Common methods for obtaining an STL file:You can download models from the internet: The first and the simplest method is to download a pre-existing STL file from the web. There are several popular websites that contain thousands of digital models that have already been optimized for extrusion-based 3D printing. Common sites are www.thingiverse.com and grabcad.com.
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Tips on how to manipulate existing or downloaded 3d models in various 3d software programs and the best of all most of them are FREE, (see 3d - Printing software & CAD Software)
3d Models with Sculptris to rescaled STL models
Step - 1
Design a sculpt model then export your sculpt as an OBJ file:
A free, introductory digital sculpting tool, a great stepping stone for digital sculptors, created by the makers of Zbrush.Sculptris is a supercool free sculpting tool. You can download it here from Pixologic.
Design a sculpt model then export your sculpt as an OBJ file:
A free, introductory digital sculpting tool, a great stepping stone for digital sculptors, created by the makers of Zbrush.Sculptris is a supercool free sculpting tool. You can download it here from Pixologic.
Step - 2
Then you'll need to open up Meshlab, to convert the OBJ to STL. You can download Meshlab here.
In Meshlab (super easy):
Then you'll need to open up Meshlab, to convert the OBJ to STL. You can download Meshlab here.
In Meshlab (super easy):
- Open the OBJ file you exported from Sculptris
- Save it as an STL file.
Step - 3:
The final step is to open it in netfabb Basic to set your scale correctly.
You can download Netfabb here.
Open up your new STL file in netfabb Basic, and hit F5 for Platform Overview:
The final step is to open it in netfabb Basic to set your scale correctly.
You can download Netfabb here.
Open up your new STL file in netfabb Basic, and hit F5 for Platform Overview: