{"id":2541,"date":"2014-05-15T18:35:29","date_gmt":"2014-05-15T18:35:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/2541-adapting-and-designing-your-character-model-or-animation-for-3d-printing.html"},"modified":"2014-07-03T17:34:38","modified_gmt":"2014-07-03T17:34:38","slug":"adapting-and-designing-your-character-model-or-animation-for-3d-printing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/adapting-and-designing-your-character-model-or-animation-for-3d-printing","title":{"rendered":"Adapting and Designing your Character Model or Animation for 3D Printing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 9.5pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/renderto3dprint.png\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In case you missed the Design Tips for Preparing your Render\/Animation Model for 3D Printing tutorial, <a href=\"\/tutorials\/how-to-prepare-your-render-animation-model-for-3d-printing\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">here it is<\/a>. And now it&#8217;s time for Part 2, a video tutorial!<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>This step by step tutorial will take you through adapting your character models and animation designs for 3D printing.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CfBeqLajPDE\" frameborder=\"0\">&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;span id=&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;XinhaEditingPostion&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;\/span&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;<\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>We start with the process of selecting a <a href=\"\/materials\" target=\"_blank\">Shapeways material<\/a>, and go through relevant design guideline means. In the example portrayed in the video, the designer is working with <a href=\"\/materials\/full-color-sandstone\" target=\"_blank\">Full Color Sandstone<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Key video takeaways&mdash;what to keep in mind when preparing your design for 3D print:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 9.5pt;\">Maxing bounding box&mdash;how large your 3D model can be printed<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 9.5pt;\">Wall thickness<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 9.5pt;\">Wire thickness<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 9.5pt;\">Clearance&mdash;especially if you want interlocking parts<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 9.5pt;\">Material Traits&mdash;if an appendage is too thin, it could snap<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 9.5pt;\">Sandcastle Rule&mdash;If you made your model out of sand, would it collapse?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 9.5pt;\">Positioning of model&mdash;Can it stay in tact through handling?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 9.5pt;\">Color shades&mdash;Do you have too many browns and skintones in your model?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Now you can bring your animations and geometries to life with 3D printing! Start by uploading your design today. <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In case you missed the Design Tips for Preparing your Render\/Animation Model for 3D Printing tutorial, here it is. 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