As some of you have discovered (thanks Joel!) 123d Make is no more. Autodesk has consolidated all of the 123d products into its other software. It's a tough move for many users to understand as the 123d apps were all very well received and had built up a large community of users.
All is not lost however; scroll down on this page to see what alternatives Autodesk suggests
You'll see an app called Slicer for Fusion 360.
I downloaded it from here and imported the same Ferrari 250 GTO model (in STL format) that I imported into 123d Make. After a short wait of about 3 minutes (keep in mind my machine is pretty fast, yours may take longer to import) it imported without any problems. What was surprising was how similar Slicer looks to 123d Make, and even more surprising ... Slicer used my 123d make custom page sizes ... obviously Autodesk is trying to make the transition easy.
So, to summarize:
1. Download Slicer from here
2. Install it using the default settings
3. Import this stl model of the Ferrari 250 GTO (be patient, it may take a while)
4. Adjust the size uniformly so that the model fits within the BERG's
5. Experiment with construction techniques
6. Cut on either the large or small laser cutters in the Digi Fab Lab
Finally, I used Slicer in stand alone mode but it is intended to be used as a plugin to Fusion 360. I haven't used Fusion 360 yet, but friends of mine in industry rate it very highly ... if you are looking to up your 3d modeling game, or try an alternative from Solidworks or Sketchup it seems well worth a try.
Regards
Russell
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