Have a look at CatPin, a Blender add-on by Alex Sokol that helps prepare 3D models for FDM and resin 3D printing. It allows artists to split 3D models into parts with matching pins and sockets, using ...

CatPin splits Blender models for 3D printing, with editable cuts, pin-and-socket clearances and STL, OBJ or FBX export.

3D models drawn in Blender work great in a computer animated virtual world but don’t always when brought into a slicer for 3D printing. Slicers require something which makes sense in the real world.

Last time, I wrote about 3D printing a diorama of a "destroyed urban area" created with AI. The next challenge I took on was a 1/144 scale "robot hangar" diorama. This time, too, I used the AI editor ...

When it comes to model making, it means assembling plastic models, applying putty, sanding, and shaping them. If a necessary ...

Discover the step-by-step process of combining 3D printing technology with composite materials to build complex carbon fiber parts like an Iron Man mask. This tutorial covers everything from modeling ...

An overview of software options for additive manufacturing design. There’s no shortage of options when it comes to 3D modeling software for 3D printing applications. Every major player in the computer ...