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How to Create Incredibly Complex Textured Shapes for 3D Printing, Using Bump Mapping

Shuvom Ghose
in 3D Printing
37 6 Expert
This tutorial covers how to use 2D images to create actual 3D depth and physical textures on your CAD parts and then 3D print them. Mainly we use Rhino to do the displacement-mapping, but Photoshop could be used as well. Files were then printed in full color on a Stratasys J750.
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How to Color Proof Your 3D Prints (Using This Super-Secret Stratasys Website)

Shuvom Ghose
in 3D Printing
33 6 Beginner
If a customer has ever come to you and said, "I need the color of this 3D print to match this RGB or Pantone EXACTLY!" and you've wondered how to do that – this is the tutorial for you! We'll talk about soft proofing (how to make sure your printer can even print a given color) and hard proofing (matching what you see on screen with a physical result) using Photoshop and the most advanced color printer on the market, a Stratasys J750! (You can find a video version of this tutorial here: https://youtu.be/XsollrDbUVc)
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How to 3D Print in Full Color (Part 1)

Shuvom Ghose
in 3D Printing
32 7 Beginner
This is a series of tutorials to help printer operators who are NOT graphic artists get the absolute most out of their multi-color, multi-material 3D printers, like the Stratasys J750. We will cover what types of files multi-color printers can accept and how to manipulate colors in Photoshop, Rhino, etc, to get the full gradient texture effects that most color printer users want.
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How to 3D Print in Full Color (Part 2): Repairing and Checking VRMLs

Shuvom Ghose
in 3D Printing
27 4 Intermediate
This is the second in a series of tutorials to help printer operators who are NOT graphic artists get the absolute most out of their multi-color, multi-material 3D printers, like the Stratasys J750. We will cover how to look deeper inside our VRML files to predict if they will import correctly and how to choose the resolution of VRML files from Rhino and other artistic CAD programs to make sure they are capturing the information you want.
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How to 3D Print in Full Color (Part 3): Clear + Texture Together

Shuvom Ghose
in 3D Printing
24 5 Expert
This is the third in a series of tutorials to help printer operators who are NOT graphic artists get the absolute most out of their multi-color, multi-material 3D printers, like the Stratasys J750. We will cover how to create models with semi-transparent textures wrapped around curved, transparent bodies (taking advantage of a new slicer from Stratasys), and how to fix UV-mapping problems when wrapping 2D textures around 3D bodies goes wrong.
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Hand Sanding and Polishing for PolyJet 3D Printed Parts

Stratasys
in 3D Printing
11 1 Intermediate
Sanding and polishing 3D prints can be tricky. This tutorial demonstrates how to handle post-processing for printed parts when using the Stratasys J750.
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Adding Textures to 3D models; Texture, Bump, and Displacement Mapping: How to Make Photo-realistic Models

Naftali Eder
in 3D Printing
9 0 Beginner
In our previous tutorials, we discussed applying colour to 3D printed models. But the Stratasys J750™ and J735™ also have more advanced capabilities, including the ability to create photorealistic lifelike product models incorporating company logos, detailed text, and graphic elements. It can also produce models with surface finishes that mimic various materials, such as leather and wood. This tutorial will explain the theory behind how these effects are applied. In future tutorials we will investigate how to quickly use these tools to achieve fantastic realistic parts.
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How to Make GrabCAD Voxel Print Slices Using Matlab

Stratasys
in 3D Printing
8 1 Expert
This tutorial is intended for users who already have a passing familiarity with Matlab and J750 operation. It is NOT intended to be a comprehensive lesson on how to use the Matlab software or PolyJet printers. The following is brought to you by Stratasys:
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The New Vivid Materials: Why Should I Use Them?

Alexa Nahum
in 3D Printing
3 1 Beginner
Stratasys® recently rolled out some new vivid materials for the J750™/J735™ and Connex3 printers. This tutorial will explain what new capabilities these vivids offer and some different ideas for applications. We will be posting a second tutorial that will walk through how to print with the materials.
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How to 3D Print a Fully Colored Heart: with Texture + Clear Together. (Part 1)

Mohsen Minouei
in 3D Printing
3 0 Expert
This is the first tutorial to help those who have a color 3D printer like the J750 Stratasys. How they can get the best results from their printers. In this tutorial, we will not teach you how to model a heart. We only teach you how to prepare the file for printing and also what to do for post-processing after printing. www.3dman.ca
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Crisp emboss/deboss colors with Stratasys polyjet

Dan Hulme
in 3D Printing
3 0 Beginner
Recently I was printing some board game tokens on our Stratasys J750, and I noticed the colors on my debossed labels looked blurry. At first I thought there was something wrong with the printer, but I soon realised the problem was in my design! I changed my design slightly to get crisp colors. If you've had similar problems with embossed or debossed text or logos, here's how to get them sharp. I've included instructions for Solidworks, but the same idea applies to any CAD tool or mesh editor.
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Part 3: Setting Up for Soft Proofing in Adobe® Photoshop®

Naftali Eder
in Process
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.
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How to Install GrabCAD Print on Your Stratasys J Series Printers

Stratasys
in 3D Printing
1 0 Beginner
This tutorial covers how to set up your GrabCAD Print software for your J750 or any other Stratasys printer in the J series.
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JP_010: PolyJetで3D造形した部品の手作業による研磨と艶出し

Stratasys Japan
in 3D Printing
1 0 Intermediate
3D造形品の研磨と艶出しには注意が必要な場合があります。このチュートリアルでは、Stratasys J750を使って造形した部品の後処理の実施方法を紹介します。
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Applying Colors to Your Model Using SOLIDWORKS, Adobe Photoshop, and Rhinoceros

Stratasys
in 3D Printing
0 0 Intermediate
Being able to print in full color, including gradients and textures, is one of the many advantages of the Stratasys J750 3D Printer. This best practices document provides instructions for color selection with the Stratasys J750 and includes procedures for models designed with SOLIDWORKS, Adobe Photoshop and Rhinoceros software.
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