I’ve been following N3D for a while now and it really inspired me to get into 3D printing. My goal is to turn this hobby into a small side income alongside my full-time job and I’m curious about the journey ahead. For those of you who have been part of this community for a while, what have you learned here and what kind of value has it brought you? I would love to hear your experiences and what I can expect.

Hey Filament Junkies! If you’re interested in 3D design or making your own projects, I highly recommend checking out Fusion 360. Fusion 360 is a powerful CAD program that you can actually download for free if you’re using it for personal or hobby purposes. It’s used for things like 3D modeling, product design, and even preparing files for 3D printing. What I like about it is that you don’t need expensive courses to get started. There are a lot of free tutorials on YouTube that can teach you step by step. For example, this video is a great starting point for beginners: https://youtu.be/d3qGQ2utl2A?si=IMe_ly4IUtRM0H-J This tutorial walks you through the basics like the interface, sketching, and creating your first 3D objects. If you follow tutorials like this consistently, you can get surprisingly far in a short time. You’ll be able to design your own parts, tools, or even full projects. So if you’ve been thinking about learning design or CAD, just download Fusion 360 and start with some YouTube tutorials. It’s one of the easiest ways to get into creating your own ideas in 3D. Feel free to share your progress or ask questions 👍

Halfway through the first week. Time to share where you're at. Drop your current product idea below: a sketch, an AI visual, a photo, or just a written description. Whatever you have right now is enough. This is your chance to: ✅ Get feedback from the community ✅ Spot new angles you haven't thought of ✅ See what others are working on for inspiration Don't have anything yet? Drop where you're stuck, that's just as valuable. No idea is too rough. The whole point is to share early and improve fast. I will also try to give feedback to everyone! :) 🚀 Premium members: Week 1 course is live: follow my exact steps, see my research and why I picked this product.

From Zero to First Sales: 6 Week Sprint 1️⃣ This week is all about Research, Ideas and finding a niche. Before we dive in, one important thing: This sprint is focused on Etsy. In my experience it's the fastest and most beginner-friendly platform to get real results with 3D printed products. Other platforms work too, but I'll be running everything on Etsy myself and that's where my guidance will be most useful. If you don't have an Etsy store yet, create one this week. It's free and takes less than 30 minutes. That's your foundation. Now, before you print anything, before you list anything, before you spend a single euro, you need to know what you're selling and why it will sell. Most people skip this step. That's why most people fail. I know research isn't the most exciting part, but it's the step that separates the ones who make sales from the ones who just own a printer. Do it right once and everything else gets easier. ✅ Your task this week: 1. Set up your Etsy store if you don't have one yet 2. Go to the Etsy search bar and look at what is trending right now (Easter products might be to late, seasonal items, upcoming holidays) 3. Go to Google Gemini and use a prompt like this: "Please provide me with a list of typical events, trends or holidays in [Your Country] over the next three months, along with the potential market demand for products related to each event." You will get things like: start of gardening season, Mother's Day, FIFA World Cup, wedding season and more. 4. Write down trends and ideas that YOU like and actually understand. This is important. If you don't connect with the topic you won't stay motivated and you won't understand the real problems behind it. 5. Now imagine yourself living inside that trend. Sounds weird but it works. Example for weddings: You're decorating the venue. You want a cozy candy bar, a cocktail bar, people need to find their seats, there's a catering queue, guests need directions to the toilets, a spot to leave gifts, a place to make song requests, a photo booth area.

found thus on makerworld and printed it for myself, how about custom prints like this of peoples own cars to hang up in the garage. Would love some feedback!