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3D printing is the process of making a three-dimensional solid object of virtually any shape from a digital model.

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Why is Blender so popular for 3D printing?

In a recent news by i.materialise I saw that Blender is the most popular 3D modeling software for 3D printing (complete ranking here: http://i.materialise.com/blog/top-25-most-popular-3d-modeling-design-software-for-3d-printing). Personally I have…
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How to deal with a "non manifold edge" high count

I have an object with a high non manifold edge count. Is there a way to resolve them automatically or a way to make it easier to solve them manually? Some of them are edges without a face and others are cubes connected to the object by one edge. The…
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Blender 3D Printing hollow model

I am trying to export an .STL I can actually 3D print with Blender. I have run through all the tutorials, but my model won't print correctly. I believe the problem would be solved if I could just select the outer shell of the model. I want to…
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How to design a shoe cap

I'm designing my models for shoe soles (3d printing) using blender. I'm a real beginner and so I just used the basic extrude, bevel and proportional editing to reach my goals. But now I would like to design a toe-cap. Right now the model looks like…
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What does 'Distortion' in the 'Mesh Analysis' panel do?

I have a few questions in regards to some of the options in the Mesh Analysis panel in the Properties panel in the 3D View. I pretty much understand all the different categories except for "Distortion". Can someone explain in detail the reason…
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Where is mesh debug to be found?

I am working in blender 2.69 and have been following the Blender Tutorials DVD12 on Youtube --> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaKYhO-XMFo The video above refers to the "Mesh Debug" options in the properties pane. I know its only visible in edit…
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what is an overhang face

I was recently getting into some 3D printing, and I was checking out tools in Blender. I didn't quite understand what an overhang face in a 3D model was and what some angle values had to do with it.
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Thin faces warning 3Dprint tools

I am using an industrial grade 3d printer, it has a voxel acuracy of 23 micron. Although i cannot show my model here, its about 1000 times larger then the default suzan, as i export it later to STL, and as blender isnt aware that the default stl…
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What are the best Blender add-ons or plugins to use for 3D printing?

I just started learning Blender and actually still learning. I want to use Blender in order to 3D print my designs. I want to know what are the best add-ons or plugins to have in order to assure that my designs are printable and good to go.
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Does 3D printing with Blender only print faces?

So I'm pretty new to the whole 3D printing thing, and I was just wondering if only the faces will print when I use Blender to print a 3D model. For example, if I take a basic cube from the template and print it, would a hollow cube be printed or a…
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How can I retain original dimensions after adding thickness?

After scaling (3D prep), the clean object (0 NonMan) has the dimensions as expected: When applying solidify modifier with thickness 1mm, the entire object (lid) is scaled up: Original sizing (close to) is retained with thickness 0.05mm, however…
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Is Blender good for 3D printing?

I saw this 3D printing plugin lately, but I have never printed anything with Blender. Do you have any experiences with this? https://i.materialise.com/blog/blender-3d-printing-plugin Cheers, Lythna
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Why is the scale of the model I try to 3D print so small?

I'm trying to do 3D printing with Blender. When I import the object to the printer, it appears very small, I don't understand why... I tried scaling it to the maximum allowed by the printer software, but it is still too small. How can I make sure…
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Nothing happens when using 3DPrint

I have selected my mesh (repetier says it is not manifold) and try to active the 3Dprint analysis. I tap space and type 3DPrint. I have tried using Check all, Check solid and Info area. Nothing happens. I'm not sure what should happen.
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Tapering screw threads: are there any alternatives besides writing a python script (screenshots included)?

Hello all, In this stage of my project, I need to "taper" the "endings" of the screw threads, one of which is shown in my screenshot. I intend on doing so by taking that group of vertices 'A' and, across many iterations, bring it progressively close…
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