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Blender 3D Printing Essentials

You're reading from   Blender 3D Printing Essentials Learn 3D printing using the free open-source Blender software. This book gives you both an overview and practical instructions, enabling you to learn how to scale, build, color, and detail a model for a 3D printer.

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Product type Paperback
Published in Nov 2013
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781783284597
Length 114 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Chapter 2. Measuring and Texturing Techniques for 3D Printing

You have been given a general introduction to 3D printing. Now it's time to dive into preparing a file to be used in 3D printing. We will cover using the Ruler/Protractor to measure objects and texturing the model.

We'll be covering the following topics in this chapter:

  • Precision modeling in Blender

  • Using the Ruler/Protractor tool

  • UV unwrapping

  • Texture painting

  • External textures

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