How To Make Custom 3D Printed Miniatures (For Free) Using DesktopHero3D
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- Do you want to learn how to make your own custom, fully posable, fully scalable, 3D minis for 3D printing? Let's dive deep into DesktopHero3D - a new web app which lets you do just that - even with zero previous 3D modeling experience.
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Thanks for the support!
I love your genuine passion for your hobby. It shows that you really enjoy testing and making reviews! Thanks for sharing your experiences!
Mehhh Thank you so much! I think a channel like this would be a terrible endeavor without a love for it. I appreciate you being here.
Thank you so much for this! I'm building a Shadowrun game and finding the models I need has been impossible. You have a new subscriber and I can't wait to see what you do in the future. Keep up the great work!
If u want we can help u with the custom design
I'm glad someone is making a 3D printer DM channel. Consider me subscribed.
Daniel T. Bekmand Hope to live up to your expectations, Daniel! Great name by the way :) I've got a giveaway going on right now if you're interested in free terrain STL's: th-cam.com/video/YZq9e2lSlNc/w-d-xo.html
Wouldn't want you to miss it since you are new to the channel.
Indeed
You got so much better nowadays, at the time those minis were awful.... but you're a pioneer man! Without you we would all be lost now!
A toast to all your work throughout the years!
2 things: Awesome to see more people using DesktopHero3D, And OMG THAT'S MY KOBOLD HEAD MODEL :D
It's a great tool, and I see it getting name dropped all the time across the internet when folks ask for a very specific model. Thanks for your contribution to the community! :D
People are so critical... I enjoy your videos. I am not sure what people expect getting content like this for FREE. You're doing good, keep it up.
Constructive criticism is a good thing. Perhaps the people commenting want him grow and succeed and know that he needs a bit of polishing so he can expand. He's gotten much better since this video.
Awesome, informative video. Keep up the good work!
Awesome! Going to check it out tonight!
I have the ability to make my own 3d models but this may still interest me for making minor NPCs that I don't want to spend too much time making. Thanks for the video!
Awesome Video man!
grey array You're welcome! So glad you enjoyed it :)
Thanks for making this video man. Just played my first game of dnd and keen to make some minis. A bit of meshmixer would sort out those model issues. I'm sure you are all over it already though
Thank you for that video! :)
So glad you enjoyed it! Happy printing :)
Thank you so much, I'm trying to surprise my dnd party with their own miniatures
Wait... Danny Sombrero! Thanks for your vids! I just found this one and took a look at the app. Good find! Thanks man!
Desktop Hero had so many things that you had that it does not have now.
Thanks for doing a video on DesktopHero3D. I've been looking for this exact thing. Hero Forge has cool minis, but if you want many different types of figures, it gets costly quickly.
You're very welcome! It's great for commoners and villagers for sure. Happy printing Robert! :)
Dude you are awesome.
Look promising Thanks Danny
Have you try Meshmixer? It free i use to to repair STL all the time
Love Meshmixer - but have only used it sparingly to separate parts for printing. Got some learning to do - that's for sure! :)
Have fun, Tom! It's a pretty fun program - especially considering it's free.
DesktopHero3D is awesome! But I've tried moving bone groups with the pose tool by holding G and it doesn't seem to work. How did you do your anime pose?
I agree! So with the bones - I didn't do groups, I'd select one bone at a time, and I mostly rotated them accordingly. I only moved them or scaled them if there was a part sticking out or something. If you look, you can hold down different letters (I think it's G, R, and X or Z - something like that) and that'll do different actions when you move the mouse left/right. And other then that I used a pose for reference (literally I used a picture of Kirito from SAO to model it). Hope that helps Edoardo!
Subscribed for the usefull info
Just some constructive criticism;
You make some good content, and i'm glad i found your channel. You do, however, spend too much time talking about nothing. The first 8 minutes of this video seems like you're trying to sell us on the idea of creating the 3d mini models with DesktopHero3D, and not actually talking about the app. If we found your video, chances are we are already interested and are looking for an explanation. In the modern world, people grow disinterested in things quickly if there isn't any valuable information there, so there's a good chance you lost many views just because you took too long to get to the point. I've seen this same mistake in many of your other videos, as well. I would recommend jumping straight into the content of the video in the future to retain more viewers' interest.
Keep up the informative videos, though. Really like what you have so far.
