3D Printing Hobbyists Struggle with Models
Many users are encountering issues related to 3D printing, including filament clogs, design modifications, finding specific models, and troubleshooting printer upgrades. The community seeks advice, shares experiences, and requests assistance with various aspects of the hobby.
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“Came out nearly perfect with minor issues. Will try to paint some green glow acid on his teeth for some effects. My printer is the Sparkxi7. Model is off of makers world. The xenomorph tearing through the vent. All I did was scale it from 100 to 250% for overall size. submitted by /u/Typhlosion92 [link] [comments]”
“Resistance is Fidgetile. It spins when you squeeze it. The shell prints flat and folds around the mechanism, and the only non-printed part is a rubber band. Makerworld Link submitted by /u/Ok-Video4323 [link] [comments]”
“Hey everyone! I'm not new to cosplaying, but I am new to 3D printing. I'm working under a tight crunch for a convention coming up on October 16th, printing Mary Arkham's chest armor on an Elegoo Neptune 4 Plus. I created the mesh, but the Elegoo Slicer interface is defeating me. Every time I attempt a vertical side-profile plane cut to separate the front breastplate from the back plate, the infinite knife line slices right into the wrapping shoulders and ruins the geometry. I've”
“Is it a good idea if I buy a printer and try to start a project to make a batman costume with no knowledge about 3d printing 👀👀👀 submitted by /u/sand-dust-eater [link] [comments]”
“Hello! I’m making a Kamen Rider Agito cosplay and the chestplate will be finished printing in a couple of days. I’ve been printing it in parts. I’ve found perfect TPU settings but I’ve encountered a new issue. I’m wondering what is the strongest and most flexible way to bond the pieces together without making the surface area too rough. Maybe a kind of adhesive product or something similar? I will be coating the finished pieces with contact cement and PU leather. Here’s an example of one of the”
“Finished Karlach from Baldur's Gate 3. She's 43 parts and took ~3 weeks of non-stop printing across 3 printers (2 Bambu H2S's and an X2D). After reprints (1 failed print and multiple broken parts due to... mishaps) ~927.5 hours of print time total, 20 rolls of filament, and many hours of painting. Model available at: https://www.myminifactory.com/object/3d-print-unleashing-fiery-power-and-strength-3d-print-488637 submitted by /u/theland10 [link] [comments]”
“I guess my mechanical toy design obsession began with Cyber Claws/Mini Boxer design. It was just too much fun to make things that printed in place with moving parts! The Infinite Marble loopers were next: a whole collection of sensory spinners needing only a marble and a flick of the wrist. Then Clicky Poppers and the Spin Pop Grenade — then Hyper Hopper took off, becoming front page news in the print community last month. We would love to hear if you've printed one of our models and any que”
“I design this custom batman figure, maybe for almost a month! What do you think? Im new here anyway so.. hello!🤌 submitted by /u/ProtoformCustom [link] [comments]”
“I’ve made a few versions of this but I really feel the PLA makes it feel cheap and flimsy, and it can’t sit in the sun at all. submitted by /u/hotmoistbeaver [link] [comments]”
“Hey guys I’m kind of a lurker on reddit but I’m just getting into 3d printing and I printed this rayquaza picture. What do you think? :) Saw a post earlier this week of someone showing their filament painting and got inspired to do one for my office desk at work. submitted by /u/HusbandoLuigi [link] [comments]”
“I've been into 3D printing for a while now, and have a lot of fun making models, busts, and toys for the neighborhood kiddos. Usually, it's no problem finding something based on their interests, but I'm a little stumped on this one. It's for an 11 year old girl, and she told her mom (I haven't talked to her, it's a surprise) that she likes Naruto, and her mom added a picture of a female anime character. With the exception to my love of Akira, I have ZERO anime experience.”
