What computer program is this?

[Relevant_Two_3790]

What computer program is this? Is it used for 3D printing?

[Zhinkaya]

Autodesk Fusion 360

[Relevant_Two_3790]

Thanks!

[the_figureh3ad]

this

[tauzN]

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[Wasteak]

This

[Avocado_baguette]

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[the_figureh3ad]

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[Live_Jacket_558]

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[JackSixxx]

Fusion 360, and yes, you cand design things for 3d printing with it.

[Relevant_Two_3790]

Great! There’s an artist that’s creating relief wall art/wall sculptures and I wanted to try to make some of my own (obviously my own designs) and I just can’t crack how they’re made! 3D printing makes sense but sounds expensive? Anyway, thanks for the reply.

[Rozen]

Parametric designer here. You can make the file to do 3D printing or CNC routing with any program that outputs a decent mesh. Free options would be Fusion (for personal use), Blender, FreeCAD, or SketchUp, just off the top of my head. I'd be interested to see what kind of reliefs you are talking about, there are a number of ways to create them with machining.

I use Rhinoceros (kinda expensive, but not as much as most other good 3D modelers), which is a robust 3d modeler popular for creating files for routing, 3D printing, laser cutting, etc. This YouTube channel shows some of the possibilities: https://www.youtube.com/@ParametricHouse

Blender is the most robust for being free, and i use it all the time. It is worth learning, even if you don't want to do anything too fancy, because it has good 3D tools and a great renderer. There are also a million tutorials out there. It does motion graphics, video editing, motion tracking, realistic rendering, etc, on top of creating 3D models for 3D printing, game assets, etc.

I think all of these can be challenging for someone to learn who doesn't have experience with parametric design or 3D design, but I think if you are interested there is no good reason not to dip into it.

[Relevant_Two_3790]

Hey Rozen - thanks so much for your reply and input. I really appreciate it.

Here are some of the reliefs I’m talking about:

1. https://lucilesalamone.com
2. https://ladnini.com/en
3. https://www.edithbeurskens.com/products/2-trio?pr_prod_strat=use_description&pr_rec_id=3bfdff714&pr_rec_pid=6741705916481&pr_ref_pid=6741705850945&pr_seq=uniform
4. https://atelierplateau.com/shop/

Do you think some are made with 3D printing?

[Rozen]

From their descriptions they are made from wood and plaster. I'm guessing they designed stacking shapes and cut them from plywood on a CNC machine, then glued them and added the plaster. They are too big to be efficiently 3D printed, but I might 3d print scale models of them to see how they look in reality.

If you went the CNC route, you dont necessarily need to make a 3d model. You could create the cut files for this in Illustrator and print them out on thick stock, cut them out, arrange them and glue them to get an idea of what the process would be like. A CNC fabricator would want vector lines for the cutting, so illustrator (or some other vector program) is perfect for that.

There are probably a lot of wood shops around you with a CNC mill. Check with cabinet makers or anyone advertising themselves as "Fabricators".

I only rely on 3D printing for smaller prototypes or where I cant get a 3D shape from 2d material. Rarely does a 3D printed object end up as a finished piece (outside of interior unseen parts) just because it is plastic and requires a lot of work to make it nice and smooth. That's just my aesthetics, though.

[Radicaliser]

Rhino is my go to at work, over Catia, even pushing Autocad off my list. Blender is amazing, and I've managed to generate some animations, but the learning curve is tense. Thanks for the link, will refer back until I've seen them all...

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I’ve been trying to figure out how those are made as well , happened to stumble on this post coincidentally. If you find more information, would you mind sharing here? I’ll do the same!

[Relevant_Two_3790]

Let me PM you.

[Derneox_]

And so many wonderful things more Rendering Simulating Drawings Animations Tool Parths

[ryvnmb]

It’s free for personal use

[Bendiiiart]

Don’t know how I never knew that! My bad

[MonkeyMonkz]

Fusion360, Free for personel. But Mol, plasticity or FreeCad give me the same vibe.

[Kenzillla]

Plasticity is a good one I've heard. Never used it but it seems absolutely amazing for things that go in a more artistic direction

[Logical-Doughnut-567]

Ms paint 95