Re:Breed 3-D Printable Objects, No Technical Know-How Needed
by wccrawford on Thursday August 18, 2011 @01:17PM
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Just tried it, and even with my horrible 3d design skills, I'm 100% confident I could end up with the object I had in mind in less time by using Blender.
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Re:Breed 3-D Printable Objects, No Technical Know-How Needed
by jeffclune on Thursday August 18, 2011 @01:38PM
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That's because you know how to use Blender, which most people don't. But the site is not for a situation when you have a specific design in mind, instead it is for when you want to explore the space of possible designs and see suggested designs that you might not think of on your own, such as this: http://endlessforms.com/o/372201/
But I also doubt I could produce all of these shapes in Blender. I would have no idea how to do these, for example:
http://endlessforms.com/o/103181/ http://endlessforms.com/o/82117/
Best, Jeff
Re:Breed 3-D Printable Objects, No Technical Know-How Needed
by wccrawford on Friday August 19, 2011 @06:33AM
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If the goal is to end up with -something-, sure, it works.
If the goal is to end up with what you pictured in your mind, then it's absolutely horrid.
BTW, part of my problem with Blender is that I -don't- know how to use it. I tried several times on the previous interface and gave up each time. The new one is better, but I still haven't used it enough to have any confidence that I know what I'm doing. So I consider it an apt comparison.