“No matter how I ‘cut’ the figure I ended up with gaps between parts and I also struggled to maintain textures with printing, often finding I had to sacrifice details to avoid horrendous print lines even with adjusting print orientation . Regular PLA on a bambulab printer and modelled in nomad sculpt submitted by /u/pege45 [link] [comments]”
“https://preview.redd.it/fxtu69vjisrh1.png?width=540&format=png&auto=webp&s=f89364f7e3c7a1e8f4efa30330efa02d2867b0fa I'm looking for a mechanical skeleton hand extension like Death has in the Discworld movies (bad photo attached). I'm working on a costume for one of my friends and I have found finger extensions with skeleton attachments, but they still show some of the hand underneath. I was hoping someone knew if there was a model somewhere I could get. submitted by ”
“Im new to sanding down cosplay prints, one idea i had and curious about. Can I take a pencil and make some scribbles on the print, then sand the prints like I would wood. I know a lot of carpenters do that sort of technique. Can it work for prints? submitted by /u/Sucmmickpeepee [link] [comments]”
“This is a Water Frisbee, It is my first model this design is a prototype so it will be improved upon. Is it good? submitted by /u/willythethrill14 [link] [comments]”
“This is the end of my first cosplay I 3d printed. The dark side is a path to many abilities some considered to be unnatural. submitted by /u/dancing_fridge [link] [comments]”
“Project underway, printed in PLA with BambuLAB A1. submitted by /u/Choice-Bat-4132 [link] [comments]”
“Im first time posting here, this model was released like 4-5 years ago, but i dont see it has STL file available anywhere Not looking to buy just curious is it possible to make 3d resin STL file of this? Artist is Windseeker Studios. submitted by /u/LeBlanc_Main [link] [comments]”
“I bought a Bambu A1 Mini and this like my 4th print and I really enjoy. Thats all I just wanted to share. submitted by /u/ThePropagating1 [link] [comments]”
“Hi y'all, I had someone print this for me for a cosplay I'm doing (Kiruko from Tengoku Daimyoku/Heavenly Delusion) and I was wondering if I could get some advice on how to prep it? This is my first cosplay and I don't own a 3D printer myself, so I'm not sure what I would need. I eventually do want to buy a printer myself but for now I just want the materials to process and prep the prop. Print is PLA, I think I would need to sand, prime and paint it, as well as a glue that's”
“I thought this would make a cool Halloween bowl design! Link: https://makerworld.com/en/models/3336899-brick-skeleton-minifigure-candy-bowl-no-ams#profileId-3790234 submitted by /u/No-Implement7198 [link] [comments]”
“3D printed and painted by me sculpt is made by 3DContainer( u/Patrick-GO )on Patreon submitted by /u/a_goodcouch [link] [comments]”
“Pretty excited for this one. Going to make the main slab out of foam. I mainly do cosplay stuff so this will be more of a learning as I go project. This is the first time I have used hollow prints, saved a ton of filament! submitted by /u/twitchtweak89 [link] [comments]”
“Hey everyone! I'm a 3D designer based in India. I've designed a complete Battle Cats figure set with a custom master .3mf file (~38g filament, ~3 hr print time). All slicer profiles and tree supports are pre-configured in the file. I need a full set of physical photos to publish on MakerWorld. In exchange for printing the full master plate and taking a few clear photos, I'll send you the master .3mf file immediately for free, tag/credit your printer/profile on the MakerWorld project”
“https://preview.redd.it/hzrtfc7kslqh1.png?width=2800&format=png&auto=webp&s=f8b756ebbc537f59b493eb6270ddde2e5938e751 Like a lot of people here, my 3D-printable models were scattered everywhere — bookmarks across MakerWorld, Printables, and Thingiverse, random downloaded ZIPs, half-organized folders. I built Thingport to fix that for myself, and figured it might be useful to others here too. What it does Personal, self-hosted library for your 3D printing models Import directly from Ma”
“Hello Everyone, I just made public one of the 3D Models I designed myself, for me that's a first time, I never Uploaded am 3D Model I worked on somewhere, but why not hopefully someone finds it Useful 🤗 So what did I design? I Designed an Case for the Electric Keys (they are from an Company called Simon Voss) we are Using at work because one of my Coworkers noticed that the Electrics where quite easy to remove and we thought the Normal Case looked kinda boring. So why Don't have a bit o”
“I probably spent way too much time designing it, but hey it was fun! A new box for the "Sick Brick" fidget slider. Let me know what you think! Mark submitted by /u/OkPossession8082 [link] [comments]”
“Info: Kobra X, .04 Nozzle, ACE 2 Pro, Dried PETG, I decided to printed a fuzzy Pikachu. The original model wasn't fuzzy. Other than the bleeding it turned out great. The black is more prominent, but the red also bled. What can I do to prevent the colors from bleeding? submitted by /u/Optimal-Level4237 [link] [comments]”
“I used PLA material to make these little things—kudos to my trusty machine for letting me print whatever I want, however I please. submitted by /u/thefoolscard [link] [comments]”
“Model got nuked from Makerworld, I was lucky to find it while it was still online. Not a hard print but it's a fixed prop, no moving parts. submitted by /u/federicoaa [link] [comments]”
“Raw scan printed on Bambu A1 (with a ton of support). 300 photos + 3x stacking run through Agisoft Metashape submitted by /u/thomas_openscan [link] [comments]”
