Blender user here 👋, you can save yourself a lot of time by learning the short keys, blender has one of the best keymaps I've ever used "S" for scale "x y z" for changing the axes, "Shift + A" for the adding menu, " Shift+Ctrl+Numpad - (minus) " to perform a difference boolean operation and apply the modifier. " Ctrl+Numpad - (minus) " to perform a difference boolean operation while keeping the modifier ( for further editing before applying it ) Keep it up champ 🙌
Man, you just saved me from quitting Blender. Most of the other videos (by other content makers) for cutting holes, omit the Apply step for the Modifier. It was driving me nuts why the STLs weren't subtracting the cylinders and 3D text I had added.
So here's the thing...followed the directions using the "supplied" cube., worked perfectly. Imported my own STL file, and it joins the surfaces instead of subtracts them using the EXATC SAME DIRECTIONS! So here's the question...what's wrong/different with my file compared to the pre-loaded file in Blender? And of course...how do I alter mine so this process actually works? Yes, my STL file is valid insofar as I've printed it out and it is exactly what is depicted. When I enter "edit" mode I get no "surfaces" only triangle geometry...does that have something to do with it not working? HELP!!!
To increase the resolution of the hole, when you add the cylinder, there is a pop up on the bottom left that you can expand. (it is only available right after you create the cylinder) Increase the number of vertices to something over 128 and it'll print smooth.
why do all these apps make simple cutting so hard. Appreciate the video and this is not on you, but this is way too many steps for something so simple and all the 3d modeling apps are like this. It's like Linux devs went into 3d modeling software development.
Perfect timing, I was trying to work this out yesterday and couldn’t work out how to apply the modifier:) thanks
Blender user here 👋, you can save yourself a lot of time by learning the short keys, blender has one of the best keymaps I've ever used
"S" for scale "x y z" for changing the axes, "Shift + A" for the adding menu, " Shift+Ctrl+Numpad - (minus) " to perform a difference boolean operation and apply the modifier.
" Ctrl+Numpad - (minus) " to perform a difference boolean operation while keeping the modifier ( for further editing before applying it )
Keep it up champ 🙌
Man, you just saved me from quitting Blender. Most of the other videos (by other content makers) for cutting holes, omit the Apply step for the Modifier. It was driving me nuts why the STLs weren't subtracting the cylinders and 3D text I had added.
Is the cylinder piece a good size to use to connect two objects (after printing)? Or do I need the cylinder to be smaller? How do i get a best fit?
I tried this on an stl file and nothing happened,i tried it with the cube to cut a square hole,any ideas.
So here's the thing...followed the directions using the "supplied" cube., worked perfectly. Imported my own STL file, and it joins the surfaces instead of subtracts them using the EXATC SAME DIRECTIONS! So here's the question...what's wrong/different with my file compared to the pre-loaded file in Blender? And of course...how do I alter mine so this process actually works? Yes, my STL file is valid insofar as I've printed it out and it is exactly what is depicted. When I enter "edit" mode I get no "surfaces" only triangle geometry...does that have something to do with it not working? HELP!!!
Not working, the back side of cylinder merge with the box mesh
hole is not looks smooth contain vertices, will same pattern comes out of printing or it will be smooth print ?
To increase the resolution of the hole, when you add the cylinder, there is a pop up on the bottom left that you can expand. (it is only available right after you create the cylinder) Increase the number of vertices to something over 128 and it'll print smooth.
not working at all
why do all these apps make simple cutting so hard. Appreciate the video and this is not on you, but this is way too many steps for something so simple and all the 3d modeling apps are like this. It's like Linux devs went into 3d modeling software development.