Thank you for this tutorial - a straight-to-the-point tutorial. No side-track stories. No distracting graphics or music. No attitude (You know the type: I am good at this, you are not, attitude). Pure useful information. Thank you. I am new and transitioning to blender for 3d printing.
Wow! Easily one of the best blender tutorials I have ever seen! I really liked that software which showed your mouse and keyboard input. That information is really crucial in a complex software such as blender.
At 19:04 after adding the modifier, thickness and checking the box, your box has some wayward vertices on the bottom left corner. What key strokes did you use to clear up the box. Thank for a great tutorial.
amazing video, very didactic. could you share perhaps how you began learning Blender for 3d parts editing? Meaning, any particular book, web etc. thanks for sharing this video.
Hey Bruno! Thanks for your positive feedback😊 I was doing pure 3D modeling before and I was simply giving 3D printing a try. Most of it is learning by doing with Google research.
Hi Pygineer, Thank you for the tutorial it is very good. I just have one problem. The base face is not solidifying. I am currently using Blender 4.0.2. I cannot work out what I am doing wrong. I have watched your video several times and am making sure I do everything exactly as you are doing it, but I still cannot get it to work. Any idea where I might be going wrong?
Hi doischmark, I just tested it with Blender 4.0.2. The workflow is still valid and it worked for me. Just make sure, that you add the base face right at the beginning. Also make sure that by creating the base face, your are closing the entire hole which means, all verticies/edges have to be selected and connected to the base face.
Thanks for the tutorial - question: could you do all this with splines/lines? Is there a reason why you/other people use meshes and subtract things instead of just drawing with splines and then adding faces, extruding etc later? Thanks.
Hey vooveks! Sure you can do that but it will be less precise. Personally I use splines and lines only for organic or asymmetrical shapes that are hard to get right with primitives like cubes and spheres.
@@fullstacklab Cool, thanks for the info, appreciate it. I think it’s because I like the idea of drawing things in 2d as it seems simpler (probably isn’t though, if you are used to working with primitives like you say). What do you think of Fusion 360 vs Blender for parts and things like that? I’ve downloaded the free version and thinking of giving it a go.
@@vooveks There are many ways to Rome. Take the workflow which suits you the best. I haven't used Fusion 360 simply because I don't see the value in it. It might be the better tool for 3d printing but then there is the pricing if you want to go commercial (e.g. freelancing). Blender is a very good and free allrounder and it's definitely worth learning it.
@@fullstacklabYeah, definitely. Blender is amazing, especially considering it's free! Incredible that w can get access to such complex software for that price ;)
I followed to the "T" but when I put the bottom on I noticed the area where it was extruded had a Bevel??? I may have done something wrong when you say click this then that you say it backwards sometimes I was lost till I watched the screen for the correct sequence .I really wish they made software for 3D printers only without the Library of congress to sort through to get to the tools you need. Blender is so complex 99% of it is not needed for this! or a mode selection to remove what we don't need. like some apps have "Game Creator" 3D Print" Video" etc..
Thanks so much. Really great video with easy go follow instructions.. I’ve been using TinkerCad for my prints, until now. But I want to switch to blender for a better workflow. You reply help me to do that, so thanks a bunch 😉
Thank you 😊I've tried TinkerCad as well and it's superior than blender for basic stuff. But when it comes to pattern generation and reusing stuff to create new objects, blender is much more superior in my opinion. You can create complex cutouts with a few mouse clicks which don't need to be final and still can be adjusted.
