3D Printing from Zero to Hero in Blender – FDM & MSLA

3D Printing from Zero to Hero in Blender – FDM & MSLA, available at $149.99, has an average rating of 4.6, with 164 lectures, 3 quizzes, based on 1193 reviews, and has 11454 subscribers.

You will learn about Learn How to 3D Model & 3D Print Successfully Discover where to get free 3D printing resources How to Export your 3D Models as stl files How to Slice your 3D Models and Generate G-Code How to design & 3D model fast and efficiently Photo scanning & 3D reconstruction How to Print your Models on a 3D Printer How to Upload your Models to Shapeways for Costing & 3D printing How to avoid your 3D prints failing All this using the Free & open source software Blender This course is ideal for individuals who are Beginners who want to 3D model & 3D print their own models successfully or Students who need to get from zero to hero without the fluff or Students who want to create unique 3D models for 3D printing or Designers who need to iterate quickly and see their ideas in physical form or Architects who need to 3D print models for clients or 3D printer owners who want an easy to follow course 3D printing or Blender users who want to 3D print their models or Students who want to 3D model & 3D print even without a 3D printer or Students who want to learn a free design package for their own professional use or 3D print hobbyists or Anyone who wants to learn the free and open source software Blender It is particularly useful for Beginners who want to 3D model & 3D print their own models successfully or Students who need to get from zero to hero without the fluff or Students who want to create unique 3D models for 3D printing or Designers who need to iterate quickly and see their ideas in physical form or Architects who need to 3D print models for clients or 3D printer owners who want an easy to follow course 3D printing or Blender users who want to 3D print their models or Students who want to 3D model & 3D print even without a 3D printer or Students who want to learn a free design package for their own professional use or 3D print hobbyists or Anyone who wants to learn the free and open source software Blender.

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Summary

Title: 3D Printing from Zero to Hero in Blender – FDM & MSLA

Price: $149.99

Average Rating: 4.6

Number of Lectures: 164

Number of Quizzes: 3

Number of Published Lectures: 164

Number of Published Quizzes: 3

Number of Curriculum Items: 167

Number of Published Curriculum Objects: 167

Original Price: $199.99

Quality Status: approved

Status: Live

What You Will Learn

Learn How to 3D Model & 3D Print Successfully
Discover where to get free 3D printing resources
How to Export your 3D Models as stl files
How to Slice your 3D Models and Generate G-Code
How to design & 3D model fast and efficiently
Photo scanning & 3D reconstruction
How to Print your Models on a 3D Printer
How to Upload your Models to Shapeways for Costing & 3D printing
How to avoid your 3D prints failing
All this using the Free & open source software Blender

Who Should Attend

Beginners who want to 3D model & 3D print their own models successfully
Students who need to get from zero to hero without the fluff
Students who want to create unique 3D models for 3D printing
Designers who need to iterate quickly and see their ideas in physical form
Architects who need to 3D print models for clients
3D printer owners who want an easy to follow course 3D printing
Blender users who want to 3D print their models
Students who want to 3D model & 3D print even without a 3D printer
Students who want to learn a free design package for their own professional use
3D print hobbyists
Anyone who wants to learn the free and open source software Blender

Target Audiences

Beginners who want to 3D model & 3D print their own models successfully
Students who need to get from zero to hero without the fluff
Students who want to create unique 3D models for 3D printing
Designers who need to iterate quickly and see their ideas in physical form
Architects who need to 3D print models for clients
3D printer owners who want an easy to follow course 3D printing
Blender users who want to 3D print their models
Students who want to 3D model & 3D print even without a 3D printer
Students who want to learn a free design package for their own professional use
3D print hobbyists
Anyone who wants to learn the free and open source software Blender

Welcome to 3D Printing from Zero to Hero in Blender – The complete 3D printing course, the only course you’ll need to learn to 3D model, Slice & 3D Print in the free and open source software Blender. Blender is the free and open source alternative to Autodesk Fusion 360.

This highly rated course has had great success teaching students on Udemy!

Packed with 7.5 hours of video training this is the most comprehensive 3D printing course available. Even if you have no 3D experience, this course will take you from zero to hero quickly. Using the methods and techniquesdemonstrated throughout the course you will be capable of Designing, 3D Modelling & Slicing, your own unique 3D models for 3D printing.

