Orang by GeorgeMeadows on Sketchfab
Saturday, November 16, 2019
Saturday, August 10, 2019
STL file Viewers
Sometimes you might want to get a quick view of an .stl file before you import the file into slicer software. One of the best, free, downloadable programs is Meshlab. You can download from here: http://www.meshlab.net/ Meshlab also provides a number of tools for editing the .stl file and there are several file export options. It's well worth spending time learning the program since you can do so much with it.
There are also free, easy-to-use .stl viewer apps for phones and chromebooks.
Meshlab screen capture
There are also free, easy-to-use .stl viewer apps for phones and chromebooks.
Meshlab screen capture
Friday, August 9, 2019
Scanned Dipterocarp seed
The Qlone phone scanner produces a .stl image most people will use for 3D printing. But there are many other uses for Qlone ouput.
This seed was scanned using the Qlone scanner, then saved as an .stl file and also saved as an animated gif file. The .stl file was uploaded to the Sketchfab program, where the .html code was generated, then copied into this Blogger page. The first image is the Sketchfab .html code file and the second image is a screen caputre from the the Qlone animated .gif file, copied and pasted into this Blogger page.
Qlone also gives you the option to create an AR version of the object, which can be "placed" on a floor or table top and re-sized and manipulated. The third image (video) shows the scanned dipterocarp seed placed on the floor, rotated, and enlared. When you open the AR image, you will see a button to start video recording - pressing this button a second time stops recording. I then copied this video from my phone into my Google Drive, and then used the Blogger editor to copy te video into this page.
The Qlone phone scanner produces a .stl image most people will use for 3D printing. But there are many other uses for Qlone ouput.
This seed was scanned using the Qlone scanner, then saved as an .stl file and also saved as an animated gif file. The .stl file was uploaded to the Sketchfab program, where the .html code was generated, then copied into this Blogger page. The first image is the Sketchfab .html code file and the second image is a screen caputre from the the Qlone animated .gif file, copied and pasted into this Blogger page.
Qlone also gives you the option to create an AR version of the object, which can be "placed" on a floor or table top and re-sized and manipulated. The third image (video) shows the scanned dipterocarp seed placed on the floor, rotated, and enlared. When you open the AR image, you will see a button to start video recording - pressing this button a second time stops recording. I then copied this video from my phone into my Google Drive, and then used the Blogger editor to copy te video into this page.
Monday, July 29, 2019
Other Uses for 3D Files
There are other uses for STL files that go beyond simply printing a physical object. Using the free program Sketchfab, you can get the HTML code for embedding your 3D object, as a scalable, rotatable image in a web page, PDF file, or Word/Powerpoint file. The image below started out as an .stl file from Thingiverse, the Makerbot T-Rex skull. It was imported into Sketchfab where the HTML code was created. That code was then copied and pasted into this webpage.
The Qlone app, discussed in the Links and Resources tab, will let you send your scan directly into Sketchfab. Qlone also lets you create an Augmented Reality object from your scan, so you can place the object on a table or the floor.
The Qlone app, discussed in the Links and Resources tab, will let you send your scan directly into Sketchfab. Qlone also lets you create an Augmented Reality object from your scan, so you can place the object on a table or the floor.
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