Going tutorial blind to add textures to 3d print

[digman]

The only reason you are lost is that you do not understand which workflow to use for the task at hand which is sculpting \ detailing a model for 3D printing.

 

Do not use the Paint Room for your specific task.

 

Import the STL model into the voxel room either as a voxel object or surface model object.

Use your material image or a mask image to create your real depth in the model surface.

Export the model as a STL model file. The model will be exported with the real depth created by polygons.

ShapeWays has a limit on the amount of polygons than can be 3D printed which is one million.  I do not know the polygon limit for other 3D printing websites.

When exporting you can reduce the amount of polygons or in other words polygon reduction through a smart decimation routine which keeps the details as much as possible.

 

It is not in the scope of this answer to tell you in detail how to do the above but these are the correct steps. Also I am not including information about preparing your model for 3D printing.

 

Sorry to port you off to tutorial land again for this...

 

3DCoat official YouTube Channel.

https://www.youtube.com/user/pilgway3dcoat

 

For 3D printing.

http://www.shapeways.com/tutorials?li=nav

 

The model in the image is 950,000 polygons. I used the low quality image as the material image file from your post to create the depth.

Not shown for quality.

Viewed in 3DC and viewing the STL model as real polygons in Blender's viewport.

Edited May 14, 2014 by digman

[bootcamp]

Thank you - thank you - thank you....

I thought there must be an easy way. - and you got it for me. 

Within 2 minutes I had the stl I wanted, within 9 minutes, it was printed out.

Can't believe I had gone down so many routes to get there.

Thank you again. Here it is with an SD card for scale.

D

[Athruz]

Okay I am really so new to trying this but this thread is exactly what I am trying to do. Does anyone have a video or screen shot of this process I can follow?

 

All I want to learn (at the moment) is how to add a wood grain texture to this model and export it as a STL with the texture for FDM printing on a standard machine. For the life of me I can not seem to figure it out. I read the above post (quoted below) from digman but I don't even understand what is meant by the two lines.

Seems like a 2-3 step process but I guess I need some visual references. I am using 4.8.25 and I don't guess I see the same menus here or I just don;t follow. Any visual help would be greatly appreciated since I ca't seem to follow the written info. I use Fusion 360 for CAD design however I have little to no experience with these types of programs. 

TIA-

 

JG

"Posted May 14, 2014 (edited)

The only reason you are lost is that you do not understand which workflow to use for the task at hand which is sculpting \ detailing a model for 3D printing.

Do not use the Paint Room for your specific task.

Import the STL model into the voxel room either as a voxel object or surface model object. (How exactly lol?)

Use your material image or a mask image to create your real depth in the model surface." (How exactly again)

Wall Base.stl

[xrok1]

On 12/28/2018 at 2:47 PM, Athruz said:

The only reason you are lost is that you do not understand which workflow to use for the task at hand which is sculpting \ detailing a model for 3D printing.

Do not use the Paint Room for your specific task.

Import the STL model into the voxel room either as a voxel object or surface model object. (How exactly lol?)

Use your material image or a mask image to create your real depth in the model surface." (How exactly again)

Please can someone explain this for use in 3DC printing?

[xrok1]

I am still looking for an answer?? 

Edited February 8, 2022 by xrok1

[Carlosan]

Hello

Hope it help