3D Printing impossible geometries with Structure Synth

How I used Structure Synth to 3D Print incredibly detailed code driven patterns on my Prusa i3 Mk2 3D Printer - It's tonnes of fun!
You can find Structure Synth here - structuresynth.sourceforge.net/
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[@MakersMuse]

If you're experiencing a low frame rate there is currently a bug with how KZbin plays back 50fps uploads at low quality. Change your playback to 720 or 1080p for smooth playback. Working on a solution. Happy printing!

[@Mycatisinapiano]

Maker's Muse my KZbin changes it automatically

[@MakersMuse]

It looks like they've now fixed it on my end - is it playing back better now?

[@etherial8dtracks169]

Maker's Muse it was perfect

[@tarabela88]

Hey cool boy

[@WymanandBrad]

because pretty much everyone else on the planet pretty much can get 1080p these days. barring 3rd world countries but sometimes even then

[@make.anything]

Man, I love the way light catches these models. Great stuff!

[@MakersMuse]

Thanks man! Polyalchemy Elixir is an awesome range of filaments, they really shine nicely. Would make a good twisty vase!

[@TheBeggarMaster]

Make Anything // 3D Printing Channel. yay

[@errorfours]

Me too! Isn't it just amazing? Very noice. :3

[@melonmash-ups4200]

Make Anything // 3D Printing Channel id

[@BigBeeef]

I love your hairy lion 🦁

[@zman1508]

void wave sounds like a new genre of music

[@MakersMuse]

It's just silence set to trippy simpsons scenes

[@zman1508]

Maker's Muse I don't know to me it seems like something you would get out in wagga when every so often a church hall or something has a school formal and they hire one of the students to do the music

[@MakersMuse]

Churches sound fun there heh

[@zman1508]

Maker's Muse I spent a few of my teenage years dating a girl from wagga wagga not something I regret but not something I would repeat

[@Google_Corporation]

Maker's Muse where did you find texture.es? I don't have it and i tried copying it from the vid and I wouldn't work. I modified it until it looked the same, but it wouldn't twist like yours did

[@alex1carm]

If 3D printers could talk I bet they would be swearing at you throughout your recording

[@MakersMuse]

Oh yeah they're probably going to come after me soon enough...

[@ZealanTanner]

Uh oh!

[@Kebabrulle4869]

5:50 "I'm not sure. Don't quote me on that."

[@MakersMuse]

noooooooo lol

[@Kebabrulle4869]

Mwahahahahaaaaa... >:D

[@teodoravignjevic2828]

/Truls Henriksson/

[@lewisblackwiththenicehair]

I use that line so much myself, it's great if you're not 100% on something, to a point where you'd cover yourself in court with that statement, it's beautiful. Just like this channel, and life itself

[@blep8475]

I was going to do that.

[@dukemagus]

Another torture test for printers

[@MakersMuse]

Gotta make them suffer !

[@danielsteel5251]

Try fabricating an approximation of an Alexander Horned Sphere. What's the physical limit, scale-wise?

[@ZealanTanner]

Mwahaha

[@Adomas_B]

@@danielsteel5251 You're a maniac!

[@danielsteel5251]

@@Adomas_B Frankly, I'd forgot I'd even posed the question.

[@adam_s8991]

you should definitely print this with some flexible filament.

[@MakersMuse]

Haha that would be pretty nuts!

[@shadowblack1987]

Damn, you posted about my fav little secret software :P We did quite a lot of prints on our industrial 3d printers. Lots of fun, especially with soluble supports.

[@MakersMuse]

Ah printing these shapes with soluble supports would be epic! Very Jealous.

[@nutz4mygirl]

I really liked the designs and the way the silver/grey one reflected the light. Thanks for sharing this app, seems like it could be fun to get in there and play around!

[@MakersMuse]

Cheers! yeah Polyalchemy Elixir is awesome looking filament , love printing artistic looking pieces with it.

[@finnaginfrost6297]

These kinda remind me of some challenge I saw for Blender that was essentially "use a lot of modifiers on the default cube to make cool stuff"

[@MakersMuse]

Sounds like my kind of challenge!

And after that use the 3d printing lateral tab to get a watertight and well-behaved mesh!

[@tobiasschafer9095]

Midge Sinnaeve at Blender Conference 2017 was talking about modifier-only-modelling: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gqDLnYGufbmGgKMm53s

[@AbuzzDesigns]

When I was in school I was always good at math but I never understood it, I could always just figure it out but I was always lost... This is freaking awesome though! I'm gonna have to test it out!

[@MakersMuse]

I can see you having a blast with it! Really keen to see what you can create.

