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@blakeyrat I know Blender fairly well, but I don't know jack about the slicing software, so these are nothing more than guesses.
I know from the screenshot that the figure is a single mesh object. Is that mesh a single piece, or are there disconnected pieces? Is the mesh non-manifold —holes or self-intersecting? (Yes, I know that's not a good definition of non-manifold, but it's good enough for the current purpose.)
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@hardwaregeek I don't know those words, but I guess a picture is worth a thousand of other words I won't know. Here's what the first model I extracted and saved as .obj looks on the Slic3r preview:
Here's what the preview of what's actually going to be printed looks like:
Most of the legs have disappeared for some reason. As has a rectangular section in the hair (back of the head).
Since the model looks fine both in Slic3r's own preview and in Blender, I have no idea how to diagnose this. I'm looking for alternative slicing software at the moment-- so far someone recommend Simplify3D but it's pricey.
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@blakeyrat Your best bet would be to open this thing in a proper modeling software (like Fusion 360) and have a look there.
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@rhywden It looks fine in Blender, too.
I found a Microsoft website that repairs 3D models, and it worked. I still need to figure out posing and texturing-- without the game's bumpmaps these models looks really "polygon-y".
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@blakeyrat said in Today in Blakeyrat is always several years behind in every tech trend news...:
I found a Microsoft website that repairs 3D models, and it worked.
Cool. Link?
@blakeyrat said in Today in Blakeyrat is always several years behind in every tech trend news...:
"polygon-y"
Set the shading to "flat" so you can see what it will look like when it's exported. Add a "subdivision surface" modifier in Blender. (The default settings are probably ok, but you can change the subdivisions until you like the result.) I don't know whether the modifier will affect the exported model, but it certainly will if you "apply" it first. You might need to tweak the model a little to maintain sharp edges on, e.g., the hem of the skirt, but that's fairly simple.
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@hardwaregeek said in Today in Blakeyrat is always several years behind in every tech trend news...:
Cool. Link?
It's in my bookmarks at home. I'm at work.
@hardwaregeek said in Today in Blakeyrat is always several years behind in every tech trend news...:
Set the shading to "flat" so you can see what it will look like when it's exported. Add a "subdivision surface" modifier in Blender. (The default settings are probably ok, but you can change the subdivisions until you like the result.) I don't know whether the modifier will affect the exported model, but it certainly will if you "apply" it first. You might need to tweak the model a little to maintain sharp edges on, e.g., the hem of the skirt, but that's fairly simple.
Yeah but my thought is I could apply the bumpmap (or whatever we call that now) from the game, and find a Blender feature or plug-in that'll convert the bumpmap depth data into actual polygons. That way it'll be accurate to what shows up on the screen when playing the game.
Your method smooths things out, but it's not authentic.
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@blakeyrat said in Today in Blakeyrat is always several years behind in every tech trend news...:
find a Blender feature or plug-in that'll convert the bumpmap depth data into actual polygons.
I'm not aware of one, but that doesn't mean it doesn't exist. If it does, it would be handy to have.
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BTW if you want to get into 3D printing, my buddy showed me this great deal:
The Wanhau Duplicator 9 is based off of the Prusa i3 Mk2, which is one of the best printers available. The only downside is that this model doesn't have the re-built print head I have in my Mk3. And I believe it only does 4-point auto-leveling instead of 9-point auto-leveling like the Mk3 does.
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@blakeyrat said in Today in Blakeyrat is always several years behind in every tech trend news...:
It's in my bookmarks at home. I'm at work.
https://tools3d.azurewebsites.net/
It has zero options. It just does its best to fix models for the slicing software.
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@masonwheeler said in Today in Blakeyrat is always several years behind in every tech trend news...:
I've used hand drills several times as power screwdrivers in the past, back when I was living at home and the folks had one.
What you really want is an impact driver for that. But typical apartment dwellers probably can't justify having both.
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@boomzilla said in Today in Blakeyrat is always several years behind in every tech trend news...:
@masonwheeler said in Today in Blakeyrat is always several years behind in every tech trend news...:
I've used hand drills several times as power screwdrivers in the past, back when I was living at home and the folks had one.
What you really want is an impact driver for that. But typical apartment dwellers probably can't justify having both.
I've actually got one which features both.
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Argh, why is Blender so painful to work with?
My next piece I want to print is about 14"x15"x20". My build volume is 12"x12"x24", so that means I need to cut it in quarters, and then make sure that all the weird vertex-aligning junk that happens when you cut the model comes out right. My slicer software is not a 3D modeling program, so that means working with it in Blender.
Getting it right, so that there weren't any bizarre geometry holes, spurious internal walls, etc in the build output, took 2 days.
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@masonwheeler said in Today in Blakeyrat is always several years behind in every tech trend news...:
Argh, why is Blender so painful to work with?
Because it's open source and they don't give a shit about usability.
Apparently there's some fork called like "Blender For Artists" (opposed to, I imagine, computer programmers), but I didn't pick it because none of the tutorials would work for it. So it's kind of a Catch-22 at this point, where you can't make it non-shit because too many things rely on the shit version. (See also: Git's UI.)
