--- title: How to 3D Print Using Python (Beginner Tutorial) | daily.dev description: A beginner tutorial on using Python and the SolidPython2 library to generate 3D models for printing. The guide walks through installing OpenSCAD and... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-3d-print-using-python-beginner-tutorial--dqwkm0qpo twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: How to 3D Print Using Python (Beginner Tutorial) | daily.dev og:description: A beginner tutorial on using Python and the SolidPython2 library to generate 3D models for printing. The guide walks through installing OpenSCAD and... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-3d-print-using-python-beginner-tutorial--dqwkm0qpo og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/dqWKm0qPO.png og:image:alt: How to 3D Print Using Python (Beginner Tutorial) og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # How to 3D Print Using Python (Beginner Tutorial) **[Indently](https://daily.dev/sources/indently)** · 15 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A beginner tutorial on using Python and the SolidPython2 library to generate 3D models for printing. The guide walks through installing OpenSCAD and SolidPython2, writing Python code to create basic shapes (cubes, cylinders, rounded cubes using Minkowski sums), assembling a simple train model, and exporting it as a 3MF file for use with a 3D printer slicer like Bambu Studio. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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