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I took up Blender about 3 months ago. For whatever reason it came easy to me. Imagine it's the great software and the great ppl like you out here hooking us all up with tips. I hand no idea about the 3D Print extension! Instead went the hard way lol. Thanks for the data!!!
Awesome, I already know Blender quite well from making mod maps for games so its nice to know I can use those skills instead of trying to learn CAD or Autodesk or whatever other software. Just got an Bambu A1and amazed at what these machines can do, cant wait to design my own creations!
Nice! I've always thought the best part of 3D printing is being able to design your own parts and have them printed right away. It really opens up the world of whats possible for creators. Hope you have an awesome time with your new printer!
Fantastic, I have been pulling my hair out on how to do those initial settings. Thank you for respecting us. I hope to catch up skill wise soon. You are a blessing facts without fluff. You have a rare coin from me, trust.
Great Tutorial. I love it. Thanks to you I can now use Blender more confidently for 3D printing. @14:20 you do a scale operation. I do not know if it will be useful but you only used s to scale. This works in orthographic view but in 3d view you have issues. You can use (in you case you were using the ZX plane and looking down on to Y axis) S + Shift Y. this will enable scaling only in X and Z axis. I run Loop Tools, Bool Tools and Node Wrangler as default free addons and MachineTools from Paid addons. Looking forward to seeing you break the 1000 sub mark.
Awesome, I'm glad you found the video helpful. Thanks for the feedback@15:57 I briefly go over scaling on axis, its a great addition to the scaling tool. Loop Tools is insanely powerful. Both Bool Tools and Node Wrangler are great options as well. I try to keep my plugins extremely limited but I will most likely go over a few tools like this in the future! Thanks, it will be exciting to hit 1k. This should happen really soon. ☺️
Blender is a fantastic program, BUT it's not really a replacement for parametric CAD. The issue is that any modifications to a polygon model are destructive, making it harder to make certain modifications later. For example, the hole you punched through the curved surface; if it needed to be moved, you'd have to basically go back and remodel, because you'd applied the boolean, so you can't just "move" the hole without distorting the overall shape. In a parametric CAD app, you'd just change the parameter for the placement of the hole and everything would recompute. So, if you know Blender well, I can see why you'd just want to continue using it rather than learn a new app. But for precision parts that may need iterative design, you're not going to beat a parametric CAD app with an editable history stack.
@@flygarfpv3496 Its not a replacement for parametric this is true. They both have their place in design for 3D printing. Blender is a more "Physical" type work flow. While parametric CAD is more mathematic and drafted workflow and takes a different approach for "modeling". The issues you point out with a boolean cut are one downside of programs like Blender. However keep in mind that CAD also has many downfalls depending on workflow and application. With both methods of design there are ways to solve most issues, even the boolean and modifier issue. One of these solutions is something as simple as non applied modifiers, which I use quite often but felt didn't match the level of this video. If you want to design a simple mechanical part maybe CAD is the way for some users. But if your wanting to make an electronics enclosure in the shape of a dog riding a cloud through space then most of the time Blender would be a better choice. This is why I think Blender is so popular in the 3D design space for printing. The bounds of what people are creating has opened so wide that the options in CAD simply have not kept up. Blender isn't perfect by far, but it is however incredibly powerful and able to achieve amazing results for 3D printing.
Blender has a certain way of doing things. I think the greatest miss is the beveling. When I work with bevels I just want to be in Solidworks or Fusion360 and get it over with... In blender you need to work in non destructive mode. meaning you should not apply a modifier until you are absolutely sure about it. I have been using cad software since the 80s and one must accept the fact that Blender is not a cad software. It is a modeling suite. There are some amazing addons for blender to get it to next level. one such addon is CAD Sketcher. It is in its infancy but it will get there if it has the support.
Thanks! These kind of videos make my "Blender/3D printing resistane" weaker and weaker ;) I'd love to learn it enough to use on a daily basis (and finally drop F360) - so please don't stop making them. And I agree with one of the comments - maybe lower a bit the resolution or capture smaller window - just for ergonomics.
Thanks for the feedback, I'm glad you found the video helpful. I will look into some options to make the workspace more easily viewable for people in the next video as this will most likely turn into a series. ☺️
✅ Excellent Video Thanks! …been trying to learn this stuff to teach my kid. I just bought a Creality K1C, I heard it was a bad printer but it looks like you’re doing well with it. ✅
Thanks glad you found the video helpful. Almost all available printers have issues right now, were just not quite their yet. But most these issues are solvable with some tweaks.
Was doing good until you hit that "presences" and went to get extensions. Nothing on my Blender here mmm...a lot of your items are not shown and I'm up to date with Blender so....don't know.
I'm sorry that's not good. are you using Blender 4.2.3? Previously this section was part of the addon's section. the most recent version has moved it to Extensions.
