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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

Putting the ring on the floor


The goal of this section will be to place the important objects so they sit on the XY plane without going below it.

  1. With only the ring object selected, begin the Grab/Move (G) operation.

  2. Press the Z key to lock the ring's movement along the z axis.

  3. Type 2 to move the ring up half its depth.

  4. Press Enter to end the grab operation.

    Tip

    Like scaling, you can lock movement to a single axis. This works regardless of the view and ensures that the movement is predictable.

This puts the Finger cylinder in an odd place, but as it is still both above and below the ring cylinder, it is not important and can just be left where it is.

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