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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

Posing the bear


This bear is a great looking model, but it's not printable the way it is. Keeping in mind the overhang and bridging rules from Chapter 1, Design Tools and Basics, the bear needs to be put in a pose that will print. The legs are a clear problem so the bear will be made to sit on a box.

Use the combo box at the bottom of the 3D View panel to switch from BearSkin to Object Mode.

  1. Add (Shift + A) a cube to the scene.

  2. Scale (S) and position (G) it so it is under the bear's hips.

  3. Select (right-click) the hip bone in the armature.

  4. Rotate (R) the hip bone around the x axis (X) to make the bear sit.

  5. Select (right-click) the calf bone.

  6. Rotate it (R) around the x axis (X) to bend the knee.

  7. Repeat with the other leg.

  8. Select (right-click) and Rotate (R) the cube around the z axis (Z).

  9. Position (G) the cube in the xy plane (Shift + Z) to put it properly under the bear.

  10. Select (right-click) the bone through the body.

  11. Rotate (R) it slightly around the x axis (X) to get the bear to lean back a little...

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