Learn Blender for 3D Printing - Complete Quick and Easy Guide (Beginner)

[@MorrellPrinting]

"You can see it's bugging out; that means it's working" ... a more comprehensive statement of a newbie's experience of Blender I have not heard. XD

[@hey_how_are_ya]

This might not seem practical to many but sometime someone will run into a hurdle and they will need to 3d print an object from blender and they will be so grateful for this tutorial. Edit: I am coming back to my comment to mention since ive seen this video i had to use blender to combine multiple stl files together along with editing small aspects of those parts. This definitely has been very useful to me.

[@3DPrinterAcademyTutorials]

Hopefully this will help a lot of people :)

[@hey_how_are_ya]

@@3DPrinterAcademyTutorials me 2

[@_misu_art_]

This someone is me, hi. Thanks a bunch!

[@DjHustlenomicsMusic]

Def gonna help me. I learned many skills in blender already, and was dreading needing to learn another software, just for designing my own 3d prints. 🐐

[@lucutes2936]

why

[@DerekCroxtonWestphalia]

This is amazing. I have fiddled in Blender a couple of times but it is absolutely overwhelming with its options. This video spared me what I dislike most about videos -- unnecessary chatter -- and taught me what I needed to know right away.

[@nacho7872]

I’ve seen a ton of blender tutorials but this is still the best for learning the basics for 3D printing. Highly recommend !!!

[@IvonneCarr-x5k]

I had only printed a few designs before (downloaded), but I wanted to modify a file a little bit to personalise it. I've never used Blender before and it was a bit daunting. In this video, I could find everything I wanted to know, not only the very basics like zooming, rotating, etc, but was also able to add text, and used the boolean modifier to add it to my design. By achieving this, instead of feeling frustrated, I'm ready to take more advanced challenges, thanks so much for your time and effort doing this video. It is awesome! THANK YOU!!!

[@davidfrazier2277]

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you. Finally someone who brings Bender down to a level that is understandable to us neophytes. I've learn more in the 20 minutes of watching your tutorial than the past week of all the others. You knock them out of the park. Your pace is awesome, your explanations and demos are perfect. I am an ex-trainer and created training videos for the state that I live so I do know about the process. You did great. I will be solely following you on Bender. I have 3.5.1 and there are some differences but not enough to cause any problems. Please keep this up.

[@pranavshankar2417]

Umm, i read your comment in a youtube channel called Bro Code, in the c++ tutorial, the comment over here is exactly the same from that comment. Weird

[@dillan6134]

@@pranavshankar2417f**king bots, man… KZbin has GOT to start doing something about them

[@bostongoats1784]

@@pranavshankar2417 maybe he just feels the same and this expresses his opinion just as well lol.

[@dad-a-saurusmerchant1606]

I set down with my daughter who is 13 on separate pcs, and followed this video. Absolutely amazing tutorial. Neither one of us have ever used blender, or built any models. Thank you so much ! Results are printing now.💯

[@7kortos7]

heck yeah dad, she's gonna be a great success when she's older! I love when parents actually teach their children things. I grew up under a rock with little to no supervision and any time i asked to be taught something my dad would yell at me and say "i'm not a teacher that's what school is for!" yeahh dad like they teach you how to ride a bike, or play catch or taxes or anything helpful in life.

[@imjoshibtw6098]

I dont comment on Videos like at all, but i feel like this Video deserves it. I understood almost everything on the first try and im looking forward to doing more Things now. Thanks for the great Tutorial!

[@SuperFidella]

Thank you. Very clearly spoken, well paced, perfect tutorial for getting started with Blender 3.4. I have been using Blender 2.7 for several years and the new interface in 3.x was really throwing me off. Watching this and following along, I am sure I will be back to creating fun things for my printer with Blender 3.4. I think anyone completely new to Blender is going to find the new interface a much smoother learning curve than I had with Blender 2.x back in the day.

[@frankacker1198]

If you are using a Cintiq, Pen, and Mac keyboard. 1. Shift + alt + Drag = pan 2. Ctrl +alt + Drag up/down = zoom 3. Alt + Drag = rotate view.

[@iClamperson]

This is EXACTLY what I needed. I learned Blender like 15 years ago when it was mainly an object builder, and trying to go back today was like learning a whole new program, now that it feels mostly focused on animation and scene building. It feels like an entirely new program and I was so lost. Thanks so much!

[@catopower]

Thank you for this well-paced video. I needed something that I could simply follow along to create a 3D printable object and this was perfect! You didn't start explaining all the modes, all the tools, all the screen elements, etc. You just guided me through the creation of an object with just what I needed to know. I find this the easiest learning method. Other videos annoying explain too much that I'll never remember and they manage to do things, skipping steps, so that I can't really follow what they're doing. You took the time, and I love that the mouse operations are also shown in the corner of the video as you go. There are things that I don't fully understand, but I was still able to follow you and create an object. Next step is for me to practice creating something on my own and I think I can finally do that... or at least make a faithful attempt!

