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. In this tutorial, we are only going to use household materials and a little arduino circuitry. A group of dedicated fans have recently released the stl files to 3d print and assemble fullscale replicas of bb8. Testing my bb8 at a uk r2d2 builders club meet, also discussing the cad and code release for the project download the files on. The bb8 builders club is an international organization devoted to building highquality models of the bb8 droid from star wars. Then i stumbled across the newly formed bb8 builders club, a facebook group which at the time only had a few members.
All messages express the views of the author, and neither the owners of bb8 builders club, nor vbulletin solutions, inc. 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. Myminifactory guaranteed free and paid 3d printable. Today, im going to teach you how to build a working, lifesized, phonecontrolled starwars bb8 droid. 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. Print your own bb8 droid using these free 3d printable files.
In preparation for episode vii, a secretive builders club has created stl files for building. 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. Join the official facebook group of the builder s club. Dec 22, 2015 the stl files for bb8 are free and available for download from the clubs facebook group. Inspired by ascas techbuilders instructable on building a life size bb8, our team wanted to build a bluetooth controlled transparent bb8 using an arduino uno that could also react to music for our electronics project. New digi stilt diy instructions instant download pdf. The force awakens movie, and already there are a number of bb8 robot toys that fans can pick up. Thanks to the incredible efforts of the bb8 builders club facebook group, makerminded star wars fans have been 3d printing their own fullsize bb8 or at least the friendly droids adorable dome. 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. 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. Welcome to, the official website of the r2 builders club.
Each of these pieces is actually composed of several subpieces as you saw in the earlier print pictures, but after assembly you end up with. Download our files and build them with your lasercutter, 3d printer, or cnc. The club is organized and policed by a group of administrators or admins, including members with direct relationships with lucasfilm ltd. Since the thingiverse needs good robots to fight the bad ones, i give you r2. 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 own. 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. Building your own fullsize bb8 is certainly an ambitious undertaking requiring many hours of 3d printing, assembly, and postprocessing. You can also go ahead and mount the magnet mount from the bb8 builders club to the servo at the top of the dome arm. One star wars communitys mission to fill the world with bb8s. We classify the sites to download stl files in three categories. Mar 09, 2018 not happy with just having an r2d2, ive decided to also build a bb8. One huge lesson i learned from building my bb8 is to keep the top as light as. This is a closed facebook community for support of those building either static or mobile 1.
Makers can download useful tested stl files for terrains, toys, sculptures, spare parts and video games for their 3d printers. We are the uk chapter of the bb8 builders club and aim to provide a space for uk builders to discuss their builds and share information and tips to new comers. This program is advertising supported and may offer to install third party programs that are not required. Luckily for zarick, a quick internet search led him directly to the bb8 builder s club, a maker community with over 10,000 members sharing and contributing detailed information on how to. My 3d printed bb8 dome is taking shape r2 stockholm. You want it as high as possible without interfering with the sphere or dome arm.
We are an international community who build their own replica robots from the star wars universe. Obviously design credit goes to lucas film, but the 2d design files. The computeraided design cad files and all associated content posted to this website are created, uploaded, managed and owned by third party users. But for the truly diehard droid lovers, theres no substitution for having a fullsize bb8 replica by your side, perhaps even sitting next to you at the movie premier. Find out the best paid and free 3d models of 3d printing. 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. Find 3d models to print sell your designs to the world. The official bb8 builder s club just released opensource plans on how to print your very own bb8 replica just in time for star wars. The club is organized and policed by a group of administrators or admins, including. Nov 04, 2015 jason loo 3d prints amazing lifesized bb8 droid from upcoming star wars movie. 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.
Diy lifesize phone controlled bb8 droid part iv dfrobot. However, since my printer is currently down for repairs, im hoping someone else will give it a shot and let me know how it goes. Available in any file format including fbx, obj, max, 3ds, c4d. Sign up for your own profile on github, the best place to host code, manage projects, and build software alongside 40 million developers. We are an international community who build their own replica robots from the star.
