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3D Printing Designs: The Sun Puzzle

By : Joe Larson
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3D Printing Designs: The Sun Puzzle

By: Joe Larson

Overview of this book

Jigsaw puzzles derive their name from when they were cut from wood sheets using a hand-woodworking tool called a jig saw back in the 1760s. Have you ever wondered how a model idea for a jigsaw puzzle is articulated, and how it was made with these traditional tools? Through this book, you will master the techniques of designing simple to complex puzzles models for 3D printing. We will quickly introduce you to some simple and effective principles of designing 3D printed objects using Blender. Through the course of the book, you'll explore various robust sculpting methods supported by Blender that allow you to edit objects with actions such as bends or curves, similar to drawing or building up a clay structure of different shapes and sizes. Finally, when the model is sculpted, you'll learn some methods to cut the model and carve out multiple pieces of perfectly-fitting edges of different geometries to complete the puzzle. ------------------------------------------- Note from CM - [Page count: 60] [Price: $9.99 eBook | $19.99 print]
Table of Contents (11 chapters)

Summary


In this chapter, we used the sculpting tools in Blender to transform a basic shape into a complicated design. Dynamic topology managed the issues of resolution, automatically adding geometry where it was needed to create the effect we wanted. With tools such as SculptDraw, Smooth, and Inflate, the model quickly took shape. Hotkeys sped up the process. The Crease brush added some style and if it was required, the Grab brush gave us the power to adjust the placement of things, all with movements as natural as drawing.

In the next chapter, we'll take the model created here, combined with some more traditional modeling, and divide this model into a puzzle.