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@blakeyrat said in Today in Blakeyrat is always several years behind in every tech trend news...:
Trying to figure out how to extract models from ESO to make my own action figures... holy shit I successed:
Can you print it out lifesize with a vagina-hole and have girlfriend-time with it?
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@lorne-kates Hilarious.
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@blakeyrat said in Today in Blakeyrat is always several years behind in every tech trend news...:
@lorne-kates Hilarious.
I know.
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@boomzilla said in Today in Blakeyrat is always several years behind in every tech trend news...:
@masonwheeler said in Today in Blakeyrat is always several years behind in every tech trend news...:
I've used hand drills several times as power screwdrivers in the past, back when I was living at home and the folks had one.
What you really want is an impact driver for that. But typical apartment dwellers probably can't justify having both.
Not sure if you're serious, trolling, or if I'm translating this wrongly
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New 3D printing gripe: it's far too difficult to get ahold of filament. I've checked around, and haven't had any success in finding any local store that sells it, so the only way seems to be to order it off Amazon and wait a few days for it to arrive. :(
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@sockpuppet7 said in Today in Blakeyrat is always several years behind in every tech trend news...:
@boomzilla said in Today in Blakeyrat is always several years behind in every tech trend news...:
@masonwheeler said in Today in Blakeyrat is always several years behind in every tech trend news...:
I've used hand drills several times as power screwdrivers in the past, back when I was living at home and the folks had one.
What you really want is an impact driver for that. But typical apartment dwellers probably can't justify having both.
Not sure if you're serious, trolling, or if I'm translating this wrongly
Drill:
Impact driver:
Impact wrench (which is what I believe you were thinking of):
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41EO9As5iSL.SL500_AC_SS350.jpg
An impact driver is like a scaled down version of an impact wrench. More suitable for driving screws. Instead of driving the screw with brute force it uses lots of very fast small impacts. They are less likely to strip screws, will not wrench your arm, drive screws faster and are generally better than a drill for driving screws.
If you don't need to drive long screws in to wood then a drill is probably a better choice for most homeowners. But, you can pick up a set of both for ~$130 ($100 if you catch them on sale) at Home Depot. Ryobi brand, so decent quality and longevity.
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@polygeekery how do you call when a drill has a hammer icon that is used to drill holes faster on brick walls? I confused it with those.
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@sockpuppet7 said in Today in Blakeyrat is always several years behind in every tech trend news...:
@polygeekery how do you call when a drill has a hammer icon that is used to drill holes faster on brick walls? I confused it with those.
Ahhhhhhhh, a hammer drill.
The big boys of those are called "rotary hammers" or the really big ones are "percussion drills".
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@polygeekery Stepper motor simulating impact? Impact wrench is usually compressed air.
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@gribnit said in Today in Blakeyrat is always several years behind in every tech trend news...:
Stepper motor simulating impact?
No, they work with the same basic mechanism just an electric motor instead of a pneumatic one. The impact are caused by rotating hammers engaging something similar to a sprag clutch (usually, the new quiet models are a bit different).
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@polygeekery Huh, this is the solution that I discarded because of excessive wear. How long does that keep working?
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@gribnit said in Today in Blakeyrat is always several years behind in every tech trend news...:
@polygeekery Huh, this is the solution that I discarded because of excessive wear. How long does that keep working?
With hardened and tempered hammers? A long fucking time. I have 20 year old impact guns and 10 year old pact driver's that still work. What application?
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@polygeekery Application is substituting for an impact wrench.
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@gribnit said in Today in Blakeyrat is always several years behind in every tech trend news...:
@polygeekery Huh, this is the solution that I discarded because of excessive wear. How long does that keep working?
Homework:
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@gribnit said in Today in Blakeyrat is always several years behind in every tech trend news...:
@polygeekery Application is substituting for an impact wrench.
Why don't you use an impact wrench?
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@polygeekery Compressors are noisy.
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There are electric impact wrenches. I have one for doing tire rotations.
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@mott555 said in Today in Blakeyrat is always several years behind in every tech trend news...:
There are electric impact wrenches. I have one for doing tire rotations.
Me too, for doing everything. I haven't got out the pneumatic one for quite a while.
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@masonwheeler said in Today in Blakeyrat is always several years behind in every tech trend news...:
New 3D printing gripe: it's far too difficult to get ahold of filament. I've checked around, and haven't had any success in finding any local store that sells it, so the only way seems to be to order it off Amazon and wait a few days for it to arrive. :(
Just 3D print yourself some filament.
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@polygeekery said in Today in Blakeyrat is always several years behind in every tech trend news...:
Drill:
Got it.
@polygeekery said in Today in Blakeyrat is always several years behind in every tech trend news...:
Impact driver:
Got it.
@polygeekery said in Today in Blakeyrat is always several years behind in every tech trend news...:
Impact wrench (which is what I believe you were thinking of):
Need it.
