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3D Printing Blueprints

You're reading from   3D Printing Blueprints Using the free open-source Blender software, anyone can design models for 3D printing. Fantastic fun and a great experience whether or not you have a 3D printer, this book is a crash course in the new technology.

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Product type Paperback
Published in Aug 2013
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781849697088
Length 310 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Joe Larson Joe Larson
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Table of Contents (17) Chapters Close

3D Printing Blueprints
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
1. Design Tools and Basics FREE CHAPTER 2. Mini Mug 3. Face Illusion Vase 4. SD Card Holder Ring 5. Modular Robot Toy 6. D6 Spinner 7. Teddy Bear Figurine 8. Repairing Bad Models 9. Stretchy Bracelet 10. Measuring – Tips and Tricks Index

Fixing the armature weights


Sculpting the model added geometry. Decimate took some away. Even if the weights attached to the armature were correct to start with it's very unlikely that they would still be. In order to make the armature useful again the weights need to be repainted.

  1. Switch the BearSkin to Weight Paint mode (Ctrl + Tab).

  2. In the Outliner panel unhide the Armature.

  3. Select the Armature in the Outliner panel and insure that it is in Pose Mode.

  4. Insure that the Pose Position button is selected in the armature object data tab.

With the BearSkin in Weight Paint mode and the Armature in Pose mode/Pose Position, it is time to fix the weights.

Similar to sculpt mode, the weight paint mode has a set of brush tools, but really there is only one brush necessary. The draw brush has a blend option that duplicates all the other brushes and is considerably easier to find the tool desired.

  1. Select (right-click) the BearSkin.

  2. Verify the Weight and Strength are 1.

The procedure is as follows:

  1. Select a bone...

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