The mini video and the overwhelming repeat of this message from both subs and non-subs really made me realize this too. Next video I made this: th-cam.com/video/znkbwajT100/w-d-xo.html
Is that better? (Not sarcastic - serious here)
Thank you again for the constructive feedback! It is much appreciated. And thank you for the support either way :)
keep at it man, you are awesome.
you inspired me into getting a 3d printer
there is a skip forward button on youtube...
Thanks to your comment I was able to ff to the info I wanted. Thank you!
Jimmy Satterfield
Even though the criticism sounds good, selling the idea of the video is a good thing. It could be more concise, but removing it altogether would be worst. Moreover, refining a video script can make the production time of the video several times longer. Some creators would not even bother making a video at that point.
Again, thanks for the great info and I think your feedback of the DesktopHero3D is valid. I hope it does rival HeroForge someday.
Thanks for your support, Roger! Here's to DH3D's future :)
I shared my 3D print album with you. I am one week in today and I love it. The only mini I printed was the sample Explorer from Heroforge and it did not turn out so great. I really need to work on my support knowledge. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Really exciting! That's a great test print (the Explorer). The last video I made covers supports as well, but if there's something else I can cover let me know. Happy to go in a little more detail, but mostly playing with your support settings will make the difference if you've followed my last vid. Happy to help, Roger!
thumbs up and thanks for showing me the magic of desktophero! This is a great tool.
Thank you! And you're very welcome! Glad you're enjoying it as much as I do :) Would love to see your prints.
you can use this as a base, then you import the model to medium VR a virtual reality modelling program for free and then use kit bashing technics to do a super model ;)
Love the videos and all the information. But what is that monster you are holding at the .55 mark. I've seen it in several of your videos, but i don't think I've heard you mention what it is. I'm new to 3d printing and DnD. So I know very little about all of these characters.
You had me at "whole group for less than 10 cents each"
I just bought a 3d printer and somebody suggested selling minis to make back the cost so less than a dime per mini sounds great to me xD the profits could be significant (even 5 bucks is a 500% markup)
Danny do you ever try and import the stl file into Sketchup or some other 3d modeling program to touch up the weapons or any other repair issues? I have good results importing stl's into Sketchup. It might be worth looking into if you haven't already. :{J
I'd suggest to look up anycubes photon printer for a good quality relatively cheap mini dlp printer at about $450, but be very careful if you do, resin is toxic to the touch until cured; use nylon one use gloves, and smells horrible; cover it with a blanket and/or vent near a window, and is a mess to clean up if it gets anywhere; use a cheap aluminum tray under it in case of spills, and after getting the extra resin off of the print you'd want to uv bathe the alchohol to solidify and separate the resin to cure it and then filter the alcohol to separate and reuse the alcohol in removing the extra resin, and toss the cured wasted resin, which youd need to take it to a waste treatment plant if you dont, all of that's just how these printers work for the quality, and as long as you keep this in mind you'd be safe, but definitely look into them if you like making your own high quality minis, the pros and cons of the quality vs the risk ain't for everybody, but it's about the same risk as working with dark room photos
Thanks for the comment! :) I just did a printer review (and included the D7 and the Photon) video and spend a good amount of time covering the Photon :)
You can see it here: th-cam.com/video/GVHwRME-6w0/w-d-xo.html
I'm going to do a video specifically on resin in the future because it's a different beast than FDM for sure (and the quality is definitely something to consider!)
great job and getting to the content jsu a bit sooner does make sense. your personaility adds flavor to the topic. what about creating minatures for wargaming like 1/500 or 1/600 ww2 planes, is that possible? thanks!!
My left ear enjoyed the video 🤣
Great informative video. I'm looking into 3d modeling because I want to make a figure from Warhammer 40k Grand Master Belial I have no 3d modeling experience but... If I have to learn a program to get what I want I will.
My question is this... Is this program capable of doing that? Or should I not waste my time? If that's the case is there a program you know of that may be better?
My left ear thanks you
I have a quick question for you. I want to make some game pieces or a game board. What machine would you suggest and also what website will allow me to customize my character? Thank in advance
Amazing, fair enough for anyone that have a minimum... Can't say. Very good. Thank you very much and that's I'm looking for. I'm DM too and will buy my first 3D printer to mess around.
Been looking for this -- Hero Forge won't scale! This will work great for Gaslands!
