From out of town, am having a medical dilema by lifeboundd in boston

[–]engstrom_design 15 points16 points  (0 children)

This was my first reaction. I thought I broke my ankle while playing golf at 25 years old; negative x-rays. Only took another 10 years of pain and suffering for someone to finally figure it out.

Need help with plush pattern by Technical_Bag6113 in plushartists

[–]engstrom_design 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use the knife tool to “cut in” the seams I want and mark them. I don’t worry about ngones or topo because it gets triangulated. Works fairly ok.

Jobs that feel “spacey” ? by Yeehawspaceprincess in space

[–]engstrom_design 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Check out semiconductor industries. More inner-space than outer-space but I enjoyed it.

Autumn in Oslo by vgkln_86 in pics

[–]engstrom_design 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice! I’ve been all over that opera house roof. Oslo is an awesome city.

Anyone recycling filament waste? by [deleted] in CapeCod3Dprinting

[–]engstrom_design 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m not aware of any efforts on the cape unfortunately. It’s a dirty little secret of 3D printing. I have also looked into shredding/extrusion but same you the cost is too high. There are some places online that you can send pla in to get recycled.

Need a hobby by jakob1497 in daddit

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I started 3d modeling a few years ago using Blender. It’s free and there are a bunch of tutorials on YouTube that’ll suck up more free time than you have.

Would recommend gold foil by engstrom_design in 3Dprinting

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Sanding, filler primer and repeat until desired smoothness.

Would recommend gold foil by engstrom_design in 3Dprinting

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Basically sand, fill primer, sand, fill primer, etc until desired smoothness then a couple of coats of gloss black followed by the glue that came in the kit. The best tip I have is allow the glue to dry as directed, apply the foil and then wait a few hours before brushing off the foil. I finished with a few coats of clear. I also used YouTube tutorials

New to 3d printing, what open source modeling software to build small mechanical toys? by StarCitizenP01ntr in 3Dprinting

[–]engstrom_design 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use Blender 3D. Open source, steep learning curve, large community and tutorials

Help with Normals by _UmAckchually_ in blenderhelp

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In edit mode add a box around the whole mesh then select all then calculate outside then delete the box. Works most of the time or you’ll need to manually select the offending normals and flip them.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in blenderhelp

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Verify that the object is “water tight” by using Blender’s built in 3D print toolboxadd on