@sockpuppet7 said in Today in Blakeyrat is always several years behind in every tech trend news...:
how do you call when a drill has a hammer icon that is used to drill holes faster on brick walls?
A Hammer Drill, and I just got one. All of my Ryobi batteries are dead or nearly dead. As usual, it's cheaper to buy a new tool + 2 battery combo than buy new batteries.
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@lorne-kates said in Today in Blakeyrat is always several years behind in every tech trend news...:
All of my Ryobi batteries are dead or nearly dead. As usual, it's cheaper to buy a new tool + 2 battery combo than buy new batteries.
Keep an eye out for sales around holidays. They usually have their batteries steeply discounted. For the Father's Day sale they had a two-pack of 3Ah batteries for $99 with a quick charger and they had a whole selection of tools that they would give you for free with purchase of the kit.
Ryobi batteries are still a hell of a lot cheaper than any competitor in the consumer space. I ditched my old Craftsman cordless tools because it was cheaper to buy Ryobi tools to replace them than to just buy batteries. The best part: Craftsman cordless tools are made by Ryobi.
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@lorne-kates said in Today in Blakeyrat is always several years behind in every tech trend news...:
As usual, it's cheaper to buy a new tool + 2 battery combo than buy new batteries.
A 100' extension cord is cheaper and last longer
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@polygeekery said in Today in Blakeyrat is always several years behind in every tech trend news...:
Keep an eye out for sales around holidays. They usually have their batteries steeply discounted.
They had a deal around last Xmas, buy (select) tools, get a free battery.
But literally no one at the Home Depot had any fucking idea:
- Which tools qualified
- If the green tool batteries were backwards compatible with all my existing blue tools.
Fucking useless idiots.
By the time I actually figured it out myself, the sale was done (and the project I needed the power tools for was done-- I just had, like, 8 near-dead batteries on a constant loop of charging).
Next time there's a sale, I'll pick up a couple more batteries and/or tools with batteries included. I wouldn't mind the cordless handvac.
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@lorne-kates said in Today in Blakeyrat is always several years behind in every tech trend news...:
If the green tool batteries were backwards compatible with all my existing blue tools.
Any cordless tool that Ryobi has produced in the past 20 years is compatible with any battery they have produced in the past 20 years, so long as they are of the same voltage. 100% compatibility. The only incompatibility they have is that they old NiCad chargers will not charge newer Li-ion batteries.
That is another reason I like Ryobi. I had a Dewalt cordless set back in the day that was rendered obsolete when they switched battery types. The new ones would not attach to older tools. $600 worth of tools rendered useless.
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@timebandit said in Today in Blakeyrat is always several years behind in every tech trend news...:
A 100' extension cord is cheaper and last longer
And is also a hell of a lot less convenient.
On another note I recently bought a Li-ion weedeater. I had a Stihl weedeater that I purchased ~10 years ago which had finally started being a pain in the ass to get started. So I checked out the Stihl trimmer and demoed it for a week. Then I bought a Ryobi to try out. The Li-ion trimmer is awesome. It uses the same batteries as the rest of my stuff so I got another 4Ah battery that I can use with the rest of my tools. At this point I am up to at least 8 batteries that I can use with any tool.
As far as cordless tools, I have:
- drill
- hammer drill
- impact driver
- impact wrench
- weedeater
- brad nailer
- circular saw
- reciprocating saw
Probably some others I am forgetting.
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@polygeekery that list is way scarier when it's @Lorne-Kates talking about it
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@boomzilla 3D printer plastic isn't food-safe.
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@blakeyrat PETG is, although I've had a failed print every single time I've tried to use that material. (I think most water bottles use PETG these days.)
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@blakeyrat said in Today in Blakeyrat is always several years behind in every tech trend news...:
@boomzilla 3D printer plastic isn't food-safe.
That's OK, I only use straws to drink, not eat.
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Does anyone have recommendations for a printer that can do small details?? I am talking about 1:160 scale printing of common items.
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@TheCPUWizard This one claims to have a 50 micron resolution, and it's quite affordable although the build area is tiny. I haven't used one but if I decide to get a second printer it'll probably be this one.
A coworker bought one, but he hasn't done much with it so I can't get any useful info from him.
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@thecpuwizard The Prusa i3 Mk3 I have does a layer height of 0.05mm. Depending on what you're printing that might be sufficient. (I mean, a penny is a common item and a 1:160 penny would be a challenge anywhere. Then again, a 747 is also a common item...)
I've never used it set to that, so I don't know how well it works.
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@mott555 That one is...surprisingly cheap. And now I'm supremely tempted to order one. Dammit.
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@e4tmyl33t Those triangular-layout printers have a LOT of limitations, make sure you read up on them.
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@lorne-kates said in Today in Blakeyrat is always several years behind in every tech trend news...:
@blakeyrat said in Today in Blakeyrat is always several years behind in every tech trend news...:
Trying to figure out how to extract models from ESO to make my own action figures... holy shit I successed:
Can you print it out lifesize with a vagina-hole and have girlfriend-time with it?
I wouldn't use plastic for it in any case...