Blender Quick Tip: Export Scale for 3D Printing
Slicers read STL files in millimeters. Blender's native unit is the meter. Even if you switch Blender to inches or millimeters, the export still writes…
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Parametric Planter Saucer: Custom Sizes with Blender Geometry Nodes
Every plant pot seems to come with a saucer that’s almost the right size — too small, too big, wrong color, or just plain ugly. I got tired of that, so I…
3D Printing vs. a Store Run: A Putty Knife Cost Comparison
Total active effort: 7 minutes . The printer handled the rest (23 minutes of PETG stacking up while I went back to actual work). Material cost: $0.17 in…
3D Printed Imperial/Metric Diameter Gauge for Screws and Drill Bits
A while back, I purchased a GAGE-IT from Home Depot. It’s a handy little tool made from a thin sheet of durable plastic, designed to quickly measure drill…
Why I Moved My 3D Print Files to Printables
I started posting to Prusa’s Printables . You can trade in reward points for filament, Prusa merchandise or vouchers for a new 3D printer. If you are very…
How to Fix Missing SolidWorks Thumbnails in Windows 11 (regsvr32)
During a Windows or Solidworks update, my system lost the ability to show me an icon preview of my Solidworks files. This makes it difficult to find parts…
3D Printed Altoids Tin Rack for the Workbench (Free STL)
It started with a handful of empty Altoid tins. I saved them because they fit the Arduino. They seemed like a good project box and who can’t use a little…
Tilt Pad Bearing Preload Explained (Video)
Today I released the 2nd video in a series of four comparing two different tilt pad bearings. Like the previous video, the animations were done in Blender.…
Why Tilt Pad Bearings Have 5 Pads, Not 4 or 6 (Video)
Today I released the 1st video in a series of four comparing two different tilt pad bearings. I created animations and 3D renders for the video in Blender.…
Blender Quick Tip: Why My Results Differ from the Tutorial (Check Your Units)
When following a Blender tutorial, it can be frustrating when the results don’t match what the instructor is showing, despite typing in the exact values.…