Hello, I am glad to welcome you from Belarus. Tell me if you know the EasyEDA online application. I made a Dj Controller board in it, there is a function for exporting a 3D model, now I want to make a case for it in Blender, but I cannot import the saved 3D model with exact dimensions into a blender as in your example in the video with raspberries. Do you know the transfer method. I think this will serve as a good topic for a new video)
so at the end you scaled the model to 10 because you down scaled to 0.1 at the beginning ? and what about the sizes of the holes ? they are random, so how to make sure the screw would fit in ? thanks
I didn't set the scale of the actual model to 0.1 but the unit scale. This doesn't affect the dimensions of your model. You can set it to 1000 but the actual dimensions of the model will remain the same. Feel free to try it out 😉 And about the screw holes, you can make them as big as the actual screw. Because PLA shrinks after printing your screws will sit tight. But dont forget to make the walls of the screw holes thick enough (1.5-2mm) so that they don't break. Cheers ☺️
@@mibrahim4245 good question. It's important for the actions you want to do. For example if you want to add thickness to a rectangle with a scale of x=2 and y=1 it will add 2x the thickness on x and 1x the thickness on y. So basically it tells you how often an action will be peformed on a specific axis (at least for modifiers and beveling stuff). I think this can also affect positioning and rotating. And about not applying the scale, no matter what you set for x, y and z in the scale section and also in the dimension section it will always affect the scale.
@@fullstacklab thanks a lot!! I really learned from ur video, maybe it's the only one in TH-cam explaining how to make a case with blender!.. I was just confused with the scale issue, and now I understand that the 0.1 at the beginning will not affect the exported stl dimensions ..
Hallo, ich verstehe noch nicht warum beim Testexport der Scale der Transformation auf 10 gestellt wird. Du hast ja schlußendlich die Größe bereits auf 20mm definiert. Warum muss für den Export dann mit 10 potenziert werden? Ich finde das irritierend. Magst Du das erklären bitte? Der Pi wird 10mal zu groß importiert... obwohl er für den Druck gedacht ist, für mich wirkt das so als könnte das im Zusammenhang stehen.
Guter Punkt. Ich habe das auch schon hier in einem Kommentar erklärt. Für das Dateiformat .stl sind die Einheitsgrößen nicht definiert. Ich habe die Dimensionen vom Würfel nicht verändert, sondern den Unit Scale. Dieser hat keinen Einfluss auf die Dimensionen vom Würfel und zeigt mir nur die Maßeinheiten an. Es gibt da mehrere Herangehensweisen. Man könnte auch direkt zu Beginn den Würfel um Faktor 10 vergrößern, allerdings betrifft das dann den gesamten Workflow. Jedes neue Objekt muss auch hochskaliert werden usw.
one of the worst tutorials out there. a tutorial is supposed to give you step by step instructions, you missed out the bit right at the start where you created the first edge, and then you scaled the entire thing up 20X, but didnt mention a word, making me wonder why for time i couldnt get the extrusion right. thanks.
I am not sure this is one of the best tutorial or the blender itself is extremely not user friendly. So many steps just to make a round curve for the corner... Coming from AutoCad, this could be achieved as simple as click select the edge line and push/pull the fillet, further one step if want to precisely set a numerical value for the corner.
Thank you for this tutorial - a straight-to-the-point tutorial. No side-track stories. No distracting graphics or music. No attitude (You know the type: I am good at this, you are not, attitude). Pure useful information. Thank you. I am new and transitioning to blender for 3d printing.
Thank you! I'm curious, what have you used before Blender?
@@fullstacklab Never used blender at all. I was using other 3d software. Switching to blender because it is free.
One of the best Blender tutorials I've watched so far.
Wow! Easily one of the best blender tutorials I have ever seen! I really liked that software which showed your mouse and keyboard input. That information is really crucial in a complex software such as blender.
Thanks for your positive feedback :)
@@fullstacklab I loved it too thanks a lot !!! I've made the right choice to subscribe!
Incredibly informative tutorial! Thank you for the effort to make this video and sharing your knowledge.
This is the best tutorial I have watched Really appreciate your work.
Thank You.
thank you very much :)
thank you! Really clear video and I appreciate you taking the time to show us your work flow!! cheers
Great video... clear almost engineering approach. Other Blender videos confusing and artistic bias.
Thanks :)
Figured it out, Control N. Thanks
Very helpful and detailed, thank you!
