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    • michaliszissiouM Offline
      michaliszissiou
      last edited by

      Thanks sid, not my taste though (or yours lol) but I had some fun, OK.
      I exported stl files from 2-3 apps. When opening these, I noticed that vertices and faces are double. Is this normal? No other issues.

      Oh, thanks Boofredlay.

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      • soloS Offline
        solo
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        Michalis, I really enjoy your organic works, it shows clearly that Sketchup on it's own is a great tool, but with help from other apps like Blender, Z-brush and 3D coat that anything is possible.
        I watched one of your Blender tutorials, and it scared the crap out of me as it was so foriegn to the way I work, however Blender certainly is something I need to learn and hope that I can come to you with questions when I get around to it, as this is the kind of stuff I want to learn to make.

        http://www.solos-art.com

        If you see a toilet in your dreams do not use it.

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        • michaliszissiouM Offline
          michaliszissiou
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          Thanks pete

          @unknownuser said:

          I can come to you with questions when I get around to it, as this is the kind of stuff I want to learn to make.

          Yes, do this, blender suffers from bad or not at all documentation. Its the open source community, remember. πŸ˜†
          I should write a new tutorial, I've learned much more now. 3DC is the app for you pete, try it. You need a obj to 3ds converter only. Better integration with SU as it can change the topology easily. ZBrush and SU aren't good friends, you already noticed that.

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          • dereiD Offline
            derei
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            I like the nipples ! πŸ˜„ ... sorry, it's offtopic πŸ˜†
            Anyway, good work! A tutorial for that sculpture would be awesome πŸ‘

            DESIGNER AND ARTIST [DEREI.UK](http://derei.uk/l)

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            • soloS Offline
              solo
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              3D coat to SU would be great if possible, as you said 3D coat works best with SU.
              And if you can include the UV mapping in 3D coat, I'd like that.

              Thanks.

              http://www.solos-art.com

              If you see a toilet in your dreams do not use it.

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              • dereiD Offline
                derei
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                @michaliszissiou said:

                @dereeei: thanks, nipples ha ha, I wish this stl machine can carve these. Even as a simple stroke, it'll be fine.
                A tutorial for digital sculpture? On what app? 3DCoat? Zbrush? There're tons of this stuff around.

                On what you did this one πŸ˜„

                DESIGNER AND ARTIST [DEREI.UK](http://derei.uk/l)

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                • michaliszissiouM Offline
                  michaliszissiou
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                  thanks numbthumb
                  My english are bad I know, no misunderstanding here though, I really need some information on this.
                  @dereeei: thanks, nipples ha ha, I wish this stl machine can carve these. Even as a simple stroke, it'll be fine.
                  A tutorial for digital sculpture? On what app? 3DCoat? Zbrush? There're tons of this stuff around. A tutorial on sculpture in general? You need an art school, not me. And some years probably. To start with broad strokes is the best way IMO. And stay away from anatomy which is good for details only.

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                  • michaliszissiouM Offline
                    michaliszissiou
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                    @pete
                    3DC has a better UV editor than blender. You can just import a SU mesh, make UVs and paint on it. No need to drop it to the voxels space at all. Have a tour, they have a nice site.
                    @dereeei, there aren't much more than the screen capture I posted. Just avoid 'non-manifolds', you know, these internal faces when using 'push-pull' +alt in SU*. And the whole mesh should be waterproof (no openings).
                    *I noticed that this can cause problems to some renderers as well. This messes UVs actually.

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                    • numbthumbN Offline
                      numbthumb
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                      @michaliszissiou said:

                      thanks numbthumb, if you have any experience on this stl thing, please, any information you could provide is precious.

                      I wish I could do that, michalis, I was only joking. It was you who gave the informations that helped me to gain more clarity about my future 3D path. Learning apps like Blender and 3DC is on my to-do list.
                      Oh, and I really enjoy your " workshop ". Always a pleasure to see.

                      Comfortably numb...

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                      • pyrolunaP Offline
                        pyroluna
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                        are kids gonna be looking at that?! 😲

                        right... not my taste either. but the modelling work looks amazing!

                        oh and the waterproofing can be checked with SU8 in the entity info... if the group is solid, it's waterproof!

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                        • R Offline
                          Roger
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                          STL ?????????????????????????????????????? Remind me what that means.

                          http://www.azcreative.com

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                          • D Offline
                            d12dozr
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                            STL is a file format used by CNC machines, 3D printers, and other similar machines to make a physical product from a CAD file.
                            http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STL_%28file_format%29

                            3D Printing with SketchUp Book
                            http://goo.gl/f7ooYh

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                            • ken28875K Offline
                              ken28875
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                              Very nice, Michalis.

                              Have a great weekend,

                              _KN

                              Follow Your Dreams.

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                              • michaliszissiouM Offline
                                michaliszissiou
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                                @unknownuser said:

                                are kids gonna be looking at that?!

                                I hope not. Not because its a half nude girl, its a decoration for a bar. Client keeps asking for bigger breasts πŸ˜†

                                yes, STL and four axes rooter CNC is the case.

                                Thanks Pyroluna, Roger, d12dozr, ken

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