Obviously design credit goes to lucas film, but the 2d design files came from the r2 builders group, and the 3d is the result of days and weeks of modeling and guessing. Use filters to find rigged, animated, lowpoly or free 3d models. The 9 files composing this model are conceived especially for ffffdm 3d printers, all objects are manifold and watertight, all intersections were created with boolean operations and the model was subdivided in pieces and preorientated in the print bed to have the. Each cad and any associated text, image or data is in no way sponsored by or affiliated with any company, organization or realworld item, product, or good it may purport to portray. Introducing the bb8 builders club started in april 2015, the bb8 builders club or bb8 builders is already an active international star wars fan group dedicated to building lifesize, working replicas of the new star wars droid, bb8. Any of the 3d files and questions you may have will be available on their facebook page which currently sits well over 10,000 members. I just wanted to make a simple model for easy printing and assembly, so my design. When i realized that the 3d part files were readily available to club members, i jumped at the chance to be one of the early adopters and give it a go. The stl files for bb8 are free and available for download from the clubs facebook group. Download free 3d models available under creative commons licenses. We are an international community who build their own replica robots from the star wars universe. From the bb8 builders club to the servo at the top of the dome arm. Secretive club designing, 3d printing a full size bb8 make. When i realized that the 3d part files were readily available to club.
You can also buy royaltyfree 3d models on the sketchfab store. Bb8 builders club has created stl files for building a lifesize bb8 droid. I needed to move onto to sorting bb8s orange parts. Print your own bb8 droid using these free 3dprintable files by kelly hodgkins december 17, 2015 tomorrow is the big day when star wars. Jason loo 3d prints amazing lifesized bb8 droid from upcoming star wars movie. Testing my bb8 at a uk r2d2 builders club meet, also discussing the cad and code release for the project download the files on.
This is a really bad example of the boring bill podcast, you cant really hear anything at all. Secretive club designing, 3d printing a fullsize bb8. Copy the files to a sd micro sd card, then insert the card to the mp3 module. This allows the sphere to move without any contact to the inside of. The new single piece part is 303mm od, not counting helper disks. Print your own bb8 droid using these 3dprinted files. Now since it is very well documented on how to print your own dome check out bb8 builders on facebook i am going to skip a playbyplay on how to do that. Plans to 3dprint your own star wars bb8 just became open. The club publicly released the stl files for the bb8 droid in october 2015 under creative commons international 4. Bask, friends, in the glory of a fullsized, 3dprinted bb8.
Secretive club designing, 3d printing a fullsize bb8 with images. The force awakens finally opens in theaters worldwide. New digi stilt diy instructions instant download pdf. Its one of the millions of unique, usergenerated 3d experiences created on roblox. Print your own bb8 droid using these free 3dprintable files. On october 8th 2015, a day now proudly referred to as october bb8th, lucasfilm ltd. Then i stumbled across the newly formed bb8 builders club.
The force awakens, bb8 has already captured the hearts and minds of star wars fans and others all over the world. The club publicly released the stl files for their bb8 droid under a creative commons license so that makers anywhere could 3d print it with. This is a closed facebook community for support of those building either static or mobile 1. All messages express the views of the author, and neither the owners of bb8 builders club, nor vbulletin solutions, inc. You can build your model using standard filament and the star wars. All the files are made available on the club website so you can download the files. Welcome to, the official website of the r2 builders club. Free download, 3d bb8 model available in obj, max, fbx and made with 3ds max 2016. Awakening the forces of 3d printing to bring bb8 to life.
Ive separated the parts so you have the option of r2 on 2 feet or 3. The bb8 builders club and software engineer jeanrene bedard have revealed two functional, 3d printable, and movierealistic designs that awaken the force of 3d printing and bring star wars. The force awakens by maxter download and 3d print this file and many more from pinshape today. Founded by a handful of current members of the r2d2 builders club, the bb8 builders began forming just after star wars celebration anaheim in april 2015. Innovative club members are using rapid prototyping and 3d printing to create fullscale replicas of the droid from the new film, and have even helped a high school robotics class build their. Bb8 builders club at the maker faire bay area 2016 youtube. On october 8th, the bb8 builders club was officially recognized by lucasfilm ltd, a day that many members proudly refer to as october bb8th. The droid has a remote control system that allows the user to move. It does, however, offer instructions for animating bb8s large eye with. The bb8 builders club is an offshoot of the r2 builders club, with many of the same members, and have kindly produced a brilliant set of 3d printer files to allow anyone to print out their own bb8. Montybug of the bb8buildersclub has posted a build record of his model bb8 droid.
Here is the one place for all of my bb8 files and code. While the plans do not tackle the complexities of creating an internally motorized replica though there are many working on that project as well the stl files, instructions, and faq, created by builders club are enough to get you closer to owning your own bb8 replica. Two of the club founders started to bounce ideas back and forth about designing 3d printed parts for the droid that would fit together. We are the uk chapter of the bb8 builders club and aim to provide a space for. The club publicly released the stl files for their bb8 droid under a creative commons license so that makers anywhere could 3d print it with confidence. Of course, for this i needed a 3d printer or rather, another one. The computeraided design cad files and all associated content posted to this website are created, uploaded, managed and owned by third party users.
Bb8 builders club new orange ring v3 time lapse on vimeo. If you love star wars have we got a 3d printing project for you. In the pic below it shows them mounted using bearings to hold the weight. Join the craft chops newsletter enter your email address.
If you want to make a spoiler all you gotta do is put. Download the files for the 3d printed bb8 droid star wars. The official bb8 builders club just released opensource plans on how. A group of dedicated fans have recently released the stl files to 3d print and assemble. Posted in svg tags bb8 disney star wars robot droid svg free file free graphic. Available in any file format including fbx, obj, max, 3ds, c4d. Click to find the best results for r2 builders club models for your 3d printer. You can check out the free to download bb8 builders club 3d printing files on their official facebook page. The bb8 builders club is an international organization devoted to building highquality models of the bb8 droid from star wars.
Secretive club designing, 3d printing a fullsize bb8 make. Js formats for use in unity 3d, blender, sketchup, cinema 4d, unreal, 3ds max and maya. It had been digitally designed to be extremely accurate and can be printed at home with a 3d printer, i used. One star wars communitys mission to fill the world with bb8s. Attach a loud but lightweight speakers to the audio output and upload these bb8 audio voice files. Thought wed show the new single piece orange ring v3 file being printed. Download the stl files at the bb8 builders club facebook page and print yourself a fullscale bb8 droid to take along with you to see star wars. Many bothans died club publicly released the stl files for the bb8 droid in october 2015 under creative commons international 4. Print your own bb8 droid using these free 3d printable files by kelly hodgkins december 17, 2015 tomorrow is the big day when star wars. In preparation for episode vii, a secretive builders club has created stl files for building.