{"id":28732,"date":"2017-01-09T03:00:35","date_gmt":"2017-01-09T08:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/?p=28732"},"modified":"2017-04-17T12:09:03","modified_gmt":"2017-04-17T16:09:03","slug":"making-a-3d-printed-meeple-is-easy-heres-how","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/making-a-3d-printed-meeple-is-easy-heres-how","title":{"rendered":"Making a 3D Printed Meeple Is Easy \u2014 Here&#8217;s How"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last week, I showed our community on Facebook how they can create their own meeples for game pieces. If you missed the demonstration, you can find the video and a breakdown of the steps below.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FShapeways%2Fvideos%2F10155362786834879%2F&amp;show_text=0&amp;width=560\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Step 1: Find a 2D image<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-28736\" style=\"font-size: 1rem;\" alt=\"giphy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/giphy.gif\" width=\"480\" height=\"300\" data-wp-pid=\"28736\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I went to the <a href=\"https:\/\/thenounproject.com\/search\/?q=knight&amp;i=629007\" target=\"_blank\">Noun Project and used this<\/a> because it has a Creative Commons license.<\/p>\n<p>Once I download the knight image, I headed over to the Shapeways keychain creator.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>2: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/creator\/keychain\">Upload to the pendant or keychain creator <\/a>and choose your image file<span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-28735\" style=\"font-size: 1rem;\" alt=\"giphy-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/giphy-1.gif\" width=\"480\" height=\"300\" data-wp-pid=\"28735\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>3: Adjust the size on the left:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-28733\" alt=\"giphy-3\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/giphy-3.gif\" width=\"480\" height=\"300\" data-wp-pid=\"28733\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Then, give it some more thickness:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-28734\" alt=\"giphy-2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/giphy-2.gif\" width=\"480\" height=\"300\" data-wp-pid=\"28734\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Once I&#8217;m happy with the \u00a0size and thickness, I click &#8220;Create Now,&#8221; choose my material, and order away.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s it!<\/p>\n<p>Give it a try and let us know in the comments if you have any questions (or hit any snags).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week, I showed our community on Facebook how they can create their own meeples for game pieces. 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