6 exclusive online tutorials to learn 3d modeling with 3d printing
Lauren Slowik, Designer Evangelist for Education at Shapeways www.shapeways.com/education, is conducting an exclusive course on 3d modeling and 3d printing. This course is segregated into six tutorials which are very useful for transforming your design skills into realism. The course commences with a hand drawing, extrude into a 3D model, alter and set up your 3D model to 3D print.
By undergoing this course, one can learn the fundamentals of 3D modeling and printing that covers how transfer images to 3D models and vital basic perceptions in computer aided design (CAD), along with extrusion, scaling, mesh, water tight, and even interlocking parts.
Be familiar with the core practices at the back 3D printing and one of the most commanding features of the 3D printing how the companies like Shapeways simplify the process through online 3D printing.
The course will focus on the following topics :-
Part 1: Intro to 3D Modeling and 3D Printing
Part 2: Digitizing your Design in Photoshop CC
Part 3: Preparing and Exporting a 3D Model from Photoshop
Part 4: Design Tips for Tinkercad
Part 5: Designing your 3D Model in Tinkercad
Part 6: Uploading Your Design to Shapeways
The course will prepare yourself to sketch your own design to be transformed into a 3D design through which you will be able to design anything, from prototype to final product. Besides, you will get ability to customize your objects (think monograms, colors) and complete the course with ready to print.
Course materials
Computer with an upgraded browser like the most updated version of Chrome (suitable for 3D and webGL)
Digital camera (preferably phone camera)
Pen or pencil and paper
Adobe Photoshop CC (free trial), Adobe Illustrator (free trial), or other image editing software like Gimp (a free beginner tool)
Free 3D modeling software Tinkercad
Chapter 1: Intro to 3D Modeling and 3D Printing
Learn the history and applications of 3D printing
Synopsis of 3D printing practices
Evaluation of design file types and formats
Chapter 2: Digitizing your Design Using Photoshop
Apply pen and paper to sketch or illustrate your design
Take pictures of your design and import to Photoshop
Digitize your design in Photoshop with the formation of an outline
Chapter 3: Preparing and Exporting a 3D Model from Photoshop
Extrude a 3D model from a 2D file
Create your model by applying basic 3D modeling tools
Export your 3D model from Photoshop and apply it in Tinkercad
Chapter 4: Design Tips for Tinkercad
Navigate and get adapted with Tinkercad
Fundamentals of managing and fine-turing 3D objects
Learn to revolve 3D models in your project
Chapter 5: Designing your 3D Model in Tinkercad
How to import any 3d model as an STL file
Scale and fine-tune your design
How to generate an articulated/interlocking design by integrating two shapes
Design with the 3D printing material in mind (SLS nylon)
Download 3D model for 3D printing
Chapter 6: Uploading Your Design to Shapeways
Be acquainted with the fundamentals of how 3D printing service like Shapeways works
Evaluate design guidelines of h3 & Flexible Plastic
Upload & order your design
After completing the course, one will be able to produce 3d model of any drawing through photoshop and tinkercad and upload any 3d model to verify the printability in 40+ materials.
