However, if you have known 3D Printing beforehand, here are some Cool & Fun Things to 3D Print for inspiration! Part 1. What is 3D Printing? Have you noticed that some natural landforms are the deposition of sand, wind, or water, sand dunes, for instance. Imagine, wind is blowing ...
Next, we'll see what to do if your image didn't merge down correctly and how to make things bit more complicated. Step 6: How to Make Things More Complicated Some of you, when you hit the “Merge Down” command in Photoshop, may have seen your texture get very blurry and fragmented:...
Archinaut is a system of technologies to make large space structures that can stand alone or be attached to existing structures. The system follows instructions beamed up from Earth to turn raw materials into 3-D printed items for assembly. The first video shows how Made In Space’s Archinaut...
As a teacher of drawing forms for decades I know that proportion is one of the most important things. Before details (we often get obsessed with small things) we need to look at the major forms. Work at getting a rough shape & overall shape accurate first. Collect some photographs and im...
To make a 3D print, a digital file is needed that tells the 3D printer where to print the material. The most common file format for this is a G-code file. This file essentially contains "coordinates" to guide the printer’s movements, both horizontally and vertically – also known as th...
Some things to look for on your first print are curled edges on the base of the print (which could indicate a problem with print temperature or speed), a rough looking outer surface (which could indicate a too-thin shell), or stringing between the cabin walls (which could indicate an iss...
Before you print, aim to make your design watertight by eliminating discontinuities on the surfaces of your 3D model. If you're 3D printing a model that you exported from Shapr3D, you can check this off your list! The app ensures solid model design, without non-manifold intersecting surfaces...
When you view it against the light, you will be able to see your image well. You can create interesting things with 3D-printed lithophanes. You can make custom night lights or decorative lampshades where the image glows beautifully, adding a personal touch to your room when you turn the li...
There are three main steps to figuring outhow to make moneyselling 3D-printed objects. 1. Learn how to use your 3D printer There may be a learning curve when figuring out how to use and maintain your 3D printer. The learning process may seem overwhelming at first, but with the right res...
But if you just want to make objects that are useful around the home, office, shop, or data center, 3D design can be simple and painless. In this edition of DIY-IT's discovery series on 3D printing, we'll look at making our first design in a CAD program and then printing it on ...