[@nowonmetube]

Abuzz Designs you're talking shit

[@flamestoyershadowkill6400]

Well I don’t know advance math solving skills but improvise and make my own methods to solve math problems that are supposed to use these advanced methods

[@seankelley1878]

@@flamestoyershadowkill6400 Same here, at least before learning the efficient methods. I love how logical math is by nature, to the point where inferences can be made about so many other things, if that makes sense.

[@TheOneTrueMaNicXs]

I made the first example in openscad just to see if I could. Thanks for the inspiration. Here is the code. for( R1 = [0:24]) { translate([(0.5 * R1)/2 ,0,0]) { rotate(a = [10 * R1 ,0,0]) { scale( [ pow(0.95,R1),pow(0.95,R1),pow(0.95,R1)]) { cube(5,center = true); }; }; }; };

[@gadgetmind]

I was about to observe that this kind of thing is easy in OpenSCAD! BTW semi-colons after braces aren't required.

[@TheOneTrueMaNicXs]

also I made a mistake with dividing the translation by 2. I should have divided the cube size by 2. I think that's a radius which is odd for a cube.

[@bobmvideos]

If you made it a module called rule() and pass in some parameters, then replace the cube() with children() you can come pretty close to the syntax of Structure Synth.

[@andreidanilov9925]

The last 4 lines of the code are just sad };

[@RichardBronosky]

Even more sad is that the semi-colons following closing braces are extraneous.

[@niklasf25]

Finding stuff like that is the exact reason why you are my favourite KZbin channel when it comes to 3D printing. Keep it Angus!

[@chrisknowlton8735]

OMG, THANK YOU! I love programs like these and this one is amazing well done. If the developer is still working, I will definitely be sending him some love.

[@amusik7]

This is a really cool idea! I can imagine that many of these structures could be useful for paneling inside auditoriums or studios where you want to absorb and diffuse sounds.

[@Mennenth]

I used to work with fractal art programs all the time about a decade or slightly more ago. I always wanted to work with them in 3d, especially once I got the printer. Thanks for showcasing this piece of software!

[@Lomhow]

"I craft, I don't code" Damn that's actually really relatable

[@vmuddu]

Thanks a ton man. You are doing an amazing job. Happy 3D printing!

[@Jfunkey]

Thank you Angus! This software looks fantastic! I've been wanting a way to make crazy funky art shapes! This might make a good torture test when my printer comes in! Thanks again Angus!

[@Neptune730]

Thanks Angus, I was watching your videos when I came across this one. It is your fault that I stopped for several hours. I installed the software and played with it. Now I'm back to watching your videos again.

[@Mrz.Z]

This must be a pretty cool hobby. I love your videos. Keep up the great work dude

[@PatrickSalsbury]

This is great to see! I played around with StructureSynth back in 2010, and I agree that it is a great bit of software. Thank you for calling attention to it. I think I will need to dust off my skills, now that I have a printer... 🤓

[@RoyceBarber]

It warms my heart to see you using Meshmixer, Fusion360, and 3D printing. Those are some of my favorite hobbies. Just tonight I made a desktop wallpaper using Fusion360, it's going to be a poster of my goals, all stone-like.

[@veritius340]

Blender is great at making bats-t stuff like this. Seriously, the proximity function (the proper name slipped my mind, just press O to toggle it) is really interesting to play with. Along with the fractal function in subdivision and high-quality Bridge Edge Loops with twist makes some really interesting stuff.

[@CallmeSam00]

Awesome, I was looking for something like this for a couple of years already. Thanks!

[@jimmylewis7896]

Just Found your channel. Wow, great content on this one. I love amazing computer programs like this! so excited for your channel

[@MakersMuse]

+Jimmy Lewis thanks! I love sharing whacky projects like this

[@tinygunz0131]

its been awhile, glad to see you back

[@MakersMuse]

It's only been a few days! :P

[@ervinbarron5372]

very nice! will check this out...trying ideamaker tonight for the first time...thanks for al the time you spend and awesome tips! keep up the great work~~

[@bobthedj6992]

Your videos are great - they help me a lot with my classes and are entertaining too

[@makeshaper6259]

This is great! It would make a really good curriculum for a class to visualize their coding and print it afterward. I'm definitely going to have to give it a try.

[@th3darkgem566]

you posted this video on my birthday! :) love it

[@IamSalty45]

Wow! Those shapes are awesome man! I've been wanting to try 3D printing for a while now because I see a lot of potential with it. I really want to get a printer and start making stuff now. That software and your shapes really show off what kind of intricacies you can achieve with this medium (just the opinion of someone who knows very little as of yet on 3D printing).

