Discover and 3D print your very own dinosaur with this free Windows 8 app

3D printers are slowly becoming the cool toys to use in creating various objects, but using a new Windows 8 app you can create your very own Tyrannosaurus dinosaur. Not only are you able to reproduce the famous predator, but there's room to learn and uncover every detail about what life was like all those years ago. Before printing away, you're tasked with becoming a palaeontologist and hammer, pick and brush away rocks that hide fossilised remains.

There's enough content for those who don't have 3D printers too (it's also possible to send the printable model to a print bureau), including a detailed 3D model of the skeleton which can be unlocked and then manipulated for further viewing. The app itself uses visual content from the Dorling Kindersley book, enabling readers to fully understand what life was like for the T. Rex.

It's a super cool app and one we're sure many will enjoy using, even if it's only for the printable model. You can grab the Print your own T. Rex app from the Windows 8 Store today for free.

Rich Edmonds
Senior Editor, PC Build

Rich Edmonds was formerly a Senior Editor of PC hardware at Windows Central, covering everything related to PC components and NAS. He's been involved in technology for more than a decade and knows a thing or two about the magic inside a PC chassis. You can follow him on Twitter at @RichEdmonds.