Autodesk's 123D Creature is an iPad app that lets you design a monster and then order a 3D print for home delivery. The app costs $2 and I just bought it. Looking forward to trying it out with Jane tonight!

Create a skeleton
Add joints and create limbs to build up your 3D character in digital clay. Reposition, pose, and scale limbs; and adjust your creature's shape.

Decorate
Add surface details using the sculpting tools, then use the airbrush to paint on color or use image paint add realistic details by to rubbing areas of a photo onto your 3D creature.

Export and share
Bring your 3D creature into the render room to generate amazing images to share with your friends. Use the in-app printing service to order a 3D print of your creature, or export your 3D model complete with textures.

(Via Adafruit Industries)

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I can’t help but be reminded of Spore.
- Ratdog
  
  In fact, Spore actually offered the ability to 3D print your creatures. Pretty pricy though: http://www.sporesculptor.eu/416-1-FAQ.html
KvH

I hope they have great penis detection.
http://twitter.com/voxelapp Voxel

if you like this kind of stuff, check out Voxel. It’s an iOS app that lets you make little voxel sculptures and 3D print them
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/voxel/id333186489?mt=8
freshyill

So what do the 3D prints cost?
- Jason Wood
  
  Knowing Autodesk, 4k each and you sign away rights against search & seizure.
duncancreamer

Nevermind.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=6703269 Nils Lobie Weedøn

Sounds like My Robot Nation – pretty much the same thing but with robots instead of monsters (also a webapp instead of iOS).

My GF and I each made one and they’re seriously bad ass! http://www.myrobotnation.com

Autodesk's 123D Creature lets you design and order 3D prints of monsters you design

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