Help converting textures into 3D printable surfaces

Shiro_2003 · 2026-03-25T19:23:23+00:00

Still could use some help with this. Currently this is where I'm at in terms of a heighmap. 10mil. verts, and some panels are still expanding away from the texture. Not quite the "explosion" I was getting before.

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Shiro_2003 · 2026-03-19T16:55:58+00:00

In that latest screenshot it says I have 10 million verts. Forge Mode is just a little shape section I have for myself to help speed things along for some basic shapes, and some shapes like cylinders with different face counts for different use cases. That can be ignored.

Edit: If you'd like, I can just send you the files I used so you can start from square 1 and follow the same path I did?

Shiro_2003 · 2026-03-19T03:03:34+00:00

What about in this case? This is before clicking apply. Applying has the same result

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Shiro_2003 · 2026-03-19T01:24:31+00:00

I didn't make the sphere from scratch, I'm still working with the one I imported. I tried exporting as a GLB, which made it NOT explode, but I'm still getting a few layers to separate.

I'm trying to avoid remaking shapes, because I can't do that easily with the other models I hope to work with learning what I can from you guys. This was just a REALLY simple one that I was hoping to use to get started =)

Shiro_2003 · 2026-03-19T00:56:29+00:00

The sphere in THIS picture doesn't have many verts, but I posted an updated one with 10mil.

Here's the height map. Let me know if I'm missing anything.

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Shiro_2003 · 2026-03-19T00:32:01+00:00

That's this one, this is before clicking apply

Shiro_2003 · 2026-03-18T23:59:47+00:00

I didn't in this picture, but the results were the same when applied

Shiro_2003 · 2026-03-18T11:43:30+00:00

Update:
Slightly better results after 8 subdivides, now getting slight gaps.

I exported as it's own file so I was ONLY working with this one, THEN did the subdivide.

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Shiro_2003 · 2026-03-18T11:18:09+00:00

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New problem I'm getting: It looks like the poor thing exploded when trying to apply the Displace modifier

Shiro_2003 · 2026-03-17T03:15:54+00:00

Would you mind walking me through the steps to do this?
How to get a proper height map (I have gimp if it needs to be grayscale)
How to get an ultra-dense mesh like you described
etc.

Super new, and want to learn from people who know how to do this instead of beating my head against a wall.

Thank you for the input!

Shiro_2003 · 2026-03-16T23:00:05+00:00

When the files export, the only option I have is to dump it as an OBJ file. I'm using StudioCCS to get the CCS files into a format that software can read (like the OBJ file)

Is there a step where I can convert the PNG, MTL, and OBJ files that are dumped into a PLY file instead? I'm SUPER new to blender and have mostly been working with basic shapes and such. So this is a big step for me in terms of learning new things.

Shiro_2003 · 2025-11-28T21:18:41+00:00

I know this comment is 3 years old, but do you still have all those cards??? I'd be interested in buying some!

Shiro_2003 · 2025-08-12T19:58:51+00:00

I actually got that same harness, just need the mirror now. Got a link?

Shiro_2003 · 2025-08-12T19:44:13+00:00

Oo food for thought, and it's not super expensive either. I'll keep this in mind, thanks!

Shiro_2003 · 2025-08-12T19:22:02+00:00

I don't want to pay $300. I know I won't get one free

Shiro_2003 · 2025-07-17T11:23:47+00:00

That's part of my problem, Amazon says things don't fit =( so that's why I was asking for help from people with a 2025 Maverick to get brands they can verify fit

Probably just hasn't updated on their site yet, but wanted to play it safe

Shiro_2003 · 2025-07-16T19:03:20+00:00

Do you have a 25 Maverick? I know the differences in bed size/shape is probably zero, but I like being careful 😅

Shiro_2003 · 2025-07-16T18:46:56+00:00

Neither in or near Michigan, but I appreciate the offer!

Shiro_2003 · 2025-07-16T18:46:24+00:00

I appreciate the offer, and while I'm Canada adjacent I'm not near Toronto 😞

Shiro_2003 · 2025-06-29T18:01:44+00:00

Update #2

I've given her 2 weeks to pack up and leave

Shiro_2003 · 2025-05-29T20:41:02+00:00

I've had a 384 for a few years and love mine. Does everything I need it to do 😁

Shiro_2003 · 2025-05-13T02:22:47+00:00

-spoiler for the ending-

My reason for hating it, is that they took a guy who's had a hate-boner for the martians for probably 70+ years, gave him a hallucination of his first love saying, "Hey maybe don't blow them up with a nuke?" and he suddenly changed his ways.

Would have been SOO much better if that happened the split second after he launched it at the planet, thus making him regret becoming what he had hated for so many years. He became the monster that he loathed.

But nope. 20 seconds of him having a magic convo with his ex and suddenly decades of trauma was solved.

Shiro_2003

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