James Floyd Kelly That's probably the best part of this app - the posing and scaling. I pretty much though of Gaslands players when I took out those cars - my friend just recently introduced me to it. Pretty neat! Happy printing, Jim :) Please do share your creations when you're done!
It's pretty easy to scale them when you print them though
I DO recommend posing them in DesktopHero3D, and then using your slicer to scale by percentage until you find the right scale to fit in the car. Then you can use that same percentage scale to resize the other standing/based models if that's what you wanna do.
The sound seems.. off? Is it just me?
I don't think it's just you. I think I was having some issues with my audio processing more on one channel - a few people mentioned that on my first video and I made some changes to adjust it, but I think it might have something to do with my raw audio input from my mic. I'm gonna double check and run a few tests - thank you for your feedback!
I noticed it in a more recent video too. "How To Print Resin-Like FDM Minis on $200+ 3D Printers (Printing The Game #2)
" The sound is slightly asynchronous with the video. The audio precedes the video by a just a few milliseconds. But humans watch other humans speak so much, that the slightest delay will stand out.
This is an older video, and this was before I was even doing all of the things I Did before :) So FOR SURE there's delay. Won't happen again, Robert! :D
Yes, I did notice it for that video, too. It's not enough to make me stop watching, but it's still annoying. Thank you for trying to fix that.
Like how? Sexy? Sexy is good right? :{
Your painting skills are absolutely amazing compared to mine
You are too kind. I'm keenly aware of the areas I need to improve in, and I'm sure you feel the same way. Let's improve together, Rick :)
I am just like you my friend. I had every character slot filled in EQ and Wow and I had two accounts and played two characters at once. I am getting ready to get my first 3D printer, I'm thinking it will be resin because of how much detail I want, and because resin printers can be in a separate room and don't need hooked up to my computer, I'm out of room for anything by my comp without rearranging the whole room. My main focus is miniatures and tiny basing items I can glue to bases.
Fellow MMO friend! It sounds like a resin printer is a good fit for you. Good luck on your journey!
@@3DPrintedTabletop thank you, I've got my eye on Larger 10, it has dropped in price to $180 on Amazon!
I am going broke buying 1/700 scale ships, tanks and aircraft from a third party. I need to either a hi resolution 3D or resin printer. Great video.
Can you do CR-10s users a favor...? Namely me, lol. I need to know what are some great settings on the CR-10S for minis? Can you start a new playlist just highlighting CR-10? Would he a huge help.
Can you scale the figure really big and repair it in mashmixer? This way you could get a higher resolution stl which you could scale it down the right amount in cura? This should help right?
I've seen folks do that before! I think that the problem with their resolution is more the lack of detail and some of the geometries that are a bit wonky because of the flexibility of the program. I hope that answers your question - but definitely is something you can do to smooth some of the surfaces out (although they are pretty smooth TBH). It still isn't close to HeroForge - but for free, it's a pretty great alternative to be honest.
well i'll try it anyway. thx for the info
Desktop 3d also has a 2.0 version that looks much better. Though you have to pay for beta access. It's honestly not that much though.
I am using an FDM printer as well and I was just wondering at the moment I’m using the 0.4 stock nozzle. Could we get better prints going to a smaller nozzle ?
Yes, I've got a CR-10 Mini and added a 0.2mm nozzle. Using Cura I printed this tonight: www.thingiverse.com/make:739495. Still tweaking my settings, but I'll be making a video in January on how to get these types of results.
Thank you so much for making all these videos! They have been extremely helpful. I look forward to making my own miniatures!
Quick question have you ever printed a miniature on a delta printer? Or know of anyone who has?
I've never painted a mini on a delta printer, but I know several folks who have! Check out MakerFun3D on the web, and DisruptItYourself on Instagram - they've both gotten great results on their deltas (even cheaper ones). Hope that helps!
3D Printed Tabletop ideally appreciate you taking the time to respond. Your videos are a great help! I actually managed to print a model from this website, the only issue was my supports. I need to tweek those settings. Thank you for the videos! :)
Cool
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I was actually getting an FF Tactics vibe form your character display before you mentioned it. Damn I'm good.
I have over 50 Characters/ Monsters that I want to make!
HeroForge just dropped their STL price to $8, and there's another company called Anvl. They're cheaper than HeroForge and have some unique options for race, armor, and more.
"especially if you made it through oblivion" this video is for me...
