in class Tue Jan 13th

Advanced Photoshop 

Advanced Layer controls

Transforming a Layer

- Edit —> Transform —>

Layer Styles

Vector Mask

Adjustment Layers

Advanced Layout in Photoshop

*Single Row Marquee tool - good for making cut lines!

Printing in Photoshop

- Choose a Printer

- Print Settings

--- Paper Size

--- Layout and other Options

--- Making a PDF from the print menu

- Layout - Horizontal & Vertical

- Color Management - controls wether printer or photoshop handles color correction

--- Check out what happens when I check "Match Print Colors"

- Position and Size - resize and change the position of a design

- Printing Marks - registration and crop marks for layout and cutout

--- Unprintable Border

Steps in 3d Printing

Get or Create a 3d Model

3d file Types

.stl - like the JPEG of the 3d world, almost universal file format

.obj - slightly less universal 3d file format

.mix - Meshmixer's file format

.thing - Makerware's file format

.x3g - Printers file Format

Get

- 3d Scanner/3d Imaging Apps

3d Image capturing Apps: 123D Catch or Caperture

- Download a model

Thingiverse - free download 3d model library

Shapeways - Create and Sell 3d models

Create

- Create a model using a 3d software programs or 3d Apps

Apps (Free)

- Printshop

- 123D Sculpt

- 123D Design

- 123D Creature

Software (Free)

- Meshmixer

- 123D Design

- 123D Make

- Rhinoceros

- Sculptris

- MatterControl ($10)

- Sketchup

Modify your 3d Model

Meshmixer

123D Design

123D Make

Makerware

- Scale, Turn your 3d model

- you can add models together on the print platform

Prepare for Printing

Rafts: used to make a small island for your model to be built on. 

Supports: hold up areas of a model that are unprintable otherwise.

* no long rises 

* 45 degree angle or higher

Shells: Outside layers of a model.

Infill: Percent of the interior of a 3d model that is filled with plastic.

Layer Height: layer thickness of each printed layer of plastic.

* Low Resolution (Faster*) is the best choice for most models

Exporting

* Things to check before Exporting your 3d model:

- is your "device"set for "Replicator 2" (check the lower corner)

- is your 3d model on the Platform?

- does the 3d model fit within the print area? 

- did you check your print settings?

1) Hit "Export Print File"

2) Be Patient

3) TAKE a SCREEN SHOT of the EXPORT INFORMATION

4) Export Now

Project 3
Create 2 extruded pieces to be used in the Chicken Fight Game. Print both pieces.

How to complete Project 3

1)Find source images

- think about how the image will be translated into 3d

- consider the size of a Location card

- pieces should to be distinctive

- it does not have to be a literal translation of the piece

2) Draw/Manipulate the piece in black x white in Photoshop

- Trace, Draw, Threshold your image

- look at the positive and negative space

- watch for floating pieces

3) Give to Joe for translation process

- Bitmap to .stl

4) Assemble in Makerware

- assemble complex 3d models

- position your pieces on the print bed

- set up for printing

- export .x3g