Last week’s project used a Raspberry Pi and an Adafruit 3.5″ PiTFT to make a sweet OctoPrint rig. I received some feedback from folks who were getting stuck in the software setup process, so I put together two video tutorials that walks through all the steps. Because the Adafruit PiTFT needs a custom kernel and tools, you have to manually install OctoPrint on top of the PiTFT installation – this can be a little confusing because the OctoPrint setup wiki assumes you have some experience using linux. So in the videos, I setup a blank SD card and setup the Raspberry Pi. These video tutorials assume you want to use an Adafruit PiTFT display. If you don’t want to use an Adafruit PiTFT, I suggest using the ready-to-go Raspberry Pi OctoPrint image – it bundles everything you need to get a stable version of OctoPrint running on Raspberry Pi.

In this second tutorial, I walk through the steps for setting up the Raspberry Pi Camera module with OctoPrint.

Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with 3D printed enclosures, brackets, and sculptures, so each Thursday we celebrate and highlight these bold pioneers!

Have you considered building a 3D project around an Arduino or other microcontroller? How about printing a bracket to mount your Raspberry Pi to the back of your HD monitor? And don’t forget the countless LED projects that are possible when you are modeling your projects in 3D!

The Adafruit Learning System has dozens of great tools to get you well on your way to creating incredible works of engineering, interactive art, and design with your 3D printer! If you’ve made a cool project that combines 3D printing and electronics, be sure to let us know, and we’ll feature it here!