Index

A

• Add Cylinder option / Creating the first shape
• arm, modular robot toy
  • creating / Making an arm
• armature, Teddy Bear Figurine
  • making / Making an armature
  • weights, fixing / Fixing the armature weights
• At Last option / Merging the problem away
• Autodesk 123D
  • URL / Choosing a modeling tool

B

• bad geometry
  • cleaning up / Cleaning up bad geometry
  • extra edge, deleting / Deleting an extra edge
  • problem, merging / Merging the problem away
  • hidden points, finding / Finding hidden points
  • lines, uncrossing / Uncrossing the lines
  • final cleanup / Final cleanup
• base
  • making flat / Making a flat base
• BezierCircle / Adding the numbers
• Blender
  • URL / Choosing a modeling tool
  • installing / Installing Blender
  • downloading / Installing Blender
  • about / Getting acquainted with Blender
  • 3D view panel / The 3D View panel
  • outliner panel / The Outliner panel
  • properties panel / The Properties panel
  • info panel / The Info panel
  • timeline panel / The Timeline panel
  • customizing / Blender customization
  • setting up, for Mac OSX / Setting up for Mac OSX
  • general tips / General Blender tips
  • new file, creating / Getting started
  • first shape, creating / Creating the first shape
  • grid paper method, using / Using the grid paper method with Blender
• blueprints
  • about / The blueprints
• body, modular robot toy / Engineering the body
• Border Select (B) / Making the connector
• border select operation
  • steps / Shaping the body of the mug
• bottom
  • flattening / Flattening the bottom
• boundaries, D6 Spinner
  • defining / Defining the boundaries
• BoxBottom / Modeling the case – bottom
• BoxBottomPegHolder / Modeling the case – bottom
• BoxBottomRackGuide / Modeling the case – bottom
• BoxInterior / Docking the spring
• bracelet
  • modeling / Modeling the bracelet
  • printing / Printing the bracelet
• BraceletShape cylinder / Modeling the bracelet
• bridges
  • building / Building bridges

C

• caliper
  • using / Using a caliper
• case, D6 Spinner
  • lid / Modeling the case – lid
  • bottom / Modeling the case – bottom
• connector, modular robot toy
  • creating / Making the connector
  • splitting / Splitting the connector
• cube
  • creating / Adding a handle

D

• 3D printing
  • about / The working of 3D printing
• 3D scanned file
  • downloading / Downloading a 3D scanned file
• 3D view panel
  • about / The 3D View panel
• D6 Spinner
  • spring, extracting / Extracting the spring
  • project, starting / Starting the project
  • spring, modeling / Modeling the spring
  • boundaries, defining / Defining the boundaries
  • building / Building the spinner
  • Blender, extending with gears / Extending Blender with gears
  • gear, adding / Adding a gear to the spinner
  • peg, spinning / Spinning on a peg
  • numbers, adding / Adding the numbers
  • rack, building / Building a rack
  • trigger, adding / Adding the trigger
  • spring, docking / Docking the spring
  • case, modeling / Modeling the case – lid, Modeling the case – bottom
  • print, preparing for / Preparing for print
  • assembling / Printing and assembly
  • printing / Printing and assembly
• digital caliper
  • about / Taking measurements
• downloading
  • Blender / Installing Blender
• Download This Thing! button / Downloading a 3D scanned file
• dual extruders
  • designing for / Designing for dual extruders
• Dynamic Topology / Drawing the details

E

• Extrude (E) / Shaping the leg, Making a stick figure
• extrude operation / Shaping the handle
  • steps / Shaping the body of the mug
• Extruding (E) / Smoothing the skin

F

• face illusion vase
  • silhouette, tracing / Tracing the silhouette
  • pot, creating from line / Creating a vase from the lines
  • solidify, using to make walls / Using Solidify to make walls
  • solid base, making / Making a solid base
  • printing / Printing the vase
• fat
  • trimming / Trimming the fat
  • more fat, trimming / Trimming more fat
• FinalFigure / Inspecting before print
• finger
  • modelling / Modeling the finger

G

• gears, D6 Spinner
  • Blender, extending with / Extending Blender with gears
  • adding / Adding a gear to the spinner
• grab operation
  • steps / Adding a handle, Shaping the body of the mug
• grid paper method
  • about / Grid paper method
  • using, with Blender / Using the grid paper method with Blender
  • shape, modeling / Using the grid paper method with Blender
  • smaller groups, faces creating / Using the grid paper method with Blender

H

• handle
  • adjusting / Adding a handle
  • shaping / Shaping the handle
• head, modular robot toy
  • forming / Forming the head

I

• info panel
  • about / The Info panel
• installing
  • Blender / Installing Blender

L

• leg, modular robot toy
  • shaping / Shaping the leg
• lion
  • fat, burning / Trimming the fat
  • scan, orienting / Orienting the scan
  • fat. trimming / Trimming more fat
  • back / Detail work on the back

