How to Draw a Centerline in Photoshop
Draw a proper dash-dot centerline in Photoshop with the Pen tool: set the stroke, define a 4-2-12-2 dash pattern, save it as a preset and edit it later.
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Cross-Polarized Photogrammetry: Charred Log
Photogrammetry of a burned log with cross-polarized light, a ring light, AESUB scanning spray and 180 photos through Lightroom and Zephyr on a DIY turntable.
Blender Tip: Straight or Curved Node Links
Make Blender's shader node links straight or curvier: Edit › Preferences › Themes › Node Editor › Noodle Curving. Zero is straight, ten is curviest.
Baking Photogrammetry Textures in Blender (OBJ)
Can't bake a photogrammetry texture onto a low-poly mesh in Blender? Export from Zephyr as OBJ, not FBX. An hour of checking settings came down to file format.
Photogrammetry Fuse Model: Fixing Label Textures
A clean photogrammetry workflow: Zephyr scan, low-poly Blender remodel aligned and re-textured in Zephyr, then baked. Plus how a heat sink blew a 60 amp fuse.
What Can You Do With a 3D Printer? Six Uses
Six things people actually print: home decor, replacement parts, school and hobby models, accessories, medical devices and personalized gifts.
New Prusa Surprise
A melted power plug left the old Prusa's miniRambo board rebooting every time the bed heater kicked in. Why a new printer beat a new board, and the surprise inside.
Start/Stop Combo Button
A bandsaw start/stop button in Blender: baking a hi-poly diffuse map onto a low-poly mesh, why sharp corners lost their color, and the Photoshop fix.
Garden Trellis
A wooden garden trellis modeled in Blender from a catalog design and converted to a single mesh with game-ready textures. Available on CGTrader.
Safety Barrier Video
A product-reveal style animation of the safety barrier model, made in Blender and posted to YouTube.