Thank you, I've learned a lot with this one
You're welcome :)
At 19:04 after adding the modifier, thickness and checking the box, your box has some wayward vertices on the bottom left corner. What key strokes did you use to clear up the box. Thank for a great tutorial.
This is brilliant tutorial. thank you.
this tutorial is clear, thx!! it really help a newbe like me... you got my subscribe and my respect 👍👍👍
Thank you man! you're the best!
Thank you for your work !
thank you so much for this. one question (total noob here) shouldn't scale be 0.001 if we are using mm?
amazing video, very didactic. could you share perhaps how you began learning Blender for 3d parts editing? Meaning, any particular book, web etc. thanks for sharing this video.
Hey Bruno! Thanks for your positive feedback😊 I was doing pure 3D modeling before and I was simply giving 3D printing a try. Most of it is learning by doing with Google research.
Hi Pygineer, Thank you for the tutorial it is very good. I just have one problem. The base face is not solidifying. I am currently using Blender 4.0.2. I cannot work out what I am doing wrong. I have watched your video several times and am making sure I do everything exactly as you are doing it, but I still cannot get it to work. Any idea where I might be going wrong?
Hi doischmark, I just tested it with Blender 4.0.2. The workflow is still valid and it worked for me. Just make sure, that you add the base face right at the beginning. Also make sure that by creating the base face, your are closing the entire hole which means, all verticies/edges have to be selected and connected to the base face.
@@fullstacklab Thanks for that. Is there a way that I can give my ground a different thickness to my walls?
I'm trying to figure out how to precisely place these cutouts without having a schematic of my board....
Really nice Video!
Thanks for the tutorial - question: could you do all this with splines/lines? Is there a reason why you/other people use meshes and subtract things instead of just drawing with splines and then adding faces, extruding etc later? Thanks.
Hey vooveks! Sure you can do that but it will be less precise. Personally I use splines and lines only for organic or asymmetrical shapes that are hard to get right with primitives like cubes and spheres.
@@fullstacklab Cool, thanks for the info, appreciate it. I think it’s because I like the idea of drawing things in 2d as it seems simpler (probably isn’t though, if you are used to working with primitives like you say). What do you think of Fusion 360 vs Blender for parts and things like that? I’ve downloaded the free version and thinking of giving it a go.
@@vooveks There are many ways to Rome. Take the workflow which suits you the best. I haven't used Fusion 360 simply because I don't see the value in it. It might be the better tool for 3d printing but then there is the pricing if you want to go commercial (e.g. freelancing). Blender is a very good and free allrounder and it's definitely worth learning it.
@@fullstacklabYeah, definitely. Blender is amazing, especially considering it's free! Incredible that w can get access to such complex software for that price ;)
I followed to the "T" but when I put the bottom on I noticed the area where it was extruded had a Bevel??? I may have done something wrong when you say click this then that you say it backwards sometimes I was lost till I watched the screen for the correct sequence .I really wish they made software for 3D printers only without the Library of congress to sort through to get to the tools you need. Blender is so complex 99% of it is not needed for this! or a mode selection to remove what we don't need. like some apps have "Game Creator" 3D Print" Video" etc..
Thanks bro!
Case!!nice
ARE YOU ABLE TO EDIT THE BLENDER FILE?
Warum nicht den default cube vom Deckel befreien und von dort aus weitermachen?
Thanks so much. Really great video with easy go follow instructions.. I’ve been using TinkerCad for my prints, until now. But I want to switch to blender for a better workflow. You reply help me to do that, so thanks a bunch 😉
Thank you 😊I've tried TinkerCad as well and it's superior than blender for basic stuff. But when it comes to pattern generation and reusing stuff to create new objects, blender is much more superior in my opinion. You can create complex cutouts with a few mouse clicks which don't need to be final and still can be adjusted.
Thanks for your reply. I’m looking forward to getting to know the workflow. Just a hint.. Have you checked out the Blender add on, Construction Lines?
please tell me what kind of plastic the case is made of. From which model of plastic ????