Here’s how:

Learn from a top instructor with almost 100,000 students
The course is kept up to date, teaching you the latest tools and 3D printing workflows
Third party models not what you need? Learn how to design, 3D model & 3D print your own unique models successfully
Learn how to use Blender as the complete 3D design & creation package
This course is heavy on detail. Project based and designed for practical learning, each 3D modelling project is carefully covered
Learn the pitfalls, eliminate mistakes and failures from your 3D models
This course has taught well over 5000 students to successfully 3D model & 3D print
With the latest release of Blender there has never been a better time to get your creativity flowing

This course takes you step – by – step through engaging video tutorials and teaches you how to succeed at 3D modelling & 3D printing

This comprehensive course covers a great deal that include:

Detailed 3D Modelling in Blender
How to use the 3D print Toolbox Add-on to test and fix common issues
Exporting STL files
Generating the G-Code
Printing on a Prusa 3D printer (FDM)
Slicing in the Chitubox Slicer Software
Printing on a Resin Printer (MSLA)
Uploading to the Shapeways Print Service
3D reconstruction, photo scanning & Printing
Importing External Models & Techniques for Preparing for 3D Printing

Some of the technology & tools we cover include:

The free & open source software Blender
Slicer software
Prusa 3D printer
Elegoo Mars 3 Pro printer
Shapeways
The 3D Print Toolbox add-on
The MeasureIt add-on
The Bolt factory add-on
Meshroom
The free & open source software FreeCAD

The projects we create during the course include:

Door Grip (Multiple methods)
Modelling a Vase (Multiple methods)
Modelling a phone stand
Modelling a piggy bank
3D reconstruction of 12th century font
Modelling a coin
Retopologize an external model
IPhone case

All these projects will expose you to the powerful tools within Blender and teach you the most important concepts while learning 3D printing.

Some of the topics covered during the course include:

Wall Thickness
Solid models
Curve modifier
Wireframe modifier
Screw modifier
Absolute grid snap
Boolean modifier
Order of selection
FBX file import
The knife tool
Symmetrise
SVG files
Mirror modifier
Separating & joining
Normals
Infill
Supports
Bridging
Brim
STL Files
CTB Files
Slicing
G – code
Heat Bed
Extruder

So what are you waiting for. Click the Buy Now button and this course will have you printing successfully!

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction

Lecture 1: 1. Introduction

Lecture 2: 2. 3D Printing Common Terms

Lecture 3: 3. Get the Free and Open Source Software Blender & the Installation Proces

Lecture 4: 4. Saving Incrementally, Increasing Undo Steps & Navigation Settings

Lecture 5: 5. How to Start the Challenges

Lecture 6: Challenge 1 – Interface Settings

Lecture 7: 7. Enabling Add-ons

Lecture 8: Challenge 2 – Add-ons

Lecture 9: 9. How to Recover Blend Files after Crashes & Auto Saving Files

Lecture 10: Challenge 3 – Recovery

Lecture 11: 11. Get Your Free Blender Shortcut Key Guide

Lecture 12: 12. How to Navigate the Blender Interface

Lecture 13: Challenge 4 – Navigation

Lecture 14: 14. The Tool Shelf, Sidebar, Modes, & Changing Editor Types

Lecture 15: Challenge 5 – Tool Settings

Lecture 16: 16. Selection Types, Quick Favourites Menu & Transform Orientations

Lecture 17: Challenge 6 – Object Properties

Lecture 18: 18. Pivots, Snapping, Zoom Range and Object Visibility

Lecture 19: Challenge 7 – Visual Aids

Lecture 20: 20. Activating Selection Types & the 3D Cursor Tool

Lecture 21: Challenge 8 – Tool Shelf

Lecture 22: 22. The Annotate Tool, Dimensioning Add-on and the Interactive Cube Tool

