This comprehensive course is built to get you acquainted with the various specialty tools to speed up your workflow. In this Novice 101 Course we'll be learning how to use every tool in the Blender Toolbar specifically for 3D Printing. Over 25+ bite-sized lessons to help you unleash your full design power using Blender 3D software.

For this particular example, smoothing the vertices 3 times is sufficient.ħ) Export the STL file by going to the menu bar and clicking File > Export > STL.Learn ALL the Blender Tools for 3D Print Design.

For this example, subdividing 3 times is sufficient.Ħ) Now we can smooth the vertices by going to the Tools tab again, under Deform:, click Smooth Vertex. Quads enable us to more precisely control the subdivisions and smoothing of the model.ĥ) Subdivide the model by going to the Tools tab on the left panel, under Add:, click Subdivide. Define the right model dimensions: You will learn how to specify the right dimensions for your 3D model by adjusting scale and units of measurement.

(Refer to this video created by Shapespeare to properly configure Blender for 3D printing: Blender Basics for 3D Printing)ģ) Open Edit Mode to display the polygons of the STL by pressing Tab.Ĥ) Convert the triangles into quads by pressing Alt+J. Four Main Steps to Prepare Your Blender file For 3D Printing The main topics Chris covers in this tutorial are the following common file preparation problems: 1. Doing this will create higher quality models out of your STL file, allowing for higher quality prints.ġ) Use Netfabb (download available here: Netfabb downloads) to clean up your STL.Ģ) Open up Blender and import your STL by going to the menu bar and click File > Import > STL. This is a tutorial for using the free, but powerful, software Blender (download available here: Blender downloads) to add additional polygons to STLs created in SketchUp.

Blender- Smoothing STL files with Blender for 3D printing

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