[@heliomoonwave]

Looks absolutely amazing

[@artiv.9285]

That's a lovely print, Bravo!

[@armadillozenith]

Wow thanks! I am not hands-on with this kind of thing (yet!) but am loving learning about it.

[@vasilistoxo]

I loved this video. Thanks for finding this software.

[@katiebolger4705]

its gorgeous. good job

[@georgelancaster1774]

All the prints look awesome

[@garyteano3026]

Awesome stuff! 👍

[@gordonwilliams8799]

OpenSCAD's been mentioned a bit, but there's also OpenJSCAD which works in the browser. It uses JS so is a nice, easy language - and it can do this kind of thing too - automatically merging all the cubes and exporting direct to STL!

[@spikekent]

Wow! Thats awesome. Those models are fantastic, especially the SLA one. I think I'll stick to my MK2 for now though :-)

[@neilgower2558]

Hands on always the best .. keep the good work up

[@buildersmark]

Wildly Cool prints!

[@insaneferret]

If you have windows 10, the built in 3D builder application merges intersecting mesh objects into a single shell without rounding off the edges on your machine without having to upload it to a cloud service.

[@MakersMuse]

Yep windows 10 is awesome for that application but less awesome for many other things so I keep my main PC as windows 7 - at least for as long as it's possible.

[@cleosynthesis]

@@MakersMuse Kinda late reply, but you can use a VM for the sole purpose of it. :)

[@ewaldikemann4142]

Hello Angus! As you mentioned, this software may rally come handy with 3D rendering! Thanks a lot for sharing!

[@MakersMuse]

It has a really nice renderer built in and many people export to keyshot and others for incredible results.

[@koozdra]

Really interesting, I played around with the 2d version a few years back and really liked it. thanks!

[@MakersMuse]

Cool! I find everything gets more intense when the 3rd dimension is thrown in.

[@tebrannan]

Love to see Angus' over-the-top enthusiasm!

[@dz1sfb]

Very intriguing!

[@shanebeasley8191]

I had a go of this software last week, I was having fun with trying to beat it with colour names, it recognises so many random colour names

[@GaryMcKinnonUFO]

Great stuff, i'd not hear of this, i used POV raytracer for a while, 3d fractals etc. I was programming them in BASIC years ago, man that took 8 hours just to get a low-res mandlebrot set. To be able 3D print these is amazing.

[@curtybaby]

Thanks so much for putting me on to Structure Syth!

[@lionelyork4960]

Bonjour, beautiful frames for lights !!! Thanks for share your knowledge !

[@boomerangfreak]

that SLA wave THING looks so awesome :O

[@AzureLazuline]

I'm a bit late here, but you can do all of the same things in Blender, with the "Array" modifier. I mess around with it all the time to make fractals to fly the camera through, but it's super cool to see printed versions of the same kind of thing!

[@cllgscreative]

Thanks for this. This'll be a fun little beginners project.

[@lineuve]

Angus, excelent software. Thanks for show us around the world.

[@subodai85]

Nice that's a really cool piece of software, will be giving that a go

[@NicolauWerneck]

Super cool!!

[@MichaelFlynn0]

great vid - thanks

[@juliadandy6019]

Oh, pretty cool! Old video, I know but loved it :)

[@Holokin]

this is actually a really neat program! the script is actually surprisingly simple as far as scripting languages are

[@dudeson53]

WOW THIS IS AMAZING

[@finpin2622]

I would literally buy one of those spiral things (even the messed up one), it's so beautiful

[@MatthewsPersonal]

great video!

[@marwinabonilla]

When you show support and actually watched a 2mins 3d printer ads 👋🏼 before the vid starts

[@MakersMuse]

Was it for the Prusa Mk2? How do they know! Thanks for the support

[@marwinabonilla]

yes it was Prusa i3 Mk2 XD

[@RohitThakur-no4zz]

creators don't get paid for viewers watching ads, creators get paid for viewers clicking ads

[@dangernoodle8376]

Kahzu they get the most money if they click but they still get money for time watches

[@fierceflyer5]

Fantastic video! I'm in, but like you, my coding skills are nonexistent. Fingers crossed I'll get something that works.

[@MakersMuse]

Hey, if I could get it to do things then you'll be fine :)

[@beerenmusli8220]

Cooles Video!!!

[@untitledsouppng]

I don't even own a 3D printer but these are fun to watch

[@MrKelaher]

nice find mate !

[@esyrim]

Wow! Fractals AND 3D printing? It's my lucky day!

