Tour Of My 3D Printed Houses

[@ianmsmitchell]

Thanks for posting this video. Since we couldn't travel this summer due to global Covid-19 Lockdown conditions, I decided to take up a new hobby, and make a model of an overseas family home as a gift for my mum. This was my first outing into the world of 3d printing, which had me quite nervous as I hadnt even used most of the software involved, let alone used a 3d printer. Your video encouraged me and helped me develop skills for a new hobby. Thankyou.

[@choschiba]

When I was a youngster I always wanted to become an architect. But as I have a mild form of discalculia, I gave up on that one. But maybe one day when I am fit enough with modeling I could try to create the house of my dreams and then print it out on my printer. That is so cool!! Thank you so much for sharing!!

[@TGAW3D]

I think anything is possible, Cat! Thank you for your kind works and I very much look forward to what you make next!!!

[@MrLelopes]

You just saved my majoring with compensating width tip! I needed to print models on a 1:100 scale, my walls simply wasn't printing, even with the "detect thin walls" in slic3r prusa edition. It was just one very short width layer with a and with severe under extrusion. Thank you SO MUCH!!!

[@TGAW3D]

AWESOME! I'm psyched that helped! Thanks for letting me know and have a fantastic day!

[@hejar_art]

Thanks for your detailed explanation.

[@TGAW3D]

You are very welcome! Have a wonderful day!

[@NolanCreate]

Super cool Vicky! Should we expect to see a BeetleJuice size model of your town? Really like the way you showed different techniques for getting those details for each building!

[@TGAW3D]

Ha! I am sure getting there, aren't I? Our Town Hall has these beautiful arched windows and some neat detailing I think will translate well to a print. I kinda hope they ask me to model that building one day. : )

[@chathuralivera3158]

I think, If you use Solidworks for that kind of work, It will help a lot.

[@DarthTater5738]

I just found your channel. Love your houses. When I was younger my parents collected Lilliput Lanes and they remind me of those.

[@unfinishedbusiness3164]

So is there a chance I could send you a home to make? It’s for a museum that I’m doing out of a Sears catalog home.

[@TGAW3D]

Oh my goodness-- I'm so sorry for the delayed reply. I wouldn't be able to do any new 3D Modeling projects after the turn of the year. Your museum does sound quite interesting. If my delayed timeline (of both me responding and when I could start another modeling project) still works with what you have in mind, let me know. Again, my apologies for getting back to you so late. Thank you for watching. I hope you have a fantastic day!

[@tom22366]

Are your houses for sale and do you have a shop in Occoquan. Every time I drive through Occoquan I think to my self what a cool model this town would be to build.

[@TGAW3D]

Greetings! I love your appreciation for our little town! I don't have a physical shop. Maybe one day! :) For now, I sell my ornaments at the Craft Show or on Etsy (etsy.com/shop/VickyTGAW). I do have ornaments for the Mamie Davis Gazebo, the Millhouse Museum, and Rockledge Mansion. That said, the Millhouse Museum and the Rockledge Mansion have bases on them with text. I could print you just the structures standalone if that would work better for the model you have in mind. Either way, thank you for watching... and thank you for admiring our town! Vicky

[@Archania]

beautiful work Vicki! amazing details you did.

[@TGAW3D]

Thank you! I hope you have a fantastic day!

[@alexandremanzini3605]

Great tutorial, cool prints. Well done!!!

[@Guingoyo]

Nice. What scale are there ?

[@cprtrain]

I'm a model railroader who is considering 3D printing prototypical buildings. I've just discovered your videos. Could you show us a new build and cover all the steps?

[@Baguatek]

Hi from Brazil. Thanks for sharing wonderful ideas.

[@TGAW3D]

And greetings to you from Occoquan, Virginia. Thank you so much for watching and commenting. Have a great day!

[@Mak12368]

Wow great work, could you do this easier with today’s technology. Maybe fly a drone around the building you want to print and have the front take 3d video or photo. Is that possible? Thanks

[@914va]

Hiya from Burke, Va. Just started watching your videos. I want to invest in a printer and start making HO Scale buildings for a Model Railroad. Trying to learn as much as I can before I make the leap. My interest is old Railway depots and stations. I seems these 3d objects can really be detailed and weathered fairly easy. Thanks for your Videos.... BTW: Love Occoquan.

[@Desmond000007]

What is the fastest way to print houses like these?

[@Someonesaidthis]

Can you make a mini 3d printed Lustron House?? I would love to see that..

[@MrBobyoung58]

Great tutorial are you saving items you use as a library? I'd be interested seeing a KZbin video of you creating one of your structures step by step showing the process.

[@UDoIt2]

Saw you in Nillabean's livestream - subscribed/liked. I'm currently working on OpenRC but I really want to delve into this for my model railroad.

