Blender 3d Printing Essentials

Blender 3D Printing Essentials

This book adopts a practical approach, with the use of step-by-step instructions to help guide readers. There are lots of screenshots covering each and every step needed to design a high-quality model in Blender for 3D printing.If you are a Blender user or someone who wants to use Blender to make 3D objects suitable for 3D printing, this book is ideal for you. You should already be comfortable with basic modeling in Blender - including using modifiers - although advanced skills are not required. All of the models that you will need are explored in-depth. This book does not assume that you will use any specific printer and teaches the general principles common to building models for most printers. It also gives you tips on discovering the requirements of the specific printer you will be using.

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Blender 3D Basics Beginner's Guide

The complete novice's guide to 3D modeling and animation with step-by-step tutorials Key FeaturesExplore Blender's unique user interface and unlock Blender's powerful suite of modeling and animation toolsLearn how to use Blender, and also the principles that make animation, lighting, and camera work come aliveStart with the basics and build your skills through a coordinated series of projects to create a complex worldBook Description This book teaches you how to model a nautical scene, complete with boats and water, and then add materials, lighting, and animation. It demystifies the Blender interface and explains what each tool does so that you will be left with a thorough understanding of 3D. This book starts with an introduction to Blender and some background on the principles of animation, how they are applied to computer animation, and how these principles make animation better. Furthermore, the book helps you advance through various aspects of animation design such as modeling, lighting, camera work, and animation through the Blender interface with the help of several simple projects. Each project will help you practice what you have learned and do more advanced work in all areas. What you will learnUse the Blender user interface for building and animating projectsBuild objects using Box Modeling, Subdivision Surfaces, and NURBS CurvesCreate landscapes and trees with Blender's powerful procedural modeling pluginsUse movie lighting theory to make your images popManipulate cameras for dramatic effectMake entertaining animations with keyframes and motion curvesConnect graphics nodes to create stereo 3D animation from two separate image streamsWho this book is for This book is for 3D Artists and Designers who want to learn efficient building of 3D Animations. Knowledge of 3D Modeling is essential but no prior experience with Blender is required.