“Kadio in his hybrid form , modelized in Blender and printed by me. submitted by /u/Glittering_Yam6062 [link] [comments]”
“I would really appreciate some recommendations. I think the key thing is that it's not too brittle right? submitted by /u/procrastination5000 [link] [comments]”
“Just saw this and thought it was pretty cool lol. 56 miniatures printed at once and they already have color, so seems like no need to paint them after? Has anyone actually ordered one yet? Curious if anyone has tried it and how the prints look in person. submitted by /u/Left-Comment9097 [link] [comments]”
“I’m looking to print ikenyi from avatar, around 20cm tall. I have a Bambu lab A2L and I don’t mind if it’s no colour as I’d like to paint it myself. Thanks submitted by /u/No-Entertainer5914 [link] [comments]”
“Made a Chibi-style bobbed deuce and a half! Designed it completely glue-less, so it relies purely on press-fit assembly. The bobbed setup is already cute on its own, but I puhsed the proportions even further to make it shorter and chunkier. I also styled the tire treads to look round and addorable to match the vibe. Hope you guys like it! :D submitted by /u/HugeBookkeeper5220 [link] [comments]”
“Alright, so im trying to print minifigure models i found on the internet and it chitubox is telling me there are cavities and i cant for the life of me figure out how to close them. I would just send it on printing the model but i want to print big models already put together but I dont want to waste the resin if it fails bc of trapped resin. I have tried blenders remesh and solidfy modifiers but they just mess up the smaller details and i cant find any answers that isnt pay the 16 a month for c”
“12 hour print (split between 2 pieces) 0% infill, slim tree supports, 3 walls, petg, glued together and then painted. Still some more paint layers to do and then clear coat submitted by /u/Pleasant_Mobile_1063 [link] [comments]”
“I’m a complete noob, saw so many YouTube vids on how to use nomad sculpt. Came up with this! Took me 3 days. A knitted chibi Leonardo figure. I can’t figure out how to make it non ams. It turned out very well! Feedback is very much appreciated! submitted by /u/syphern [link] [comments]”
“Grab him here if interested: https://makerworld.com/en/models/3292473-the-stitchling-voodoo-dolls-possumortis#profileId-3736035 I didn't have time to print an AMS version, but I separated all the parts individually in ZBrush, so you can just colour them in one click using the Objects tab in the slicer. submitted by /u/theonlysingularity [link] [comments]”
“Hey y’all!!! I decided to go with a mossy look to the helmet. I still have to mount the laser unit as well as some sort of reddish visor (having trouble sourcing that). This project has been SO AWESOME!!! Edit: if anyone knows where to source a red transparent piece of plastic for the eyepiece, I’d love a link or two. Thanks!!! submitted by /u/Ruby5000 [link] [comments]”
“So I’m super super new to blender and I’ve also recently gotten into 3D printing, I’ve seen you could use blender to print models off of sketchfab which I’ve now attempted to do but every time I do so I come up short in trying to achieve what I want to do, basically what I want to do is separate the arms legs and hands and also the hands and feet of the model below but I have no idea what I’m doing wrong in order to make a suitable figure for printing any help would be deeply appreciated as I le”
“Hey people! I need help fixing this a 3d model for print. So I bought a Kaws companion model. In the pictures, if you zoom in really closely, you can see there’s a slight surface texture. I was concerned this low poly texture might be printed. So I cut a small part of the bottom of the arm and the top of the glove for print; to see if they would still fit after subdividing at different levels in blender to fix the smoothness. I’m not very savvy, I’m new and just following tutorials. I printed th”
“Hey everyone... I've been doing CAD for over 24 years and 3D modeling for around 5 years. Creating my own board game storage and token pieces is what got me into 3D printing years ago. I've decided to jump into making designs and releasing deck boxes and other files online through Makerworld, Patreon, MMF, Thangs, etc. One that I am really proud about is this deck box that is themed like a Bambu P1S. It's available for free on Makerworld at https://makerworld.com/en/models/3158545 I”
“I’m experimenting with making personalised miniatures from photos, so this was one of my test pieces. 💫 submitted by /u/elonisdysfunctional [link] [comments]”
“Hello Community! I'm new here. This is my first bigger print with 1.20 meters. I've learned so much, and it was a really fun project. 3 days of printing and 8.6kg PLA later - here we are! I've learned my lessons, and my next big figures will be much better. I'm so excited 🥳 But for now, my next step is to paint this model. Thank you for your attention! submitted by /u/ninthart87 [link] [comments]”
“Honestly, this is the first print I’ve made since joining WonderMaker that I’m genuinely happy with. To be honest, I used to have a pretty unrealistic idea of 3D printing. I thought it would be more like something out of a sci-fi movie: press a button, wait a little while, and a perfect, colorful object would just magically appear. But reality… isn’t quite like that 😂 There’s actually a lot of trial and error, tweaking parameters, failed prints, and little details you have to figure out along t”
“Printed on my Anycubic Kobra X. submitted by /u/Optimal-Level4237 [link] [comments]”
“Printer: Saturn 4 Ultra 16K Stl created by Bulkamancer submitted by /u/TallSorbet7023 [link] [comments]”