They will then automatically check the dimensions, and send another email confirming whether or not they are able to print your model. They will send you a confirmation email saying your model was submitted. Upload your file, and then complete the process, making sure to use meters as the unit of measurement. Uploading Your Model to Shapewaysįinally, go to the Shapeways website and go to their Make + Sell page. Double check your measurements to make sure everything is at your desired scale, and then above the export button, designate a file path and click export. Now, if you check the model's volume with the 3D Print Toolbox (you have to re-click volume), it should be much lower. When you're ready, click apply and delete the cylinder to see your new escape hole. Add a Boolean Modifier to your original model now and set the operation to difference and the object to the cylinder. Then, move the cylinder so that it intersects your model at the spot where you actually want the hole to be. To make the escape hole, add in a separate cylinder mesh and scale it down to the size of the hole you want on your model. Make sure you apply the solidify modifier first. This allows extra material to fall out of the escape hole and hallows out the model as a result. You can do this by adding a tiny hole in the model called an 'escape hole' (again, check your material requirements to see the required size for the hole). One trick modelers use to make the volume of their model much smaller is making their models hollow. This will show you the length of all of your selected edges. Once there, find 'Mesh Display' in the toolbar, then under 'Edge Info' click the checkbox for length. Tip: In order to make accurate measurements in blender, press N to open up the toolbar, then with your model selected, press tab to go into edit mode. Set the thickness to your desired measurement, making sure it is at least as thick as the required wall thickness for your material, then click apply. This will make the model solid by adding an extra wall. Now, in order to add thickness, select your object, then add a Solidify modifier. This will show you all of the requirements for your design. To check the requirements of your desired material, go to the materials page, click your material, then click 'Design Guideline' at the bottom. For example, the printers at Shapeways require their plastic models to have walls at least. Printers can only print things down to certain dimensions. This step is where you have to be a little precise.

Turbo 3d model