[@ArtKitty53]

This is the video I was looking for! I love how its minimal shortcuts and you showed where you can find all the tools if needed! its so easy to follow along and it scaled perfectly on cura! Thanks!!!

[@ImaginationAnimation]

Nice video. Here is a tip that will save time. Anytime you use a tool in Blender you click and let go. After Letting go there will be a small closed window in the bottom left of the viewport (3d modeling area). Clicking on that arrow in the closed menu will open it up, and allow you to make more adjustments. A good example for when this would be useful is 12:24 when doing an extrude and you want to make it more or less extruded. Or 17:11 when doing a bevel and you want more segments for a smoth curve, open up the menu in bottom left corner, and increase segments. This menu pops up in scale, rotate, loop cut, extrude, bevel, pretty much every tool you have in blender and is very essential.

[@BruceJohnsonThor]

Awesome job! I've been scared of even trying Blender, but you made it extremely approachable. Thank you!

[@LukeEdwards190e]

i can honestly say this is the most helpful tutorial for blender i've come across, with all the keybindings being shown and the pace of the video not too quick. Thanks mate!

[@leonvita91uk]

i watch a guy before 3 years, and he made hate blend, but you change everything now, thank you.

[@CarnivoreChris89]

Designed my own coasters in a few minutes using these tips! Printing the first one right now. Great tutorial, very inspirational!

[@brandon0109]

This is perfect timing for me, just what I was trying to teach myself!

[@thornbottle]

wow thanks very much for this, just got my 3d printer and was worried it would be difficult to make my own stuff, but this 20 minute video has pretty much cleared up everything to get me started on some masic custom items

[@3DPrinterAcademyTutorials]

If you ever have any questions feel free to reach out!

[@terrylengel2267]

I too am a first timer. Although it took me several attempts I think I have it complete. I recommend users just stick with the example even if there are many attempts. Just use incremental saves when a section is complete - saves a lot of aggravation. This presentation is worth it.

[@Playlist_Two]

Weird compliment to give, but thank you for the lack of an introduction. I actually stuck with your video because we just jumped right in.

[@lavachemist]

This video is the most effective method of convincing a Fusion 360 user that they will hate Blender. Joking aside, this video is great for the situations where I actually need to use Blender.

[@reneortega1846]

Im not sure if I didn't search well enough or what, but man was it difficult to find just a great tutorial like this one that shows you what to do with SOMETHING! Other people tell you to download a file that has acrzy premade 3D model hahaha. Great video, this deserves a lot of love!

[@SimonLYW]

Thanks so much for this! I jus got a printer and really wanted to dive in to making something. I struggled with the initial learning curve of other videos but you laid things out in a simple and practical way. Thanks a bunch!

[@rockyadrianstone]

Thank you! following along with this video and completing my first model made me feel so powerful.

[@Xargiyt]

This is a brilliant guide! Just got into this kinda thing due to work. You've made this very approachable and doable! Thank you! :D

[@Giggles56]

Thank you. I have used blender in past for graphics in gaming. I was thrilled to find out can use for new interest of 3D printing.

[@legendaryadventures3076]

Thanks, I've manged to grasp the basics in a day. Designed a desk tidy and a mount for a Five Nights Print im working on. Great stuff for a newbie

[@MsNailgun]

Awesome. Exactly what I was looking for. I just got a 3d printer and want to make custom parts for my Can Am Spyder. Thank you very much. I also subscribed!!!!!

[@NicnacSaurus]

Thank you! I learned more from this one tutorial than i have countless videos. I actually feel like i can work in this program now. thank you so much.

[@MuLoO123]

great easy guide, this gives me the confidence I can fiddle on own models now. Time for the next lesson THANKS !

[@LyndanTylor]

You can hold CTRL to have the rotation snap to notches, which would get you 90 degrees very easily.

[@urielmihura5077]

what a king, finished my master's thesis with this

[@loadinglennard2787]

As an absolute Blender Beginner, this helped a lot ! There are so many little symbols and you showed perfectly the one im looking for great job👌🏻

[@funzees1544]

Just found this. Extremely helpful. All complicated until you can design a box and get familiar with the modes. I really appreciate videos like this. Well done! Ill definitely be back for more :)

[@MediaBaronYT]

Mahalo for the excellent tutorial with pace, speaking, tool selections, and sample selection. I've been wanting to switch from Tinkercad to Blender for quite awhile now so this is a great jump-start.

[@kaylachuu]

I just got my partner a 3D printer for Christmas, but he is in no way a modeler/artist so I'm taking on the challenge. This was an excellent first video for me to learn a little about the program and how to build basic containers to print, so thank you!!!!

