3D Printed Imperial/Metric Diameter Gauge
A thicker 3D printed tapered-slot gauge that reads screw, bolt, drill and wire diameters in inches and millimeters without slipping into threads. Free.
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Why I Moved My 3D Print Files to Printables
Why 3D print files now go to Printables (reward points for filament and printers) while rendering models stay on CGTrader.
Fix Missing SolidWorks Thumbnails in Windows 11
SolidWorks thumbnails vanished after a Windows 11 update. The fix is three regsvr32 commands that re-register the SolidWorks shell DLLs, not folder options.
3D Printed Altoids Tin Rack (Free STL)
A 3D printed rack for Altoids tins that grew into three versions for hardware boxes of different heights. Modeled in Blender, free STL on Thingiverse.
Tilt Pad Bearing Preload Explained (Video)
Second of four videos comparing tilt pad bearings, this one on preload. Animations in Blender, audio in Adobe Audition.
Why Tilt Pad Bearings Have 5 Pads (Video)
First of four tilt pad bearing videos: why five pads beat four or six. Made with Blender line art, the video sequencer, Audition and an AI voice clone.
Blender Tip: Results Differ from the Tutorial?
Typed the exact values and the result still looks wrong? Check scene units. Tutorials use meters; a startup file in inches breaks shaders and geometry nodes.
Blender Tip: Reveal text from left to right
Animate text appearing left to right in Blender with a material node tree: generated coordinates, a Less Than node, two keyframes and the EEVEE alpha setting.
Thingiverse: Diamond Cutter Box
A 3D printed box for a Harbor Freight diamond wheel set, with a slot so the arbor stays assembled. Designed in Blender, free on Thingiverse.
Blender Quick Tip: Viewport Alpha
Make an object see-through in the Blender viewport: open the material's Viewport Display panel, click the color and lower the alpha. Three screenshots.