Lecture 23: Challenge 9 – Activating Tools

Lecture 24: 24. Extrude, Bevel & Edge Loop Tool

Lecture 25: Challenge 10 – Loop Cut

Lecture 26: 26. The Knife, Bisect & Poly Build Tool

Lecture 27: Challenge 11 – Knife Tool

Lecture 28: 28. Using the Spin Tool to Form Profiles

Lecture 29: Challenge 12 – Spin Tool

Lecture 30: 30. How to Create, Split & Join Editor to Form Custom Workspaces

Lecture 31: Challenge 13 – Workspaces

Lecture 32: 32. How to use Collections

Lecture 33: Challenge 14 – Collections

Lecture 34: 34. The Versatile Multi-Purpose 3D Cursor Tool

Lecture 35: Challenge 15 – 3D Cursor

Lecture 36: 36. Snapping using Relative or Absolute and During Rotation

Lecture 37: Challenge 16 – Snapping

Lecture 38: 38. Face Normals and the Face Orientation Overlay

Lecture 39: Challenge 17 – Face Normals

Lecture 40: 40. The Coordinates System and Vertices, Edges & Faces

Lecture 41: Challenge 18 – Coordinates

Lecture 42: 42. How to Start Building your Asset Browser and Linking Blend Files

Lecture 43: 43. Common Issues

Lecture 44: Section End Master Challenge

Chapter 2: Introduction to Editing Fundamentals in Blender

Lecture 1: 45. Switching Modes

Lecture 2: Challenge 19 Switching Modes

Lecture 3: 47. Mesh Elements

Lecture 4: Challenge 20 Mesh Elements

Lecture 5: 49. Edge Loops and Extrusion

Lecture 6: Challenge 21 Edge Loops and Extrusion

Lecture 7: 51. Shading Modes

Lecture 8: Challenge 22 Shading Modes

Lecture 9: 53. Pivot points & Mirroring

Lecture 10: Challenge 23 Pivot points & Mirroring

Lecture 11: 55. Snapping & Zoom Level

Lecture 12: Challenge 24 Snapping & Zoom Level

Lecture 13: 57. Non Uniform Transforms

Lecture 14: Challenge 25 Non Uniform Transforms

Lecture 15: 59. Inset & Extrude

Lecture 16: Challenge 26 Inset & Extrude

Lecture 17: 61. Assigning Material

Lecture 18: Challenge 27 Assigning Material

Lecture 19: 63. Environment Lighting

Lecture 20: Challenge 28 Environment Lighting

Lecture 21: 65. Bevel Modifier

Lecture 22: Challenge 29 Bevel Modifier

Lecture 23: 67. Setting up Drivers

Lecture 24: Challenge 30 Setting up Drivers

Lecture 25: 69. The Array Modifiers

Lecture 26: Challenge 31 The Array Modifiers

Lecture 27: 71. Setting key Frames & Switching Cameras

Lecture 28: Challenge 32 Setting key Frames & Switching Cameras

Lecture 29: 73. Rendering Images & Compiling Video

Lecture 30: Challenge 33 End of Section Master Challenge

Chapter 3: Introduction to 3D Printing

Lecture 1: 75. What is FDM 3D Printing & Printer Parts

Lecture 2: 76. 3D Printing Common Terms

Chapter 4: Modelling the Grip

Lecture 1: 77. Precautions when FDM printing

Lecture 2: 78. What is Unit Scale in Blender and Working with Metric or Imperial

Lecture 3: Challenge 34 Unit Scale

Lecture 4: 80. Sizing Reference Images using Primitive Meshes

Lecture 5: Challenge 35 Background Images

Lecture 6: 82. Subdivision Surface Modifier to Increase Smoothing

Lecture 7: Challenge 36 Smoothing

Lecture 8: 84. Mesh Circle and Mean Crease to Control Subdivision Surface Modifier

Lecture 9: Challenge 37 Mean Crease

Lecture 10: 86. Solid or Wall Thickness

Lecture 11: Challenge 38 Solid or Wall Thickness

Lecture 12: 88. Measurement Tool and Changing an Objects Origin

Lecture 13: Challenge 39 Sizing & Object Origins

Lecture 14: 90. Face Normals and Overlapping Vertices

Lecture 15: Challenge 40 Face Normals, Overlapping Vertices & Transforms

Lecture 16: 92. 3D print Add-on Non Manifold Checks

Lecture 17: Challenge 41 Non Manifold Checks

Instructors

Thomas McDonald
Software Developer, Designer & Instructor

Rating Distribution

1 stars: 23 votes
2 stars: 28 votes
3 stars: 148 votes
4 stars: 409 votes
5 stars: 585 votes

Frequently Asked Questions

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