5 More Reasons you need Meshmixer for your 3D Printing Projects

[@nerolz2122]

I really need to use Meshmixer for often, to get some routine. Such a powerful program!

[@Crits-Crafts]

Tom's video was really good :) I love how you guys all reference and promote each other :)

[@carlosjosejimenezbermudez9255]

In my opinion each of them has a lot to offer that the other doesn't in this community. I honestly follow many channels for 3d printing for that reason, them being aware of it and not trying to be competitive is a good thing.

[@carloscobian3989]

Great video, Angus!!! I'm going to start using Meshmixer. Once I tried to make a hollow object to make a moneybox and it took me a lot to make it on Fusion because of the geometry and the amount of triangles .

[@dolantremp]

I use meshmixer supports for FDM printing all the time and have never had a problem with my printer knocking them over. I much prefer them to the standard support style. Also, I haven't ever had any issues with my slicer and I don't even "bake in" my supports using make solid. I just export the model as is after adding supports.

[@YeeKongChan]

Love to see you making tutorials again. Thumbs up.

[@MrYoupoc]

Thanks for the video , learned something and could already use it to repair an crappy stl file . Keep with your good videos ,they are much appreciated .

[@ConsultingjoeOnline]

Amazing video. I needed this. I love Meshmixer but until now I was only able to cut off parts of a model mostly. Thank you!

[@GeoDroidJohn]

Thanks for the helpful videos, it's really helped me out with my channel and I enjoy learning from you.

[@johnnasta]

Another reason to create holes (aside from drainage) is to prevent suction. If you print a hollow object like the bunny on a resin printer you can get a lot of suction. A trick for making holes is to make them a standard size so that they can easily be filled with some styrene rod. There is also a program that saves the pieces from the holes as separate parts so you can put them back in the holes after printing but OTTOMH I don't remember which software it is that does that.

[@RevampedOutdoors]

I tried the adaptive remesh the other day it's no fun having it switch every time you move anything in the menu. Even the strongest variables maxed don't seem to do much. Smoothing is almost easier to just remesh for a higher count and then sculpt. Upgrading my computer finally has made a world of difference though could never do it before. Thanks, for the meshmixer tutorials the program is great.

[@structure7]

I've never had much luck with the tree supports. I was using Print Studio at the time and despite fiddling with the density, etc., they always came out so fragile and sometimes didn't offer support at all. I might try Meshmixer as I do like saving material!

[@hazonku]

Super helpful. I just downloaded a STL that looks lovely but has no chance to print well on FDM printers. Now I might be able to do a remix that'll actually print on FDM printers.

[@markstange6621]

Way too many STL's out there that are like that.

[@alphacat4927]

lol when your watching a tutorial and you try to scroll in to see what they are showing you and then realize your stoned and that's not your meshmixer.

[@JAYTEEAU]

Thanks Angus, I guess you barely scratched the surface. Looking forward to the next installment. Cheers, JAYTEE

[@ZenosOsgorma]

Do you have any videos on how to change the print plane to match the 3d printers bed.

[@theresonator01]

i have a gun as one stl. and want to split the grip from handel so i can print it in rubber. So I paint it turn it into a complex. But when i split it it makes 13 splits... :( can you point me in right direction??

[@francispointofview7578]

I love these tip videos. Need more!

[@yiz2675]

When I try to use the shaders, nothing happens. Any suggestions? I've enabled basic rendering,but that didn't help either

[@chrinamint]

Nice info as always! Thank you!

[@GRBtutorials]

I'm rendering the remesh with the same settings, and yes, it takes forever, but it's not lagging my computer since it only runs on one core (so I can see this video @ 1080p and 1.5x, partly limited by my Internet speed). Could that be a thing of the Mac version?

[@ericbuijs3043]

MeshLab and Blender are Open Source alternatives for MeshMixer.

[@ericbuijs3043]

Yes , but it's also a great mesh-editor. This video of Tom Sanladerer demonstrates some of the Blenders possibilities as a mesh-editor.

[@jps99]

Thanks for all the great tips!

[@leemarsh3569]

Really helpful tutorials. thanks!

[@jazzking2001]

Can this program be used with Autodesk Revit? Thats because revit does not directly export to .stl format

[@watashihana2860]

Hi handsome guy. Can we creat model object from meshmixer itself?

[@manuelcarvalheiro5420]

As always very good. Thank you

[@ThePhantazmya]

Voxel Bunny wants to rule the world!

[@kckhunter1]

I did the update and then when I tried to open it would just cause an error. So I just uninstalled and went back to original one I installed.

[@threedeeprince]

I’d like to hear what you actually did for your old job.

[@BIGDADDY0H]

Does it work with deltas? If not, what would be a good, free option?

[@MakersMuse]

Meshmixer is not a slicer, it's a mesh editing program. The .stl files you export will work in any 3D Printing slicer.

[@danmadden1080]

Hi Angus, thanks for the video. I do have a tech question - when I try to open Mesh Mixer, all I get is a small (blank) icon on the lower task bar - have uninstalled / reinstalled MM but still no luck. Running an Asus laptop with Windows 10 cheers

[@MakersMuse]

+Dan Madden it might not meet minimum specs?

[@danmadden1080]

Maker's Muse , I will check, thanks,

[@OzFaxFlyer]

+dan Madden - FWIW, I run MM fine on an ASUS i7 UX32VD laptop / Win10

[@stevena.6298]

Thx, nice tuto!

[@chrinamint]

Ha ha ha! When you said holding shift I could’ve sworn you said holy shit! LOL!

[@ScaryScarab21]

I got the Prusa MK3- and they make their own slicer, would you recommend Meshmixer?