What material filament did you use?
I don't know why there are comments complaining that you took ten minutes to talk about the app when you mention it at like 2 and half minutes.
I like that you talk a lot about the topic and are really enthusiastic about it.
Yeah any video can always be more concise but that's more for short attention span types.
I have a long attention span and don't mind chilling and listening to the video.
I hope you don't start doing like the "popular" youtubers do in terms of editing. They all seem like they have ADHD. Or at least their subs do.
And DnD/tabletop isn't for short attention span people. :{J
So you buy a pose then its yours right like you dont have to buy it again
Resin possible with this app?
There are heaps of awesome people who create and share minis on thingiverse for free as well.
Absolutely - and I try my best to promote many of them as possible on here :) (Like Miguel Zavala who I interviewed a few weeks ago!) :)
This is one more option for folks who are interested in making something themselves, who might not have the money to spend on HeroForge.
Hope that clarifies!
I agree. Thanks for bring it to our attention. I only just found your channel. Instant sub. I actually tried the browser straight after I commented and created and download a character. I like it.
Great web site ! Is there a site like that for Robot's ?
I don't know of one! The closest thing is HeroForge.com which have robot bodies, etc.
Anything like this for terrain vehicles?
Do you have an update video on desktophero?
Have a look at " Daz 3d " its a free full character edit/creator/animator 3d app with realistic free manikins that r fully rigged and ease to edit. ther is a bit of a learning curve to learn the work flow from one app to the next but it also allows you to import or export as what ever you want. 3d modeling is not so hard. for the compromised quality a printer has, most people can lern to 3d model for minis.
Planning to print female Goliath who's in game height is 2.5m to scale it bit up xD then asking from friends if they want to make one or look up . . .
It's no longer really free :(
Its not too bad but 8 bucks per stl adds up quick
@@Crims0nArt That's HeroForge. HeroForge charges per model while DesktopHero charges to access "premium" content but with unlimited downloads. HeroForge is cheaper for a single mini but DesktopHero is cheaper if you want a bunch of minis.
"Liberries" lol
With 2.0 they've locked most of the assets (and I do mean most) behind packs and stuff so if you want your stl completely free then you'll have about 3 clothing options :(
Yeah I used desktop hero once or twice before I got my printer but noe that I have it desktop 3d kinda sucks
If you liked Final Fantasy Tactics... Try the Disgaea series...
I've heard good things! Will do (when I have a bit of free time!)
You might need a lot actually... XD it's easy to get hooked...
Should I start with 5?
Streetwise, 5 is good, since the stories are different and KINDA disconnected. Although you'll probably not know many of the sub characters you can get, since they come from the previous games... just that, they don't impact on the story not even a bit.
For Game mechanics, well.... i guess it would be better to start from the first one, since there are less features to learn... but i think 5 introduces all of them in a very easy way to learn.
Desktop Hero is pretty chill, but the interface for V1 is atrocious lol It would definitely discourage new people due to its lagginess and poorly adjusted elements, but there is so much you can get from it for absolutely $0 it's worth fighting through. If you have the money you can test out V2 as well.
...ps thx for the vid
Hey Danny is there any update of this?
Everquest !!! Ruins of Kunark!
Found it disappointing he gave no demonstration. It was just talking. He's made some cool stuff though! Needs to detail everything with paint but still cool. Been thinking of purchasing a 3D printer for various reasons but mostly for making parts for my sci-fi model space crafts. Kit bashing is helpful but it's still difficult to find certain parts I'm unable to hand make.
This guy looks like Aethelwod from the Last Kingdom series
Great videos. I need to see if I can apply the settings from your "resin-like quality" video to my XYZprinting FDM printer. Also, if you're not yet a member of the Tabletop Crafters Guild, check us out on Facebook. We're a great community of, well, tabletop gamers who craft terrain, minis, and other assorted bits and bobs for our tabletop games. We're a friendly group, and I think you'd fit right in. (Again, if you aren't a member already. Hahaha!)
Hey Matthew! I'm glad you're enjoying them :) I've seen one or two folks with XYZ printers (Davinci Jr. I believe) give this a shot - but I didn't hear back from them. Let me know how it goes!
And yes, I am a member of the TCG! I've been since the "old" days when it was Scotty's craft group page before the guildmaster's got together :) Support and encouragement from all of the content creators there is what ultimately lead me to start this YT channel in a different, albeit related, niche. Definitely "my people" :D I'd love to replicate the sense of community we have over there but in the 3D printing world. I'm thinking about the best way to do that as we grow.
