Other people 3D Printing MakeHuman Characters?
Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2018 2:09 am
Happy Holidays Everyone!
I now have a 3D printer to play with and have been experimenting with printing MakeHuman-generated models. I'm just wondering if there's someone else out there with experience with doing this?
So far I've printed a couple complete figures, plus a face, a head/bust, and some slices to try specific things. For clothes I've only got as far as a speedo, and even that took a while to figure out how to do. I think I had underestimated the complexity of making sure there are no unsupported overhangs, and the auto-generated supports aren't a silver bullet. Ah well, it's a learning experience!
Anyway, if there's anyone else 3D printing I would love to hear about your experiences and lessons learned. Also, if anyone has any ideas for prints that are so outrageously cool that I won't be able to resist printing them, let me know!
By the way, Cura is a free "slicing" program, and shows how something will get printed, even without a printer, it can be fun to play with.
I now have a 3D printer to play with and have been experimenting with printing MakeHuman-generated models. I'm just wondering if there's someone else out there with experience with doing this?
So far I've printed a couple complete figures, plus a face, a head/bust, and some slices to try specific things. For clothes I've only got as far as a speedo, and even that took a while to figure out how to do. I think I had underestimated the complexity of making sure there are no unsupported overhangs, and the auto-generated supports aren't a silver bullet. Ah well, it's a learning experience!
Anyway, if there's anyone else 3D printing I would love to hear about your experiences and lessons learned. Also, if anyone has any ideas for prints that are so outrageously cool that I won't be able to resist printing them, let me know!
By the way, Cura is a free "slicing" program, and shows how something will get printed, even without a printer, it can be fun to play with.