PLA
@@fullstacklab большое спасибо!
Very slow compared to using a parametric CAD program, but of course also completely free.
Hello, I am glad to welcome you from Belarus. Tell me if you know the EasyEDA online application. I made a Dj Controller board in it, there is a function for exporting a 3D model, now I want to make a case for it in Blender, but I cannot import the saved 3D model with exact dimensions into a blender as in your example in the video with raspberries. Do you know the transfer method. I think this will serve as a good topic for a new video)
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so at the end you scaled the model to 10 because you down scaled to 0.1 at the beginning ?
and what about the sizes of the holes ? they are random, so how to make sure the screw would fit in ?
thanks
I didn't set the scale of the actual model to 0.1 but the unit scale. This doesn't affect the dimensions of your model. You can set it to 1000 but the actual dimensions of the model will remain the same. Feel free to try it out 😉 And about the screw holes, you can make them as big as the actual screw. Because PLA shrinks after printing your screws will sit tight. But dont forget to make the walls of the screw holes thick enough (1.5-2mm) so that they don't break. Cheers ☺️
@@fullstacklab informative..
What about applying the scale? Why is it important? "Besides having even bevels"
@@fullstacklab and one last thing, if you put x and y and z to 0.1 without applying, would it affect the scale? Thanks
@@mibrahim4245 good question. It's important for the actions you want to do. For example if you want to add thickness to a rectangle with a scale of x=2 and y=1 it will add 2x the thickness on x and 1x the thickness on y. So basically it tells you how often an action will be peformed on a specific axis (at least for modifiers and beveling stuff).
I think this can also affect positioning and rotating.
And about not applying the scale, no matter what you set for x, y and z in the scale section and also in the dimension section it will always affect the scale.
@@fullstacklab thanks a lot!! I really learned from ur video, maybe it's the only one in TH-cam explaining how to make a case with blender!..
I was just confused with the scale issue, and now I understand that the 0.1 at the beginning will not affect the exported stl dimensions ..
as always you can find the timestamps and a link to the blender project file in the description ;)
Hallo, ich verstehe noch nicht warum beim Testexport der Scale der Transformation auf 10 gestellt wird. Du hast ja schlußendlich die Größe bereits auf 20mm definiert. Warum muss für den Export dann mit 10 potenziert werden? Ich finde das irritierend. Magst Du das erklären bitte? Der Pi wird 10mal zu groß importiert... obwohl er für den Druck gedacht ist, für mich wirkt das so als könnte das im Zusammenhang stehen.
Guter Punkt. Ich habe das auch schon hier in einem Kommentar erklärt. Für das Dateiformat .stl sind die Einheitsgrößen nicht definiert. Ich habe die Dimensionen vom Würfel nicht verändert, sondern den Unit Scale. Dieser hat keinen Einfluss auf die Dimensionen vom Würfel und zeigt mir nur die Maßeinheiten an. Es gibt da mehrere Herangehensweisen. Man könnte auch direkt zu Beginn den Würfel um Faktor 10 vergrößern, allerdings betrifft das dann den gesamten Workflow. Jedes neue Objekt muss auch hochskaliert werden usw.
@@fullstacklab Ich danke Dir für die Erklärung! *Daumen hoch*
Blender really needs a simple cut feature. You shouldn't have to do boolean. Why can't we make an extrude cut? Out of all the things lol
спасибо большое очень полезно
are you from poland ?
Nope, Germany 🙂
amogus
one of the worst tutorials out there. a tutorial is supposed to give you step by step instructions, you missed out the bit right at the start where you created the first edge, and then you scaled the entire thing up 20X, but didnt mention a word, making me wonder why for time i couldnt get the extrusion right. thanks.
I am not sure this is one of the best tutorial or the blender itself is extremely not user friendly. So many steps just to make a round curve for the corner... Coming from AutoCad, this could be achieved as simple as click select the edge line and push/pull the fillet, further one step if want to precisely set a numerical value for the corner.