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Monday, November 19, 2018

I am learning Blender

I watched some tutorials to make this little guy.  Of course some parts of the tutorial are incomplete so I had to impovise but I am happy I could do this.  Specially understanding a little more about uvs. 

I have a lot to learn about everything but it is a lot of fun.  So I proudly introduce this little boy.

Sunday, November 18, 2018

3D printed Clothes' hanger with the shape of a hand.

So I am studying Blender.

I wanted to learn designing with Blender for 2 reasons.  One is to be able to design more complex  geometries to 3D print.  Fusion 360 is wonderful but it was hard to me to go to the sculpt environment.  I find it easier with Blender.

The second reason is would love to make animated characters like my sons'.  Of course I am ages from learning what he knows and he has a wonderful imagination with a sense of humor that I lack.  This that not mean I cannot develop it. So I am working on it.


Here is my first creation.




The problem is how to add really flat surface to be 3D printed.  How do I make these perfect holes, chamfers, etc that can be so easily done with fusion.  Importing the hand as an obj or stl file and then transform it to a body it very hard and you have to loose resolution.

But have the Windows 3D builder.  This helped me a lot.  I could make cubes, make holes with cylinders, cave the chamfers for the screws with cones. Not exact but it turned out pretty good.

I am very happy with my achievement.  Maybe if the coat is to thick the fingers aren't separated enough.  I should work on this.  One friend gave me the idea to change the position of the fingers like curving one of the middle ones.  But for now this is what I got.

Now I am working in a souvenir from Punta del Este.  The "dedos or hand" sculpture.

O by the way I don't imagine anybody is interested in buying the file but I uploaded it to cgtrader
https://www.cgtrader.com/3d-print-models/house/accessories/hand-coat-hanger

and to sketchfab https://sketchfab.com/models/b430d72b0ae8405ea1fc10f4e4205356

I wish they let me sell it for less than 3 dollars.  But they don't allow you.  My idea is to get some money to help me buy the filament and mantainment of my 3D printer.

Saturday, November 10, 2018

Stl files for Ildikko Chimp skeleton on CGTrader

I uploaded the stl files for the 3D pinted skeleton for Charles the Chimp designed in crochet by Ildikko Struning.

She made the cutest crochet pattern.  It is sold at: https://www.craftsy.com/crocheting/patterns/charles-the-chimp-amigurumi-pattern/604991

Her skeleton is made with copper wire.  I thought maybe it helps to add a skeleton to avoid the bending of wire in some parts.  So I made some bones with joints.  And added 3D printed eyes and teeth just for fun, as well as a 3D printed banana.

The stl files can be downloaded from:
 https://www.cgtrader.com/3d-print-models/games-toys/other/3d-print-a-skeleton-for-ildikko-charles-the-chimp

And you can watch a video tutorial on the assembling of the skeleton in the crocheted Chimp.