It seams to be like petting cat by the hammer.. too much effort to use Blender as precision tool.. 1500 steps to make Blender usable to such work, and than it still isnt good, sr but people have right Blender is not to make precision draw better invest time in right tool
Its 6 settings that takes less than a minute to setup for the workspace and these setting only need to be set once. But I'm more of a dog person after all so maybe your right.
@@GLight_8D I'm glad you enjoy CAD but make no mistake about it both CAD and blender have their limitations depending on the application. The simple fact is 3D printing isn't CNC and there are a lot of things done in 3D printing that CAD simply isn't capable of. Take for instance advanced organics. Blender excelled in this area while Programs like FreeCad fail. I never once told anyone not to use CAD. This video is about helping people who want to use blender. You may be able to do something in CAD that Blender cannot, but trust me there is a lot more that can be done in Blender that cannot be done in CAD. If your happy in CAD that's great. Let others make their own their own choices for themselves.
@@zerodotcmd Plasticity is answear on that case.. Blender is big no for begginers, and even if you know Blender very good it is still full of bugs and limitations.. there is no perfect program but Blender is not even close to be even ok for this purpose...
@@GLight_8D that's interesting since thousands of people design both very precise and insanely detailed works in blender. The fact is not everyone's going to agree with you, this is evident by the amount of designers who work in programs other than CAD let alone the amount who work in Blender. I've worked in Blender for years and happen to know that most people who aren't from a mechanical background all model in Blender. Are all these people not entitled to their chosen method? If you don't think blender is a good option then I recommend you turn on a camera and spend the time articulating these points, after that spend hours editing and upload the content. Never know. Might find a few people who agree with you. But it won't be me.
like almost every tutorial on youtube this is useless because your monitor is too big compared to my laptop so everything is too small to see anything you are doing
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I wish I could upvote this twice. Something about the way you explained this clicked with me.
Thanks! I'm glad the video was helpful. Blender is a lot less scary once people understand it. ☺️
I took up Blender about 3 months ago. For whatever reason it came easy to me. Imagine it's the great software and the great ppl like you out here hooking us all up with tips. I hand no idea about the 3D Print extension! Instead went the hard way lol. Thanks for the data!!!
No problem! Glad you found the information helpful. Congrats on your Blender journey, I hope you continue to develop and sharpen your skills!
Awesome, I already know Blender quite well from making mod maps for games so its nice to know I can use those skills instead of trying to learn CAD or Autodesk or whatever other software. Just got an Bambu A1and amazed at what these machines can do, cant wait to design my own creations!
Nice! I've always thought the best part of 3D printing is being able to design your own parts and have them printed right away. It really opens up the world of whats possible for creators. Hope you have an awesome time with your new printer!
Fantastic, I have been pulling my hair out on how to do those initial settings.
Thank you for respecting us. I hope to catch up skill wise soon. You are a blessing facts without fluff. You have a rare coin from me, trust.
Thanks! I feel like a lot of people miss these initial settings, which is a shame because they are very important. Glad I was able to help!
definitely check out the "measure it" add-on, its a game changer for modeling for 3d printing
I've used measure it quite a bit actually :)
Great Tutorial. I love it. Thanks to you I can now use Blender more confidently for 3D printing.
@14:20 you do a scale operation. I do not know if it will be useful but you only used s to scale. This works in orthographic view but in 3d view you have issues. You can use (in you case you were using the ZX plane and looking down on to Y axis) S + Shift Y. this will enable scaling only in X and Z axis.
I run Loop Tools, Bool Tools and Node Wrangler as default free addons and MachineTools from Paid addons.
Looking forward to seeing you break the 1000 sub mark.
Awesome, I'm glad you found the video helpful.
Thanks for the feedback@15:57 I briefly go over scaling on axis, its a great addition to the scaling tool.
Loop Tools is insanely powerful. Both Bool Tools and Node Wrangler are great options as well. I try to keep my plugins extremely limited but I will most likely go over a few tools like this in the future!
Thanks, it will be exciting to hit 1k. This should happen really soon. ☺️
really cool and simple approach for Blender and 3D printing design. simple and effective!
@@CallistoPili Thank you. Its the best method I've used. I'm hoping it helps more people to be able to create their own designs.
Blender is a fantastic program, BUT it's not really a replacement for parametric CAD. The issue is that any modifications to a polygon model are destructive, making it harder to make certain modifications later. For example, the hole you punched through the curved surface; if it needed to be moved, you'd have to basically go back and remodel, because you'd applied the boolean, so you can't just "move" the hole without distorting the overall shape. In a parametric CAD app, you'd just change the parameter for the placement of the hole and everything would recompute. So, if you know Blender well, I can see why you'd just want to continue using it rather than learn a new app. But for precision parts that may need iterative design, you're not going to beat a parametric CAD app with an editable history stack.
