Forum: Blender


Subject: Model A Voronoi Style Bracelet In Blender 2.74

LuxXeon opened this issue on Jun 09, 2015 · 17 posts


LuxXeon posted Wed, 10 June 2015 at 5:36 PM

I might try to get this 3d printed. I'm afraid it's going to cost a small fortune though, because those skinny parts look like they could make it tough to create wall thickness, to save on print cost.  This could end up being one expensive 3d printed bracelet.

Maxxxmodelz, you might want to check out this ongoing thread over at Shapeways, where Unkerjay and I are currently discussing this exact issue.  If you scroll down to the bottom of the thread, you'll see our discussion regarding this latest object and tutorial.  Unkerjay has created a fascinating, and more complex, version of the object, using this tutorial as a basis, but had some problems creating wall thickness which would pass the printable standard, and keep the cost down.  Currently, he was able to get a version which would print, but had to increase the thickness significantly.  If you stick with the original shape, you should be able to add another instance of the Solidify modifier to the finished object to create wall thickness, as in my example there.  I haven't tried to upload the product to Shapeways yet, and test it there, but I did run it through Netfabb, and it passed all tests as a printable object. I would estimate the cost, if you implement a printable wall thickness, to be around $20 for the original shape.  Then again, if you try printing it without walls, it would be significantly more. https://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=msg&goto=117095#msg_117095

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