Myminifactory is the leading community of 3d designers who share free and paid guaranteed 3d printable models, objects and designs. The grabcad library offers millions of free cad designs, cad files, and 3d models. These are the 5 main pieces that make up the bb8 builder s club dome. Any of the 3d files and questions you may have will be. I will deffinitely support you work with a donation when i download the files. Request a quote from builders near you today with yell. Learn and share idea with fellow members who are building a 1. When i realized that the 3d part files were readily available to club. The latest creations to make the headlines are these bb8 droids models from the bb8 builders club and. Secretive club designing, 3d printing a fullsize bb8 make. If you make money using the images, it would be nice to donate a part of that income to the site but it is totally up to you.
Bb8 builders club at the maker faire bay area 2016 youtube. Js formats for use in unity 3d, blender, sketchup, cinema 4d, unreal, 3ds max and maya. Luckily there are more people with similar dream and great 3d design skills. Oct 18, 2017 first completed 3d printed sphere for bb8 droid. Secretive club designing, 3d printing a fullsize bb8 prints, 3d. All the files are made available on the club website so you can download the files. Jan 06, 2016 two of the club founders started to bounce ideas back and forth about designing 3d printed parts for the droid that would fit together. Print your own bb8 droid using these 3dprinted files.
Awakening the forces of 3d printing to bring bb8 to life. Join the grabcad community today to gain access and download. This star wars model was printed on a dremel idea builder at 200 microns. Diy lifesize phone controlled bb8 droid instructables. Presently, this group has grown to thousands thanks to the number of enthusiastic fans who are striving to create screenaccurate droids. Secretive club designing, 3d printing a fullsize bb8 3d printing. The official bb8 builders club just released opensource plans on how to print your very own bb8 replica just in time for star wars.
Posted in svg tags bb8 disney star wars robot droid svg free file free graphic. In the pic below it shows them mounted using bearings to hold the weight. Using their skills to awaken the force of 3d printing, the team at the bb8 builders club has been rapidly prototyping their version of the droid. You can check out the free to download bb8 builders club 3d printing files on their official facebook page. Were still two months away from the official release of the new star wars. Use filters to find rigged, animated, lowpoly or free 3d models. The bb8 builders club is an official organization dedicated to the development of highquality bb8 modeling using 3d printing and rapid prototyping.
The bb8 builders club will use the internet as a common means to communicate as well as gather and share information regarding bb8 building and all club activities. 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. Dec 14, 2015 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. Oct 23, 2015 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.
Not really, the do builder club facebook page is working hard on getting working. Make money selling 3d models or share them with the 3d community for free. Not happy with just having an r2d2, ive decided to also build a bb8. As mentioned in an earlier post ive been reworking my ideas about printing as many parts possible. Feb 29, 2020 one star wars communitys mission to fill the world with bb8s. From the bb8 builders club to the servo at the top of the dome arm. Click on the text svg file, it opens in a new window and you can then rightclick, do a save as svg. Every month, over 48 million players imagine, build, and play together within immersive 3d worlds. Its one of the millions of unique, usergenerated 3d experiences created on roblox. I just wanted to make a simple model for easy printing and assembly, so my design. The stl files for bb8 are free and available for download from the clubs facebook group. Download and 3d print this file and many more from pinshape today.
I wanted to build this robot after i saw the first trailer in 2015. Ive modeled the full scale version in inventor and put the files here. Telecharger plan imprimante 3d bb8 emportepiece a l. Then i stumbled across the newly formed bb8 builders club, a facebook. A group of dedicated fans have recently released the stl files to 3d print and assemble. Welcome to the worlds largest social platform for play. Attach a loud but lightweight speakers to the audio output and upload these bb8 audio voice files. Real life bb8 droid from star wars the force awakens, 3d printed using the files designed and generously shared by members of bb8 builders club. The length of the shaft will determin how you mounted everything. 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. Plans to 3dprint your own star wars bb8 just became opensource. The bb8 builder s club is an official organization dedicated to the development of highquality bb8 modeling using 3d printing and rapid prototyping. 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 of course, for this i needed a 3d printer or rather, another one.