Guides @ UF: Technology @ Education: Find or Make a 3D Model

Scanner Software

Autodesk 123D Catch
Upload photos, then create a 3D model.
Skanect
Skanect transforms your Microsoft Kinect or Asus Xtion camera into a 3D scanner able to create 3D meshes.

MakeSend
Need help creating a model? Makesend is a local company eager to assist you.
Shapeways
Shapeways will print and send your model for a fee.

Here are some websites to find a model already created for 3D printing/viewing. Note that you need to have an .stl format file to print.

Thingiverse
MakerBot's archive. Models with photos of completed prints are more trustworthy.
Youmagine
Powered by Ultimaker
NIH 3D Print Exchange
Discover printable models; Share your models; Create models using NIH tools; Learn through tutorials; Engage with the community.
Smithsonian X3D
MakerHome
Trimble 3D Warehouse
GrabCAD
My Mini Factory
Paid high quality tested models.

MiniMagics
Check and optimize your model before printing! Allows you to import and save .STL, .magics or .mgx files; compress .STL files; view parts as well as rotate, pan or zoom; and detect bad edges and flipped triangles. Download for free but requires registration.
NetFabb basic
"Freeware for handling of files on stl-format. The freeware includes Advanced Model Browsing, STL Fixing and Part Analysis, Measurement and Quality Management. The freeware also include a Basic Slicing module and give you first steps into the 3D Printing and data preparation."
MeshLab
"An open source, portable, and extensible system for the processing and editing of unstructured 3D triangular meshes." Check your model for structural integrity.
List of 3D Software
Meshmixer
To clean up your models. Designed to work with 123D Catch, but should work with anything.

Tinkercad
Easy-to-use software for creating a CAD model for 3D printing. Free trial version requires an account.
SketchUp (Google)
Easy-to-use software for creating a CAD model for 3D printing. Download for free but requires registration.
AutoCAD
Free software download for students & educators.
Inventor
Autodesk's "foundational" 3D CAD software. Free trial version requires an account.
Autodesk 123D apps
Free apps to capture and create 3D models.