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How to 3D Print from Adobe Photoshop

16 0 Intermediate
Every sculpture, product, installation and building (successful and unsuccessful) starts with an idea. When it takes physical form, the designer gets valuable aesthetic and practical feedback. Here are some tips on when and how 3D printing can feed this process.

How to Convert 2D Images into 3D STL Files

14 0 Beginner
There are several ways to create 3D models from BMP images. This tutorial explains how to do this by converting a BMP file to an STL file. The following content was taken from Stratasys' Resources Center

How to Use the New 3D Printing Cost Calculator in GrabCAD Shop

5 0 Beginner
The new 3D printing cost calculator in GrabCAD Shop gives you the ability to communicate and manage costs per work order. In this tutorial, we’ll teach you how to set it up and use it so you can provide accurate 3D printing price estimates.

Create Custom Operator Dashboards in GrabCAD Shop

3 0 Beginner
GrabCAD Shop gives 3D printing administrators the ability to customize their Operator Orders Dashboard how they want. Learn how to customize order part statuses, configure columns and more in this GrabCAD Shop tutorial!

GrabCAD Print Now Supports KeyShot 3MF Files

3 1 Intermediate
KeyShot 3D rendering software from Luxion Inc seamlessly integrates with GrabCAD Print for a smooth and quick export of 3MF files. This improved workflow enables designers to streamline their color workflow by exporting 3MF files that maintain color and texture data

Part 3: Setting Up for Soft Proofing in Adobe® Photoshop®

3 0 Beginner
This tutorial is a continuation of my last tutorial "Part 2: Introduction to Color Proofing: Uploading the Stratasys Color Profile". It will demonstrate how to How to Use Adobe® Photoshop® to simulate how colors selected on screen will print on the J750 and how to adjust your input color if required.

How the New KeyShot & GrabCAD Print Integration Makes Applying Labels to 3D Models Very Easy

2 0 Intermediate
Labels represent your product and brand. When designing your label, you want it just right especially after all the effort and time spent designing it. The last thing you want to worry about is color accuracy, position, readability, and all of that transferring perfectly when printing out your model. Thankfully, now that KeyShot integrates with GrabCAD Print, label headaches become a thing of the past with how simple this new workflow can be!

How to Use Manufacturing Templates in GrabCAD Print Pro™

2 0 Beginner
Introducing a new feature in GrabCAD Print Pro™: Manufacturing Templates. Learn how to save print settings for common print job types to speed up workflow and synchronize your team. 

Stacking Your Parts in Z for FDM

2 0 Intermediate
Have long thin flat parts you’ve always wanted to print right on top of each other in FDM but the slicer never allowed you to? Learn how to use this exclusive new feature in GrabCAD Print Pro!

How to Export & Create 3D Printing Reports in GrabCAD Shop

2 0 Beginner
A typical 3D printing operator wastes 15% of their time updating tracking sheets, managing work orders, and then finally, reporting on projects. GrabCAD Shop makes all of these tasks simple to do -- and easy to report on. Learn how in this tutorial!

Create a texture file for a vertex painted model

2 0 Beginner
In my previous tutorials I have discussed the different ways that color can be assigned to models and how Photoshop can be used to make color adjustments for texture files. If such adjustments need to be made to a vertex painted model then this typically requires the original model file or specific design software such as ZBrush. But there is an easy way to create a texture file using Photoshop. Watch this video to find out more...

How to print flexible parts with multiple materials on Connex 3D printers?

1 0 Intermediate
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JP_011_GrabCAD Print: 「マットかグロス?」3D造形でどのような場合にどちらの仕上げを使用すればよいのか

1 0 Beginner
マット(艶消し)にするか、それともグロッシー(光沢)にするか、それが今回のテーマです。 PolyJetプリンタをお使いの皆さんは、部品をマット仕上げにすべきか、グロッシー仕上げにすべきかで悩むことがよくあります。 皆さんが頭を悩ませるのも無理ありません。それ以外の点はまったく同じの2個の部品でも、仕上げのタイプが異なると、見た目、感触、色、そして強度や耐久性までもががらりと変わってしまう可能性があるのです。どちらの仕上げにもそれぞれ、考慮すべき独自のメリットと影響があります。 このチュートリアルでは、マット仕上げとグロッシー仕上げの概要を説明し、それぞれの長所と短所を比較し、それぞれのタイプがどのような仕上がりにつながるのかを明確に示す例を紹介します。そして最後に、どのような場合にどちらの仕上げを使用すればよいのかを簡単に分類してまとめとします。

GrabCAD Print Pro™ - Per Part Groups For Service Bureaus

1 0 Expert
The premium version of GrabCAD Print™, GrabCAD Print Pro™ is now available! This version includes new & enhanced features. This tutorial will explain per part estimation & assembly grouping!

JP_005_GrabCAD Print: 部品摺動部の隙間をFDM造形する方法

0 0 Intermediate
造形後にはめ合わせるまたは摺動(スライド)させる必要がある部品を3D造形する場合、CADシステムで該当する部品の間にある程度の隙間を設ける必要があります。目安として、造形する際の積層ピッチの2倍の隙間から始めるとよいでしょう。ただし、小さいサイズで何度かテスト造形を行い、積層ピッチの2倍の法則が特定の状況や向きに当てはまるかを確認することをお勧めします。それでは3Dプリンタで楽しくモノづくりをしていきましょう!