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Digital Engineering with MinecraftCreate amazing objects for Minecraft-and learn valuable real-world 3D design skills!Transform yourself into a Minecraft "engineer!" Discover how to create great Minecraft objects and structures fast, and push your creative skills to the max. You'll have a blast, but that's not all! You'll learn how to use powerful 3D digital design and CAD tools-the same kinds of tools professionals use to earn big money in the "real" world!Best-selling tech author James Floyd Kelly covers all you'll need to know, starting nearly every chapter with an amazing project. Kelly guides you through each step of designing your objects outside Minecraft, and then importing them to your game, where they can come to life! You'll master powerful techniques using Tinkercad, 123D Creature, 123D Catch, 123D Sculpt, MCEdit, i-funbox, Online-Convert, and more.Think you can't create incredible Minecraft stuff like this? Using Digital Engineering with Minecraft's crystal-clear, step-by-step instructions and full-color photos, you can!Find great 3D objects on Thingiverse and import them to Minecraft with MCEditCreate hidden "secret entrances" with maze makers and Online-ConvertMaster key Tinkercad skills, including shape creation, rotation, resizing, and groupingCreate and export monsters with 123D CreaturePut yourself in the game with 123D Catch: stitch your selfies into a complete 3D modelGenerate rollercoasters and other landscapes in 123D Sculpt-without slow block-by-block in-game editingCreate hollow wireframe domes to transform any terrain into a battle arenaView your Minecraft worlds in 3D using a simple techniqueJames Floyd Kelly is an avid maker, tinkerer, CAD expert and teacher. He excels at taking complex technology and finding a way to demystify it for non-technical readers. Kelly has written more than 25 guides to a wide variety of technical subjects, including Open Source software, LEGO robotics, 3D printing, and game programming. His recent books include Ultimate iPad and 3D Printing. He has degrees in both industrial engineering and English.Minecraft is a trademark of Mojang Synergies / Notch Development AB. This book is not affiliated with or sponsored by Mojang Synergies / Notch Development AB.
Contents
&>Introduction Chapter 1 Taking Over a Castle 7Digital Tools Make Great Shortcuts 8Finding a Castle with Thingiverse 9Preparing the Castle with Tinkercad 14Importing the Castle into Minecraft 19Exploring the New Castle 26Up Next... 28Chapter 2 Creating Your Own Castle 29Downloading and Opening MCEdit 30Discover Your Own Castle...or Something Else! 34Introduction to CAD Software 40Using Tinkercad to Prepare Your 3D Model 41Preparing Your Model For Importing With MCEdit 51Using MCEdit with Your 3D Model 53Up Next... 73Chapter 3 Crafting a Super Maze 75There's Almost Always a Solution 77Creating Your Own Hedge Maze 77Preparing the Maze with Tinkercad 81Landscaping for Your Minecraft World 87Exploring the Maze 92Up Next... 94Chapter 4 Getting Lost (in a Maze) 95Creating Your Maze 96Converting the Maze with online-convert.com 100Importing the Maze into Tinkercad 102Learning to Use MCEdit's Select Tool 109Up Next... 122Chapter 5 Modifying a 3D World 123More Tools Means More Options 125Finding a 3D Model with 123D Sculpt+ 126Converting Files with Binvox 131Importing and Sizing the Robot 136Binvox Opens Up Many Possibilities 143Up Next... 144Chapter 6 Creating Your Own Monster Island 145Monster Making for Beginners 146Using Binvox 162Converting with Binvox 166Placing a Monster with MCEdit 170Up Next... 175Chapter 7 Seeing Your World in 3D 177Having Fun Outside Minecraft 179Viewing with the Oculus Rift 181Using a 3D Viewer 183Taking Minecraft Screenshots 184Locating Your Screenshots 187Finding Minecraft Screenshots on a Windows Computer 187Finding Minecraft Screenshots on a Mac 189Preparing Your Screenshots 190Creating 3D Image Cards 192Up Next... 195Chapter 8 Viewing Your Worlds-Full 360! 197Creating a 3D Model with Photos 198Starting with Screenshots-Lots of Them 201Capturing Screenshots 202Converting Image Files 207Using 123D Catch to Create 3D Models 210Uploading Your Image Files 211Running the Create Capture Process 214Up Next... 220Chapter 9 Custom Creations, Part 1 221Creating Your Own Designs with Tinkercad 223Starting a New Project 224Breaking Ground on the Future City 229Designing Custom-Shaped Buildings 240Up Next... 248Chapter 10 Custom Creations, Part 2 249Rotating, Twisting, and Turning 249Deleting, Cutting, and Removing 260Up Next... 268Chapter 11 A Super Project To Test Out Your New Skills 269You've Got Skills! 271The Shape Generator 272The Align Tool 278Dome Cities 285Up Next... 298Chapter 12 Discover More MCEdit Tools 299MCEdit Mastery 299Copy and Paste 300Mirror, Mirror 303Clone Clone Clone Clone 308Conclusion 313Appendix A MCEdit for Tablets 315Introducing iFunbox for Mac and Windows 315Connecting a Tablet to iFunbox 317MCEdit for Android Mobile Devices 320Appendix B Adding Interactive Elements With Redstone 321Redstone Basics 321A Simple Circuit 322Advanced Redstone 325Appendix C Resources 327Books 327Videos 328Websites 329Index 331
