I'm glad you liked it!

Thank you for watching! I'm still learning myself so glad to help!

Didn't realize! Thank you!

I'm glad I could help!

No problem! I'm glad it helped!

Thank you for watching! I hope you make something great!

Don't give up! It definitely has a learning curve. I bounced off myself a few times. But once you get used to it it's very rewarding!

agreed!

U.I.

Thank you!

Don't worry! I have another coming soon 😁

You are so welcome! Thank you for watching!

Hahaha! I know that feeling! My first few models would screech my PC to a halt while posing.

Oh nice! I didn't know that. Good advice!

Oh I have definitely been taking tips from Blenderguru. Maybe not enough though!

Nice tips! Thank you!

@@DiluvianChronicles I don't know how well the Boolean modifiers work... But yeah, and you could do some crazy stuff with geometry nodes too, though that's more advanced than anything you're probably ever going to need If you're only using blender for 3D printing.

Agreed. I have put off getting into geometry nodes because they haven't really seemed necessary yet.

@@DiluvianChronicles And they probably aren't really for the type of thing you're doing, but it's really cool some of the like. Procedural models you could make.. And then like any other modifier once you get it to the point where you like it. You can apply it as well...

But yeah you can implement full-on particle systems in Geo nodes...

Thank you!

Hahahaha I feel that. A lot of it can be cleaned up easily though, especially if it's just some extra duplicate geometry.

@@DiluvianChronicles It really was easier tahn I expected! One question tho: the "bad contig edges" number has gone up to 6290. Will that be a problem down the line?

Try recalculating normals. You might have faces on both sides or opposite sides. Make sure each object has all of its faces on the outside. Do you have a lot of separate objects?

@@DiluvianChronicles Yeah, the model is made from about 20 different objects and when I made it I did so without the bool tool. I'll try to recalculate them later and say how it went!. Thank you so far for helping me!

No problem! Good luck and let me know how it goes!

You can do it! Measure the handle with some calipers, make a cylinder about that size and go from there! Great project!

Make sure you aren't deleting the vertices in the middle. These will become the centerline

Thank you! If they are part of the same object then yes. After some experimenting, I have found you can overlap separate objects and export them together as a single stl, but each object needs to be manifold, including overlapping/double faces and stray verts. That said the repair tools on some slicers are getting pretty good, so you might be able to get away with it

@@DiluvianChronicles thanks for the reply! Do you generally pose the model first before combining everything? Or do you usually combine first and then pose?

@@MCHammer0000 I typically keep clothing and armor separate until the end. They don't always follow the armature quite how I want, so I can adjust them at the end once I have the pose set. (Make sure to make a backup copy first though!)

Good question. Yes, the whole STL has to be a single unbroken mesh, including clothing. You may be able to just remesh it to fix that though.

It's true. Mostly intended as motivation rather than a thorough guide. working on a new series soon!

@@DiluvianChronicles Awesome 🤗 I am just completely new, so everything is confusing. Blender doesn’t have any official support so I’m dependent on awesome people like you that spends their precious time trying to help newbs like myself 😅 Thank you for your help. I appreciate it. I will subscribe and check in the future if there’s more good stuff. 👍

I've never tried fusion, but my understanding is that its better for more hard surface modeling. I'm so used to blender at this point it might be hard to switch, though!

I use an Elegoo Mars 2 resin printer. It works great! Although there are now some higher resolution options I have been eyeing.

Its a long process. I learned just from watching some videos and lots and lots of practice. Don't let it get you down when things look off, just power through, get to a decent point and try again. just like drawing!

yup! an elegoo mars 2

Oof. That hurts. Was it FDM? I haven't had many issues like that with my resin printer.

@@DiluvianChronicles Yep, fdm. My printer has wires exposed to any kind of blob forming, which got surrounded by it. In trying to fix it the wires broke away from the sensors, which were sealed due to the blob. I did find that someone created a 'sock' that sort of protects parts. I think non-stick electrical tape might work, but not sure how it would handle the heat. The only thing I've heard about resin catastrophes is if the the FEP tears and the liquid resin runs in the screen or printer. We're in the Wild West of this relatively new tech, so there's always something exciting happening... ;)

@@samualwilliamson1187 oh man! I have been considering an fdm printer to try out some larger prints but that sounds rough! And I am nervous about the sheet breaking but I think the worst case would be getting some resin on the glass. You are right about the wild west though!

@@DiluvianChronicles The sheets are usually spring steel, which allows for bending to help remove the creation. FDM (PLA anyway) is pretty tidy. It does require babysitting, at least until you are confident that it won't detach due to too much cooling or other factors. I might try a glue stick to help. There are ways to remove blobs, but they don't always work, especially if the blob got in and around the wires, housing, etc. It's like someone pouring cement on the steering column of your car. I'll get it running again. If you do decide to get an fdm printer, I suggest a Creality Ender model. You can buy one for less than a 1/3 of a Prusa. They both use many of the same parts.

I was eyeing the ender printers. They seem to have a very good cost:detail ratio. I may need to get a larger studio first though haaha

definitely not as clear as I should have been. planning a more in depth one soon!

@@DiluvianChronicles ok cool, I really look forward to it. Thanks for the tutorial. I just bought a resin printer and am really excited and overwhelmed.

haha I understand the feeling! I taught myself everything so you can too! don't worry!