[@SSurel-fo9hz]

I could absolutely see stuff like this displayed as art!!! Maybe in a bank or an office or even a theme park where it would be appreciated by mathematically inclined people.

[@GH-hj5ys]

SLA prints are so beautiful...

[@MakersMuse]

When they work! Messy, smelly process sadly...

[@GH-hj5ys]

Hahaha, yeah I can imagine!

[@shanewilson9814]

Ill be checking this out

[@ProtonOne11]

Awesome find. I have to give that a try and see what i can come up with. It looks like these models would look even more awesome if you put them on a turntable. The different light reflections make it very interesting to look at. Maybe even get some different colored lights to shine on the displayed model from different angles, or see what happens if you use a strobed light synched up to the turning of the model... :)

[@freeelectron8261]

Amazing tool for generative sculpture. Great find. BTW, have you had much to do with polycarbonate filament?

[@mr1enrollment]

Nice find

[@PineSG]

Thats insane!

[@cyanbit]

I would pay to watch that first print spinning. Please upload a second video that is an hour of that print spinning. I would be in heaven. That would be golden.

[@MakersMuse]

haha! Not a bad idea, I need a turntable...

[@IndigoGollum]

@@MakersMuse Maybe you could stream this stuff printing. I'm sure people would watch.

[@Makenitso]

Very cool :)

[@andur63]

nice Objects ...your tools were interesting too. Iam looking forward to new experiments in software for 3D prints

[@fernandojerez3444]

wow, just forgot this software. As a programmer, i was playing with Structure Synth many years ago, now i have a printer and this software looks great for printable generative/procedural designs. Thanks for video, very inspiring. I'll give another chance to this software.

[@shaunbags3429]

halfway through the vid, already doenloaded and playing with the software lol, good find angus ;)

[@MakersMuse]

it's pretty fun hey! no worries

[@igorkaplinsky]

Hi Angus! Fantastic videos, like ! I would like to print your "spiral stairs" ) on 8:30 Where I can get a model to print? Will learn StructureSynth a bit later.

[@pinkfluffyllama1588]

I just went and downloaded the structure synth right after watching the vid! 1+

[@reignandbongao9497]

If I need to make a sculpture for a project or something this will be my go to. Just create something randomly from this, print it and create an existential meaning behind it. Profit or at least a good grade.

[@norsebavarian1941]

Your description of your issue with mathematics was as if you were in my head when I was 16. I never could understand the practical application of advanced mathematics. Later on I realized through the school of hard knocks it is about problem solving with less than complete information based on rules and structure. If my 7th grade algebra teacher could have just said that I think my life may have been very different!

[@Titan-uy1qy]

AWESOME!

[@philippthiele4478]

Help me Obi-Jay you're my only hope :D Loved the video btw

[@MrsGynny]

Could you program randomised structures? Like let's say I give a maximum volume / bounding box and a start and end point and then say "fill this volume with tubes of variable size" or something like that? do you know? or is it very restricted to giving all the parameters?

[@lonnymoore2622]

i cant wait too get too expeiment with my new anet a8 printer. your pricture is what got my attention

[@corbeaudejugement]

I started to pick up code in middle school. This was the sort of “hero you didn’t know you needed” for me.

[@BioshadowX]

Would love to see what weird effects you could pull off printing those kind of structures with something like TPU!

[@toamastar]

hey! This looks amazing! Would love to see more with that printer at the end. Any idea if it is possible to import paths and lines from another program into this software? i suck at maths too and i have some crazy 2D designs i want to try to make 3D and print :) Being able to import the paths or even just construct them from scratch with lines in this software would be great! :) I might subscribe cos i want more 3D printer vids :)

[@lonnymoore2622]

those are some incredable prints.

[@JustySchultzy]

Hey there, does anyone know a good beginning 3D printer for a 3D modelist?

[@mmmchazburgrz9977]

Your logo and content reminds me of make anything

[@C_Mike]

You could make some pretty interesting torture tests with this.

[@MakersMuse]

Going to make those 3D Printers suffer!

[@Liberty4Ever]

I wasn't surprised to find that others had already commented that OpenSCAD can do that job. Pretty cool looking software though and gorgeous prints.

[@frodobaggins2328]

Because of this software, I now have vgptsd. You have just uncovered and given EVERYONE the ability to build black markers. When the necromorphs start coming, I'm blaming you first. But in all reality, this is an amazing software and wish I knew about it when I was in east, would have made for cool projects there.

[@gorannovaks]

The same. I was bad at calculus and solving long equations, but was pretty good at geometry, trigonometry, kind of visual pattern recognition and analysis. Maybe it's consequence of better developed neurons in visual areas of brain.