[@KavanaghGTR]

Excellent tutorial thanks, no B.S. intros or other timewasters, just straight to the point

[@mogadeet6857]

I just bought a 3D printer and this tutorial is going to be so useful. Thanks!

[@jackromashoff4419]

Next time try adding "Solidify" modifier to your text (after it's converted to a mesh) it will make it way easier to change the thickness of it without the extruder tool and vertex selection.

[@rectro480]

Great tutorial, if been trying for ages to learn blender and all of the other tutorials are going to fast and are to complex but this video is amazing. Hope you get millions of subs someday

[@scottjohnstone9768]

god damn it took me way to long to run into this video - thanks for not deciding to rush through and half explain all your moves halfway through the tutorial like everyone else does

[@TheBenJiles]

Perfect. You showed me the exact stuff I needed to know within the first 3 minutes. Thank you.

[@swordcowfan]

Great video. I’ve watched a lot of videos that have just overwhelmed me but this is perfect. Thankyou.

[@cwtjones]

Thank you. Super extreme helpful. You just save my mind from going insane learning basic Blender.

[@alenaxp]

Amazing! First time making a 3D container thanks to you! Thank you so much! ♥♥♥♥♥♥

[@TheSmokeinator]

I don't have a 3d printer and I also can't make anything in blender.

[@redtrustfactor]

ok? get gud@@TheSmokeinator

[@Cottalken]

Definetly saving this video for later, I'm started advanced manufacturing and I really wanna understand the material because it's so interesting! :D

[@disconic168]

So glad this randomly popped up! Subscribed fs!

[@jacobrobinson4757]

One of the best tutorials I have watched

[@pablopineda4564]

2 minutes in I paused the video to subscribe!😁Best tutorial I've seen! Keep it up!

[@joffa5555]

Great video, the little mistakes and solutions are the nuggets that make you learn and speed up learning or cause new people headache and can really appreciate those issues. Great video, I followed along and was greeted with a sliceable print..👍

[@urdaibayc]

Love it! Most comprehensible tutorial I've seen. Thanks a bunch!!!! As others have commented learned more in your vid than pointless hours spent elsewhere

[@Warick.Grubb.]

I actually feel like i can now design something useful! THANKS

[@alltheeasynamesweregone]

First time making anything and found your video, thanks for creating a great easy to follow vid, subscribed.

[@dp4878]

Some very clear instructions and easy to follow.

[@LyndanTylor]

If you want to spawn the text on a surface when you add it, you can do that by setting the cursor on that surface (with the cursor tool: The red and white ring) and then adding the text.

[@HEHEXD42069]

Thanks a ton! Really helped me understand the basics of blender. What would you recommend I do if I wanted to make the walls hollow? Do you have a video on that?

[@MissionFailed2]

Video is fantastic. I'm getting one issue though: Cura says "Model errors: the highlighted areas indicate missing or extraneous surfaces". With the intersected areas of the two objects highlighted. And when I print, one spot of intersected area seems to be empty.

[@christaheiser267]

well. That was much easier than my "I'll just play with the tools...how hard can it be?" approach. Thank you. :')

[@freightuk]

Very good, at last a Blender tutorial I could understand for targetting a 3D printer. 😀

[@nathanbeavis2457]

This was the best explanation video I’ve ever seen

[@jambodjembe]

Just starting out with Blender and 3D printing and this is exactly what I needed. Really easy to follow instructions. Many Thanks - New Sub

[@MrTrevorroe]

Thank you for your time making this video, you have made my life easier with Blender , brilliant tutorial, and easy to follow, great job 👏👏👍👍

[@scootatricks]

bro thank you so much i was trying to figure out how to apply scale and then i found out i need to export it too

[@spykids3on_vhs819]

Ty so much. Here to make custom MTG deck boxes. Literally everything I needed.

[@FlyBy2507]

If you want change the text later, do you need redo all from scratch ? I mean, is there an history elsewhere where we can change value (for bevel for example) ? I've the feeling once you begin to modelize an object, you absolutly know what will be the result and can not change your mind mid way.

[@PNSecondaire]

I have found this very helpful actually thank you very much. I am new to blender and found it overwhelming asf. I still do but at least now I know basics 😎

[@danmacmillan5114]

Great video, thank you! that is just what I needed to get acclimated to the platform and start working

[@k9slover]

Very good video, well done and well explained. IMO it is good to do a few sample creations first instead of studying the menu system for 3 chapters, like some books do. After making a few objects, you will better understand the functionality of the menus.

[@vinuthewarrior]

Really wonderful tutorial. Thanks a lot for the patience in explaining the stuff. I have subscribed your channel. Wishes from India.

[@TheBadger25]

Thank you for an actual beginner tutorial.