M

• MakerbotBlueprints directory / Getting a profile
• MakerWare
  • settings, editing / Editing the settings in MakerWare
• Merge tool / Merging the problem away
• Mirror modifier / Making a stick figure
• model, Teddy Bear Figurine
  • simplifying / Simplifying the model
• modelling tool
  • selecting / Choosing a modeling tool
• modular robot toy
  • connector, creating / Making the connector
  • connector, splitting / Splitting the connector
  • printable peg, building / Building a printable peg
  • hole, putting in pocket / Putting a hole in our pocket
  • constructing / Constructing a robot
  • printing parts, assembling / Assembling the parts to print
  • printing / Printing and assembly
  • assembling / Printing and assembly
• modular robot toy, constructing
  • about / Constructing a robot
  • body, engineering / Engineering the body
  • torso, creating / Creating the torso
  • arm, creating / Making an arm
  • leg, shaping / Shaping the leg
  • head, forming / Forming the head
• mug
  • creating / Creating the first shape
  • save point, creating / Creating a save point
  • view, adjusting / Adjusting the view
  • grab operation / Adding a handle, Shaping the body of the mug
  • rough edges, smoothing / Smoothing the rough edges
  • body, shaping / Shaping the body of the mug
  • border select operation / Shaping the body of the mug
  • extrude operation / Shaping the body of the mug
• Mug Final / Joining the shapes
• Multiresolution
  • about / Smoothing the rough edges, Smoothing the skin

O

• OpenSCAD
  • URL / Choosing a modeling tool
• outliner panel
  • about / The Outliner panel
• overhangs
  • branching out with / Branching out with overhangs

P

• peg, D6 Spinner
  • spinning / Spinning on a peg
• PegBody / Making the connector
• Pose Position / Making an armature
• pot
  • creating, from line / Creating a vase from the lines
• print
  • exporting for / Exporting for print
• printable peg, modular robot toy
  • building / Building a printable peg
• PrintHead, modular robot toy / Assembling the parts to print
• printing
  • supportless printing, building for / Building for supportless prints
• profile
  • getting / Getting a profile
• properties panel
  • about / The Properties panel

Q

• Quad View (Ctrl + Alt + Q) / Inspecting before print

R

• rack, D6 Spinner
  • building / Building a rack
• RackFingerHole / Adding the trigger
• Recalculate button / Final cleanup
• ReplicatorG
  • settings, editing / Editing the settings in ReplicatorG
• ring
  • placing, on floor / Putting the ring on the floor
  • test ring, making / Making a test ring
  • test ring, resizing / Resizing the test ring
  • SD holder, adding / Adding the SD holder to the ring
• rotate operation
  • steps / Adding a handle
• rough edges
  • smoothing / Smoothing the rough edges

S

• Save As Blender File button / Getting started
• save point
  • creating / Creating a save point
• scan
  • orienting / Orienting the scan
• SculptDraw / Drawing the details
• Sculptris
  • URL / Choosing a modeling tool
• SD card holder
  • adding / Adding an SD card holder
• SD holder
  • adding, to ring / Adding the SD holder to the ring
• Separate command / Trimming the fat
• settings
  • in ReplicatorG, editing / Editing the settings in ReplicatorG
  • in MakerWare, editing / Editing the settings in MakerWare
• shape
  • modifying / Smoothing the rough edges
  • refining / Refining the shape
• shapes
  • joining / Joining the shapes
• silhouette
  • tracing / Tracing the silhouette
• skin, Teddy Bear Figurine
  • putting on bones / Putting the skin on the bones
• Skin Resize (Ctrl + A) / Putting the skin on the bones
• SolidWorks
  • URL / Choosing a modeling tool
• Spinner / Building a rack
• SpinnerGear / Extending Blender with gears, Adding a gear to the spinner
• spring, D6 Spinner
  • extracting / Extracting the spring
  • modeling / Modeling the spring
  • docking / Docking the spring
• Standard Tessellation Language (STL) / Exporting for print
• Subdivide button / Shaping the body of the mug
• supportless printing
  • building / Building for supportless prints
  • designing / Designing supportless – overhangs and bridges

T

• Teddy Bear Figurine
  • stick figure, creating / Making a stick figure
  • stack figure, creating / Making a stick figure
  • skin, putting on bones / Putting the skin on the bones
  • skin, smoothing / Smoothing the skin
  • third dimension, adjusting for / Adjusting for the third dimension
  • armature, making / Making an armature
  • details, drawing / Drawing the details
  • model, simplifying / Simplifying the model
  • armature weights, fixing / Fixing the armature weights
  • posing / Posing the bear
  • inspecting, before print / Inspecting before print
• timeline panel
  • about / The Timeline panel
• Top Ortho view / Adjusting for the third dimension
• torso, modular robot toy
  • creating / Creating the torso
• trigger, D6 Spinner
  • adding / Adding the trigger

V

• view
  • adjusting / Adjusting the view
  • rotating / Adjusting the view
  • zooming / Adjusting the view
  • panning / Adjusting the view
  • commands, using / Adjusting the view

W

• Weight Paint mode / Making an armature
• Wings3D
  • URL / Choosing a modeling tool

Z

• Zbrush
  • URL / Choosing a modeling tool