Thank you for your support! Much appreciated!
I have an XYZ Davinci Jr. and I was happy with it as a beginner printer. I wasn't able to get the same quality as say an Ender 3 but the minis are still usable and came out pretty good once painted. I have since purchased an Anycubic Photon and while the learning curve was a bit brutal at first, it's totally worth it in the end.
can you make figurinnes from a picture ?
Wow that quality is soo bad, thanks for making it easy to chose what 3D printer i go for, ressin for the minis.
I tried to use this site for the first time today & the Appearance bar is in the middle of the screen. Also the back round is white.
It can take some time to load and looks funny. Definitely report the bug if it doesn't look the way it does in my video. Thanks for your comment!
Why is the audio playing only on the left channel?
why dont you use blender, zbrush, modo or other software for creating your miniatures. in this way this way the minis can be more individualized and unique
I use hero forge for pcs and desktop hero for npcs
I'm kind of in this place too. Both are really great tools. Thanks for sharing your experience!
Do you know any place I can download miniatures files for monsters from D&D?
thingiverse.com
@@sjbonadonna Thank you!
do you think printers have gotten better? would you revisit this video?
You can get good prints. You may already know this by now. Since it’s 2 years old when you said you can’t.
everytime i load this website it crashes this might be because of my crappy computer if it isn't then plz help.
No, their UI is something they've been working on since the beginning. They're working on a DesktopHero3D 2.0 that they recently Kickstarted. I believe it'll be released next year. Good luck either way!
It's a shame compared to heroforge, i tried using desktop hero 3d but the interface is not user-friendly, i don't know before, but as I used it now it's confusing as fuck, if I want to add gloves for exaple it only lets me add just one on one hand at time, and when I tried to copy that to the other arm the entire arm disappeared, and there does not seem to be an undo button or command, it's very slow and does not load properly, and that's not because of connection nor my computer because heroforge and other things work perfectly, over all I had just an awful, horrible experience
You should update this to include the fact that everything isn't free. I created one character and they wanted $15 for the STL file because some of the items weren't free (anymore?). Wack.
So they charge now correct?
Yeah sadly theres no way to access the old one too :(
Sort of. You can still make free models they just cant have the paid features. Each tab has free and paid parts you can add on your model
Could I create football miniature figures on desktop 3d?
Wanna make some #Megaman (among other videogames) minis for #Heroclix
only problem is how hard it is to make a character with it...
CorruptGaming They've got a way to go still, and it's one guy right now. Have you tried using one of the characters made by other people? Thats a quick way to make a premade and might be a good starting point :)
ok thanks!
Or be like me and print a bunch of models with different parts I want and Frankenstein them together with hot glue green stuff and super glue
the 2.0 version seems way less user friendly
Oh. My. GOD! The word is “lie-BRAR-ee” not “lie berry”. Other than that, OUTSTANDING as always.
What can I say? The Miami boy in me comes out more often than I'd like :D Thank you for showing me the way, Dok! I WILL DO MY BEST!
Just bustin’ on you brother. You keep kicking ass.
As an ex-teacher. It bugged me too. But I would rather listen to you pronounce "lie-berry" your way 100 more times as long as you kept making your videos. They are educational and entertaining.
Ya'll are great. Thanks for the kind words :)
DH3D isnt free anymore
i hate the world
I perfer heroforge as they have more options
love your all work but tooooo much talk bro.
You should see me out of TH-cam :D Why do you think I'm the DM? Hehe - but I'm actively working on trying to streamline my videos. Check out my latest video and see how far I've come since this video: th-cam.com/video/znkbwajT100/w-d-xo.html Would love your feedback!
I don’t think it’s talk too much as talk too fast
@Dan thanks for the feedback! I appreciate it.
Don't no if use the right link but it doesn't seems to load
Hi Le - I just updated it. Try this one: desktophero3d.com/ Or was it another one that wasn't working so I can update it?
Switch to a resin printer
Not free - first 3 mini's I tried to make were all 15$ They don't filter free/paid - but there are some free options.
I tried the site he is using and tge figure I created would have cost me 41 dollars for tge file it isn't free
Your links are broken , can’t be found or Scams ?
Não está masi grátis amigo