3D Printed Art using the New Extruder Tool
3D printing's great for making art or for making art tools like stamps and stencils. You can print in plastic with a home 3D printer or order prints in metal from services such as Shapeways.
As an example, I replicated the Rapid Resizer icon in the Letter Stencil Maker, extruded it into 3D using the new tool, then printed it on my home printer. (The rounded border was a shape from one of the 1000+ in the symbol fonts.)
![3dletter.png](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/515ec70ae4b03ae0a116ea30/1627496616678-57BIMNBB4IDXCRJJNWUX/3dletter.png)
![3dresize.png](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/515ec70ae4b03ae0a116ea30/1627496614479-KWMQLLUTG1BG7IA9VU4I/3dresize.png)
![extrurder.png](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/515ec70ae4b03ae0a116ea30/1627496617526-25KPLOCZWI00SAN0TYIY/extrurder.png)
![3dprinting.png](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/515ec70ae4b03ae0a116ea30/1627496617079-RASB4HXIRCCAJNHCC437/3dprinting.png)
![2021-07-27 19.06.04.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/515ec70ae4b03ae0a116ea30/1627496620111-1THF7CM6IZCN9M3UWA6E/2021-07-27+19.06.04.jpg)
You can currently extrude a design from the Letter Stencil Maker for free, despite what its button suggests. Extruding a design made in the Designer requires the Designer version of Rapid Resizer.