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3D Printing Blueprints

You're reading from   3D Printing Blueprints Using the free open-source Blender software, anyone can design models for 3D printing. Fantastic fun and a great experience whether or not you have a 3D printer, this book is a crash course in the new technology.

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Product type Paperback
Published in Aug 2013
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781849697088
Length 310 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Joe Larson Joe Larson
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Table of Contents (17) Chapters Close

3D Printing Blueprints
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
1. Design Tools and Basics FREE CHAPTER 2. Mini Mug 3. Face Illusion Vase 4. SD Card Holder Ring 5. Modular Robot Toy 6. D6 Spinner 7. Teddy Bear Figurine 8. Repairing Bad Models 9. Stretchy Bracelet 10. Measuring – Tips and Tricks Index

Getting a profile


Before opening Blender, the first thing to do is get a side profile image of a face. With a camera you can take an image of yourself or someone you know. Alternately, searching online for side profile picture can turn up something usable. A good picture will be as side-on as possible and will have a clear outline of the face. Save the image to the local disk and make note of its location. If no other image can be found, the following image can be acquired at http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:90754. Locate the following image, right-click on it and choose Save Image As… (or Save As… depending on the browser) and save the image in a directory, where it can be found later:

Now, just like last time, open up Blender and clear the scene. Start a new project, Select All objects (A) and Delete (X). In the menu bar, navigate to File | Save As... and navigate to the MakerbotBlueprints directory we created in the first project, then create a new directory for this project and in that...

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