{"id":516,"date":"2012-06-07T17:16:04","date_gmt":"2012-06-08T00:16:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.plm.automation.siemens.com\/t5\/Siemens-PLM-Corporate-Blog\/QRCode-City\/ba-p\/334915"},"modified":"2026-03-26T11:00:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T15:00:43","slug":"qrcode-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/news\/qrcode-city\/","title":{"rendered":"QRCode City!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome!You have found the secret link to QRCode city!

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I did this on my own time with some help from my wife and daughter (I can’t paint). It is 100% a learning experiment with QRCodes, 3D models, and to see if anyone would actually get to this blog post from the QRCode. Maybe it will go viral on Pinterest<\/A>!

OK, probably not. I’ll be happy if someone just finds this post.

Since this is the Siemens PLM blog, I need to point out the original model was created in Solid Edge ST5<\/A>, our wicked cool latest release. If you have any of a number of high end CAD systems, you can get a neutral version from GrabCAD to modify and create your own version<\/A>.  If you need some high end CAD software at a good price, I might check out Local Motors and Design1<\/A>. Also check out the contest they just started<\/A>.

If you are not quite ready to jump into the high end tools, the good peeps at Tinkercad <\/A>let me host a version of this model at their site<\/A>.  If you have a WebGL supporting browser (I like Chrome <\/A>but Firefox <\/A>is good too), you should be able to create your own 3D QR codes and upload them for 3D printing to a number of services.  Here are \u201cblank\u201d 3D QR codes<\/A> to get started with.

Speaking of 3D printing, the model above was created with the Stratasys uPrint SEplus<\/A>.  This is a nice little FDM workhorse of a 3D printer that is also popular at universities. If you are a student, talk to your school. The models paint well too \ud83d\ude42

As for creating your own QR codes, this site has a list of generators: http:\/\/2d-code.co.uk\/qr-code-generators\/<\/A>

Here are a few more images of the 3D QRCode, some real, some rendered.There are probably some other things you might do with one.



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