[@MakersMuse]

+ScaryScarab21 this isn't a slicer, it can't make gcode to run printers

[@ScaryScarab21]

Thank you for replying but i should have been more clear- www.prusa3d.com/slic3r-prusa-edition/ - This is what I was referring to.

[@ScaryScarab21]

Thanks

[@CustomcrowdMitroc]

Are you going to pick up and review the new 3d printer aldi is selling this wensday?

[@MakersMuse]

you mean tomorrow? lol yeah I'll check it out but already reviewed it - it's the wanhao duplicator i3 Plus, rebranded.

[@robertbindler2481]

Blender is sufficient isn’t it ? Thanks for your videos

[@MakersMuse]

+Robert Bindler I prefer the interface of meshmixer but yes blender can do a lot of these functions

[@jasonstokes5469]

Thanks!

[@jbelle5512]

Review the Wanhao D9!

[@ChannelHTS]

good vid mate

[@onoteczero783]

Good

[@greatjensen]

Where do I find this Tom's video?

[@MakersMuse]

+greatjensen cards top right

[@DarrylGold]

Why is it whenever someone says 'let's get started' they cut away and don't get started.

[@BesideTheVoid]

Keep a copy before using remeshing! I see people on ThingiVerse overuse the remesh feature, then people like me who try to fix the model for real (manually) sometimes can't get a version with sane geometry, even from the original author.

[@MarcielRabelo]

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[@OutOfNamesToChoose]

Don't forget to get consent before trying to touch the model with your supports.

[@zanpekosak2383]

MM is really awesome but it absolutly destroys my CPU. Takes about 10min for it to create the supports on a really small piece.

[@gamerpaddy]

after installing, importing the standard bunny and trying to rotate it for 20 minutes i uninstalled this crap again.

[@alexandermihalas9924]

gamerpaddy you didn't try right clicking and dragging?

[@gamerpaddy]

this just rotates my view

[@alexandermihalas9924]

Ohhhhhhhh sorry that's just transform

[@PrintsandProps]

Agreed. The program is very powerful, but the UI is in extreme need of an overhaul. Takes way too many clicks to do everyday tasks. I prefer materialize magics for a lot of dollars, or autodesk netfabb for free

[@The-Nil-By-Mouth]

What are the specs of your PC currently?

[@MakersMuse]

i7 4770, 8gig ram and only a few gig left due to all the footage. It's taken a huge performance hit since the recent patch for meltdown and spectre. Upgrading asap...

[@The-Nil-By-Mouth]

Maker's Muse 8GB used to be plenty of RAM. Now 16GB is the minimum for a workstation. Are you looking at Ryzen?

[@kendokaaa]

If the software is well multithreaded then Ryzen is best

[@nobocks]

5 reason to drop the stl format !

[@lunicatgaming2090]

Noice just downloaded yesterday

[@MScholtz]

Make solid > or.... > fix sketchup.

[@dankortschak4669]

It's a pity that Meshmixer go out of their way to prevent Linux users using the tool. Wine is not an option since they break wine compatibility regularly. Pretty rich given that the original software was funded with public research money.

[@augustinamatsui2170]

👏👏👏👏👏

[@Soler4485]

Isn't that the alien blaster from Fallout 3?

[@ytredtrialhogger5352]

The problem is, before I got my printer I upgraded to win10 creators, and it doesn't work on that

[@EuanTodd]

YTred TrialHogger meshmixer works on Windows 10 creator's update.

[@ytredtrialhogger5352]

euan todd maybe it's just the Dremel version, I have a 3d20 and the included slicer is ass...

[@EuanTodd]

YTred TrialHogger I believe that their is a plugin for cura to export .g3drem files but I don't know for sure.

[@ytredtrialhogger5352]

euan todd maybe it's just me being stupid but I can't get that to work either, I can get the 3d20 to show up as a printer but I can't get it to export to g3drem

[@ytredtrialhogger5352]

euan todd just realized, I was talking about Autodesk printstudio, not meshmixer, but I tried the cura plugin on the official version, not Dremel's, and it worked, oddly enough

[@johnyang799]

Never get to use meshmixer properly. I'm bad

[@sethkrumm3302]

Use Meshlab

[@MakersMuse]

No undo :(

[@baz6128]

Autodesk are bad news. Most if you that are in the maker community or are hobbyists don't get this but if you're in engineering and you hear Autodesk then you run.

[@MakersMuse]

+Sebastian Finke why?

[@OzFaxFlyer]

I have a mate who runs a prototyping business with heaps of CNC machining. He won't use AutoDesk/SketchUp etc because the files aren't "his" IP - they're held on AutoDesk's server and he feels he's then stuck with AutoDesk? Not really an issue for MM, but it is from the same stable. He has a point - I run two businesses, and Xero (accounting software) got us hooked about three years ago (it is good!), and then upped all their subs last year. Our subs costs rose by 100% and there was nothing we could do without dumping all our financial records. Similar story with several other SaaS packages.... :(

[@thomasheisler]

Its been over 2 yrs, think you need to cover the new stuff

[@hfcandrew]

MM has not been updated since Jan 2018. Nothing to report.

[@yagoa]

I'd love to donate IOTA :)

[@bassboostprotogen236]

A hefva xyz da vinci mini w 3d printer duc you now wet software is goed for it

[@dancollins4372]

No Linux release, no can do!

[@okolepuka808]

Now you need chocolate filament

[@barder194]

Blender is way better and open source

[@GRBtutorials]

Buy a Mac the next time. You won't regret it! But if you buy a Windows computer, you'll regret it after a few months, when it becomes bloated.