Category: How To Guides

Build Your Own Custom Otto Robot with Makers Empire

Build Your Own Custom Otto Robot with Makers Empire A fun and creative way to combine 3D design, robotics, and learning at home or in

16 April, 2025

Using Makers Empire with CoSpaces: going deeper with 3D models and AR

How to import 3D designs made in Makers Empire into CoSpaces (AR)

24 September, 2024

Budget Planning, EdTech Purchases and 3D Technology Integration

Budget planning and Edtech purchasing and integration tips for teachers and schools

22 August, 2024

New Advanced Module Video Tutorials

New Advanced Module Video Tutorials MAkers Empire’s recently released Advanced module bridges the gap between Makers Empire’s existing design editors – Shaper and Blocker – and professional

2 August, 2024

10 More Ways to Deepen Student Learning and Engagement with Makers Empire’s New Notes Tool

Makers Empire’s new Notes feature brings a whole new level of interaction and communication opportunities to students’ design-based learning. “I like the notes feature so

13 December, 2021

10 Ways to Use Makers Empire’s New Augmented Reality (AR) Feature to Enhance Learning

Makers Empire’s new augmented reality (AR) capabilities enable students to visualise and test their 3D designs in authentic, place-based contexts. We are really looking forward

3 November, 2021

10 Noteworthy Ways to Use Makers Empire’s New Note Feature

Makers Empire’s new Notes feature (available in the November 2021 version of Makers Empire) brings a whole new level of interaction and communication opportunities to

29 October, 2021

Augmented Reality (AR) is coming to Makers Empire’s 3D design app!

Augmented reality (AR) is coming soon to the Makers Empire’s 3D design app!

With the new AR tool, students using the Makers Empire 3D design app will be able to take photos of their surroundings – see this example of the outside of our office building here above – and insert their Makers Empire’s designs into their photos.

28 October, 2021

How a Dad Made a Mandalorian Costume for His Son using 3D Printing + More

Here’s how a dad made a Mandalorian Costume for his son for Book Week using 3D printing and more!

29 September, 2021

9 Ways to Make the Most of Makers Empire’s Assessment Tools

I have previously written about how Makers Empire can be used to support all stages of the teaching cycle, and shared tips on how to

17 August, 2021

New Video Tutorials in the Training Lab’s Video Room in Makers Empire

As teachers well know, students are not all one and the same. Just as students have different attitudes towards learning, so, too, do they have

28 June, 2021

Teaching with 3D Made Easy with Makers Empire’s Challenge Courses

We are always looking for ways to make Makers Empire more useful for teachers and more engaging for students. While students are busy creating new

25 March, 2021

How to Plan, Teach and Assess Students’ 3D Design Work with Makers Empire

All educators know that the work of a teacher is far more than the time they spend in the classroom or online with their students. Most

1 March, 2021

7 Ways Teachers Can Make The Most of the New Features in the Makers Empire 3D Design App

Makers Empire has recently released a new version of our powerful but easy to use 3D design app with some great new features for primary

1 February, 2021

How to Design a Treehouse with Makers Empire 3D (Andy Griffith’s Treehouse Series)

We asked talented 3D designer and primary school student, Tomo, to show us how he creates awesome treehouse designs in Makers Empire inspired by the

2 December, 2020

Set Your Own Design Missions in Makers Empire | Mission Control – Ready to launch!

A short while ago we updated Design Missions to make it super easy for teachers to create ‘Design Missions’ for their students to complete in

18 March, 2020

New Make Your Own Avatar Parts | Fully Customise Your Makers Empire Avatar

850,000+ students currently use Makers Empire to design in 3D, learn about Design Thinking and STEM and develop 21st-century learning skills. One of the things

9 July, 2019

How to Design a Harry Potter book cover using Makers Empire 3D (VIDEO)

In this video one of our young student users explains how to design a Harry Potter book cover using Makers Empire 3D modeling software. This

30 November, 2018

How to Design a Charizard [Pokemon] using Makers Empire 3D (VIDEO)

In this video one of our young student users explains how to design a Charizard from Pokemon using Makers Empire 3D modeling software. This is

21 November, 2018

Make Your Own Design Missions in Makers Empire 3D Modeling Software

We’ve come up with some cool new features for version 4.2 of Makers Empire 3D. Teachers and students can now make their own design missions

28 September, 2018

How To Use Makers Empire and Polar Cloud For Easier 3D Printing In Your Classroom

Have a Polar Enabled 3D printer? Printing your designs has become even easier with Polar Enabled 3D printers. If you are a part of the

28 August, 2018

Tour the Exciting Changes to Makers Empire 3D Modeling Software (VIDEO)

In this video, Matt from Makers Empire takes you on a guided tour of the latest version of Makers Empire’s 3D modeling software. With Makers

9 August, 2018

How to make a 3D Printed ‘Feelings’ Dice (VIDEO)

In this step-by-step video, which accompanies our Emotions Monitor Lesson Plan, we’re going to show students how to make a Feelings Dice. As seen in

1 March, 2018

How to Help Theo the Dog Solve His Stick Problem (VIDEO)

Theo the Dog has a problem. He wants to carry a stick across a bridge but the stick is too wide for the narrow bridge.

29 January, 2018

7 Essential ‘Hacks’ and Tools You Might Not Know in Makers Empire 3D

With Makers Empire 3D modeling software everyone can become a designer. Everyday, K-8 students create wonderful, innovative objects using Makers Empire 3D, from superhero gadgets to models

5 January, 2018

How to make a 3D printed festive decoration (VIDEO)

In this video, we’ll show you step by step how to make a 3D printed festive decoration using Makers Empire 3D modeling software. As Christmas

2 November, 2017

How to make a monster using Makers Empire 3D (VIDEO)

In this new video, we’re going to show you how to design a symmetrical monster using Makers Empire 3D modeling software. Remember, this is just

16 October, 2017

How to make a 3D printed bookmark using Makers Empire 3D (VIDEO)

Looking for a great 3D printed lesson idea suitable for grades K-8? This 3D printed bookmark lesson idea can be adapted to suit different age

21 August, 2017

How to make a nametag using Makers Empire 3D (VIDEO)

In this video, we show you how to use Makers Empire 3D software to design your own custom nametag, ready for 3D printing. This is

10 August, 2017

How to make a cookie cutter using Makers Empire 3D (VIDEO)

Inspired by the Despicable Me movies, this video shows you how to make a Minions Cookie Cutter using Makers Empire 3D software. This is a fun

7 July, 2017

How to make a herb marker using Makers Empire 3D (VIDEO)

Looking for some 3D printing inspiration for your K-8 school students? In this new lesson plan video, grade 5 students demonstrate how to use Makers

7 April, 2017

How to transform learning in the K-8 classroom with 3D printing (VIDEO)

Watch how Makers Empire is helping K-8 schools transform the way students learn with 3D printing. Makers Empire currently works with over 2,000 teachers and

3 March, 2017

How to make a maze with Makers Empire 3D (VIDEO)

Learn how to create a 3D printed maze with Makers Empire 3D with this step by step video guide. Makers Empire 3D software works on

2 March, 2017

How to make a Bubble Blower using Makers Empire 3D (VIDEO)

We have another great lesson plan video for you, which takes you step by step through the process of using Makers Empire’s 3D printing lesson

13 February, 2017

How to make a chocolate mould using Makers Empire 3D (VIDEO)

The Makers Empire Learning Development team love coming up with new ways to use 3D printing to teach K-8 students valuable STEM, design thinking and

10 February, 2017

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