# Indiana Jones Dial of Destiny Prop and Charity Work

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/indiana-jones-dial-of-destiny-prop-and-charity-work/26612>\
**Category:** Share your creations\
**Created:** [July 6, 2023, 3:03am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/indiana-jones-dial-of-destiny-prop-and-charity-work/26612 "2023-07-06T03:03:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![Graffitilogic](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/graffitilogic/32/5978_2.png) [@Graffitilogic](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Graffitilogic)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2023, 3:03am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/indiana-jones-dial-of-destiny-prop-and-charity-work/26612/1 "2023-07-06T03:03:39Z")

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I just wanted to share this because I think it is more a testimonial to Shapr3D as an awesome app than any _skill_ on my behalf. We made a cool prop, made some money for good causes and I have Shapr3D to thank for it.

 ![IMG_3296](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/2/2/2209779e3d7b2b296d1858fdf59ec1b59c31bdbf.jpeg)

I wanted a Dial of Destiny Prop for the new Indiana Jones movie but they didn’t exist for sale anywhere.  
A year or two ago, I knew almost nothing about 3d modeling. I’d successfully scanned a few objects and printed them but to create something somewhat complex from scratch wasn’t even a possibility. I’m technical (a mobile app and database developer) with better-than-average figure-it-out skills but no formal education or experience in CAD. I also have the attention span of a sack of squirrels in a washing machine hooked to a keg of Red Bull.

For a few months I’ve been tinkering in Shapr3D to make this prop based on limited screenshots from trailers and promos. Eventually, I made a passable prop and started to sell off the prototype prints on eBay, really hoping to just recoup a little filament cost to restock the shelves. The prototypes started sell for more than I expected, so I started to promote the auctions with 50% going to St. Jude, American Cancer Society, Ronald McDonald Houses, etc.

So, anyway - just wanted to say thanks for making such an awesome iPad app. I really appreciate that you’ve made these creation tools more accessible, the UX more natural. This is one of the few use cases of pure creation that I think is perfectly suited on the iPad Pro and you knocked it out of the park. You helped me make a thing and raise a couple thousand dollars for various charities in the process.

Feel good about what you’ve done here, I do.

[Prop on Printables](https://www.printables.com/model/468260-indiana-jones-dial-of-destiny-archimedes-dial)  
[Prop Build Blog Post](https://arcadeshenanigans.com/blog/2023/4/30/dial-of-destiny-prop-build)

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**Author:** ![TigerMike](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/tigermike/32/32650_2.png) [@TigerMike](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/TigerMike)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2023, 5:00am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/indiana-jones-dial-of-destiny-prop-and-charity-work/26612/2 "2023-07-06T05:00:56Z")

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Very nice!

> [@Graffitilogic](#):
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> I also have the attention span of a sack of squirrels in a washing machine hooked to a keg of Red Bull.

Now there’s a mental image 😀

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**Author:** ![dapids](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/eada6e/32.png) [@dapids](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/dapids)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2023, 7:48am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/indiana-jones-dial-of-destiny-prop-and-charity-work/26612/3 "2023-07-10T07:48:32Z")

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This looks amazing! nice job 👍