@@flygarfpv3496 Its not a replacement for parametric this is true. They both have their place in design for 3D printing. Blender is a more "Physical" type work flow. While parametric CAD is more mathematic and drafted workflow and takes a different approach for "modeling". The issues you point out with a boolean cut are one downside of programs like Blender. However keep in mind that CAD also has many downfalls depending on workflow and application. With both methods of design there are ways to solve most issues, even the boolean and modifier issue. One of these solutions is something as simple as non applied modifiers, which I use quite often but felt didn't match the level of this video. If you want to design a simple mechanical part maybe CAD is the way for some users. But if your wanting to make an electronics enclosure in the shape of a dog riding a cloud through space then most of the time Blender would be a better choice. This is why I think Blender is so popular in the 3D design space for printing. The bounds of what people are creating has opened so wide that the options in CAD simply have not kept up. Blender isn't perfect by far, but it is however incredibly powerful and able to achieve amazing results for 3D printing.
Blender has a certain way of doing things. I think the greatest miss is the beveling. When I work with bevels I just want to be in Solidworks or Fusion360 and get it over with...
In blender you need to work in non destructive mode. meaning you should not apply a modifier until you are absolutely sure about it.
I have been using cad software since the 80s and one must accept the fact that Blender is not a cad software. It is a modeling suite. There are some amazing addons for blender to get it to next level. one such addon is CAD Sketcher. It is in its infancy but it will get there if it has the support.
Thanks! These kind of videos make my "Blender/3D printing resistane" weaker and weaker ;) I'd love to learn it enough to use on a daily basis (and finally drop F360) - so please don't stop making them. And I agree with one of the comments - maybe lower a bit the resolution or capture smaller window - just for ergonomics.
Thanks for the feedback, I'm glad you found the video helpful. I will look into some options to make the workspace more easily viewable for people in the next video as this will most likely turn into a series. ☺️
Just make the switch. Take a lump or two, but you'll be at it in no time!
✅ Excellent Video Thanks!
…been trying to learn this stuff to teach my kid. I just bought a Creality K1C, I heard it was a bad printer but it looks like you’re doing well with it. ✅
Thanks glad you found the video helpful. Almost all available printers have issues right now, were just not quite their yet. But most these issues are solvable with some tweaks.
Thank so much !
You're welcome!
Blender user since v2.42. (... trueSpace user before that.)
How do you ( ZeroDotCMD ) use Blender effectively without a number-jack on your keyboard?
Keyboard Layers ☺️I hate Cap's Lock so its my layers key. I have a NumPad one that layer.
Thanks ❤
You're welcome! Thanks for watching!
Was doing good until you hit that "presences" and went to get extensions. Nothing on my Blender here mmm...a lot of your items are not shown and I'm up to date with Blender so....don't know.
I'm sorry that's not good. are you using Blender 4.2.3? Previously this section was part of the addon's section. the most recent version has moved it to Extensions.
Thanks, I'll check for the update. I have been trying to use Blender for years to 3d print and just can't seem to deal with it.
It seams to be like petting cat by the hammer.. too much effort to use Blender as precision tool.. 1500 steps to make Blender usable to such work, and than it still isnt good, sr but people have right Blender is not to make precision draw better invest time in right tool
Its 6 settings that takes less than a minute to setup for the workspace and these setting only need to be set once. But I'm more of a dog person after all so maybe your right.
@zerodotcmd yes but using this program to parametric isnot intuitive when I look what you do I would do this 3 times on FreeCAD xD
@@GLight_8D I'm glad you enjoy CAD but make no mistake about it both CAD and blender have their limitations depending on the application. The simple fact is 3D printing isn't CNC and there are a lot of things done in 3D printing that CAD simply isn't capable of. Take for instance advanced organics. Blender excelled in this area while Programs like FreeCad fail. I never once told anyone not to use CAD. This video is about helping people who want to use blender. You may be able to do something in CAD that Blender cannot, but trust me there is a lot more that can be done in Blender that cannot be done in CAD. If your happy in CAD that's great. Let others make their own their own choices for themselves.
@@zerodotcmd Plasticity is answear on that case.. Blender is big no for begginers, and even if you know Blender very good it is still full of bugs and limitations.. there is no perfect program but Blender is not even close to be even ok for this purpose...
@@GLight_8D that's interesting since thousands of people design both very precise and insanely detailed works in blender. The fact is not everyone's going to agree with you, this is evident by the amount of designers who work in programs other than CAD let alone the amount who work in Blender. I've worked in Blender for years and happen to know that most people who aren't from a mechanical background all model in Blender. Are all these people not entitled to their chosen method? If you don't think blender is a good option then I recommend you turn on a camera and spend the time articulating these points, after that spend hours editing and upload the content. Never know. Might find a few people who agree with you. But it won't be me.
like almost every tutorial on youtube this is useless because your monitor is too big compared to my laptop so everything is too small to see anything you are doing
@@flat-earther I'm sorry that sucks. 4K is pretty much the standard now.
For demo purposes you could increase the Interface Resolution Scale.
@@Testzugang2 This is most likely what I'll do