing it at a 3D printer.
Here is the finished print holding my phone.
In this rotation, I got to use the 3D printers and the Makerbot software. During this project, I learned more about orienting prints so they print the fastest and with the least material. For example, in this project, I turned it sideways so it used no rafting. If I hadn't done that, it would have used rafting on about half of the print, expending print time and using much more PLA.