[@CY3ER]

Great, good to know I can model with blender and 3d print them. I really want to get into 3d printing so I can make props for cosplay and the like.

[@OHCRFPV]

Thanks. After have a 3D printer, I learn how to edit stl file. Pretty great guide.

[@davelowery8506]

You are a superstar!!! This has helped me loads,many thanks!

[@superstachebro7400]

Finally a Tutorial I actually can follow. Thank you

[@CarnivoreChris89]

Best tutorial for beginners, amazing! Thanks!

[@3DPrinterAcademyTutorials]

Glad it was helpful!

[@stephensmith6195]

Thank you😊. Very helpful and straight forward video. Exactly what I needed as a beginner

[@ssmalley2193]

Thank you! This was nice and very easy to understand and follow along

[@eddieagha5851]

Thank you! You have taken something complex and made it simple.

[@skinnyfoodie2437]

Thanks brother for the quick and simple tutorial! You'll be in my duas

[@tobychen8832]

Fantastic video from which I learn a lot. Thank you. Subscribed.

[@nettoreviews]

Thanks for this tut. I'm transition from fusion 360 since my license expired.

[@salemnepenth2470]

Great guide! Really simple and informative, no unnecessary talk and other trash :D

[@H_True]

Extremely helpful! Thank you for all the good information. You explained it all very well!

[@zadinal]

I ran into a problem with doing Boolean step to merge the objects. It would basically make the box disappear. I believe I solved it by making sure solver was set to exact and the solver options had Self Intersect checked.

[@gabrielm.7636]

Your tutorial saved my life project. Thank you so much!

[@ueckbueck]

1:35(resetting the measuring unit for 3d printer), 16:11(scaleratio1:1:1 to apply bevel)

[@ahpplejuc]

great video ! a good starting point for a beginner trying to learn the essentials

[@tazizhere]

Well done, awesome pace in teaching - thank you.

[@nonoob2.035]

This is a great Tutorial! Thank you for your effort!

[@AbyssalMelody]

This is really valuable. Good stuff. Thanks!

[@krubex]

Good beginner tutorial. I want to make my first 3d print and I guess some info about measurements and thickness is missing. In the end you mention your nozzle is 0.6mm. Does this mean I should use a multiply of 0.6mm for my model? What are the usual sizes of a nozel? And how thick should one side at minimum be? 3mm "feels" and "looks" right in my mind but are there some rules or best practices?

[@3DPrinterAcademy]

It doesn't need to be a multiple of the line thickness because slicers are smart enough nowadays. 3mm is a good minimum thickness, even 2mm is fine for some things. I usually check in the slicer to make sure there are at least 3 lines. To measure you can use the "MeasureIt" add on in Blender Preferences. You access it by pressing "n" and going to "view" and it should be on the bottom. It isn't the most intuitive though... -Steven

[@krubex]

@@3DPrinterAcademy Great! Thanks for the quick answer. Definitly helps me for my project! Maybe Fyi: I don't have a 3d-printer myself and want to print it at a local shop so I want to get it right the first time 😃

[@user-du2of3lh1g]

thanks for this video its been incredibly helpful!!!!! im new to 3d printing and learning as i go

[@Nothing-pu2mh]

Thank you so much! Awesome video for beginners (me).

[@rashaudbell8892]

Wow! This was fantastic learning! Thank you so much! I feel like I can design anything now lol 🎉

[@vooveks]

Thanks for the video - I have a question: how do you set the inset/bevel or any other similar things to an exact number, and how do you change it later? Thanks. I'm thinking about printing and wall thickness as an example.

[@ptiwatthanont]

I love this tutorial. It makes me more confident in using Blender. One question left, why do we need ctrl-a to normalize the design in the end ?

[@3DPrinterAcademyTutorials]

To apply the scale. Otherwise modification we do the shape will look skewed.

[@TheJam-i5i]

I'm so grateful for this video. The only thing that was missing from this video is how to work with circular objects for 3D printing so that it is not boxy. I think it is called making it high resolution. Do you use Subdivision Modifier? How do you make cylinder objects like circular lids, like food cap shapes, from being smooth and round around the sides? Could you please do a video that extends this video but resolves this issue for 3D printing? When I Add Object>Mesh>Cylinder it's very boxy around the sides and not a good look. Is there anyway to resolve this so it looks completely smooth around the sides? thank you!

[@stroomkrooma]

You can increase the number of sides of a cylinder to like 1000 or something to make it seem smooth. I think that's the only way.

[@Brickstic]

@@stroomkrooma umm no thats not the only way and is one of the worse options if youve watched the donut series from blenderguru he explains very well that the best way (for your computer) is to add the modifier and yh

[@stroomkrooma]

@@Brickstic which modifier?

[@paulconnell5399]

A nearly perfect replica of the Cybertruck.

[@UserXxx375]

😂😂