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Do I need to learn a 3D modeling software? (lemy.lol)

submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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So, I'm trying to print some older models from thingiverse and I have discovered that basically all the files I want to print have glaring flaws in them.

Internal free floating structures, connector pieces and holes that are the exact same size... So on and so forth...

Do I need to learn a software like CAD or Blender to fix these? I seem to be able to do some basic stuff in Orca Slicer but it honestly seems like as much of a pain to modify the parts there as it would be to use a real software.

Is there one that's easier? I think I messed around with SketchUp once upon a time.

I am worried this feels like opening a can of worms just so that I can make a thing that already exists in a dozen forms better.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Is that like their replacement for 3D paint? I used that once to add a hole to a model?

It's insane that I feel like I can understand the rules of 3D printing just fine but need to potentially put hundreds of hours learning software to fix other models so I can do it past the easier fidget toys that seem to be designed by the modeling geniuses.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

No, it's adjacent to 3D Paint. I never really liked 3D Paint actually.

For parametric modelling, that's super easy and you can get into it pretty quickly, but organic modelling is a whole different story and is what takes the hundreds of hours.

While I've messed around in Maya and 3DS Max, its so much more difficult than parametric and Modifying high poly models requires tons of ram and a beefy PC. I spent a month trying to bake a bump map onto a model so that I could 3D print it and 90% of the time the applications crashed, Maya, 3DS and Blender all crashed when trying to do it, and none of them could do it right either. I pretty much gave up on that.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Thanks that seems about right for my experiences but that seems like the info I need.