[@TGAW3D]

Well thank you for stopping by! I actually had wondered if some of my practice prints or failed prints could get a new life in someone's railroad set one day. I guess it would depend on the gauge.

[@lzymxn]

Why not just import back ground images and lock them to their respective views? I know you can't manipulate them as easily as empties, but it's quicker to load a handful of images and lock them down. Am I overlooking some advantage? Those are some great models.

[@TGAW3D]

Robert, you have taught me a new thing about Blender!!! I frequently do background images for my bird and butterfly magnets... but-- I had never noticed that I could pick the axis for the image! So I was always adding a single image for my X-Y plane (where you could only view it in Top view) I don't think I'll completely wean myself from Empties just yet though. Sometimes my reference images aren't at the same size (the Side of the building might be smaller that the front), so I anticipate still having a use case of putting two empties adjacent to each other to get the scaling right. And.... it is more of a "want" than a need as I am sure I could work around it, but I can also see myself opting for Empties for times when I want them to stay visible as I change perspective and rotate around my model. Nonetheless, I'm quite excited to have a new bit of knowledge! Thank you so much for sharing a tip with me (and any eavesdroppers). Thanks for watching and have a most lovely day!!!

[@nhlshah1]

I want to start exactly same business in India. Can u help me or guide me?

[@OldManHonken]

Best video yet!

[@TGAW3D]

Thanks Shawn! I'm going to keep hacking away at this whole video editing. Hopefully I'll just continue to improve! :) Thanks for watching and have a great day!

[@spence812]

Love the little mill building. It would look fantastic on my model railway. Are the printing .All files available to buy? Keep the great work coming.

[@TGAW3D]

Greetings Spence! Oh I am so glad you like the Mill House. I thought it was a pretty niche item that would only appeal to people within my town, but I would be excited to see it in use with your railway! I think I have a version of the model (in .STL form) that is not in "Christmas Ornament Form". What would be the best way to get it your way? Thingiverse?

[@spence812]

@@TGAW3D Hi. Thanks for the reply. I am new to printing but have downloaded plans from thingiverse before so I know that will work for me. Or via email etc. I think the mill is very appealing and should do well on an English country branch line.

[@BGraves]

great ideas. I see places where SolidWorks would shine and others where your creative tricks can be translated. I'd like to get into blender but the UI hurts my soul. not sure why non modelers would own a printer. your videos rock. horizontal size adjustment?

[@TGAW3D]

Oh Brian, I'm glad to read some of the tricks can translate to other modeling programs. Blender can be an... shall we say... an acquired taste. : ) Re: The Horizontal Size Adjustment, I misspoke slightly. The actual Simplify3D Setting name is called "Horizontal Size Compensation". It is found in the "Other" tab. Thank you so much for watching and commenting. Have a great day!

[@BGraves]

When I said "I don't know why non-modelers would own a printer." I was referring to the almost requirement of having a fundamental understanding of mesh modeling. Thingiverse is filled with so much poorly designed trash that I've wasted more PLA and time than I want to remember. Don't be afraid to post heavily technical slicing and modeling videos. Those things go hand in hand with 3D printing. As a programmer, I'm sure that tying formulas and variables to dimensions appeals to you. As an example, for things such as houses where it could be helpful to create a global variable like "extrusionWidth" and "extrusionHeight" and have formulas that are tied to a scale multiplier where when any adjustment is made to the dimension or scale, the formula would round the dimension to the nearest multiple of the extrusion width and height. In some of my items I incorporate this design intent where I see it can save me time and provide more of that tingly feeling. Parametric modeling lends itself nicely to 3d printing. Fusion 360 (free) most undoubtedly has global variables and formula driven dimensional functionality, but I use SolidWorks in my day job so I can only speak for it. Fusion 360 has a wonderful UI and workflow, though. What about using formula driven modeling to create some cool geometric and mathematically driven sculptures? There's a video idea for you. Keep at it and you'll soon be a KZbin star. Your videos kick ass. _MakerGear M2 Club secret handshake_ Peace!

[@alexcoker5816]

Hi great models I'm in the UK and wanted to print buildings for my railroad, I've printed a couple which have turned out well with some of your tips on overhanging edges hopefully I'll nail it. Trouble i have is i can't take any photos of America style buildings here in the UK. Have you thought of using the goggle earth site to print from 👍

[@RJMaker]

I see a village forming.. :-) Great Work

[@TGAW3D]

Thank you for your kind words, RJ.... now where can I work a Magnetron Tube into this village. Hmmm.... : ) Have a great day!

[@caprisunmaker1]

great video, very detailed

[@TGAW3D]

Thank you! I appreciate you taking the time to comment. Have a great day!

[@keylitho]

Great Video.. I am a Architectural Designer by Day.. and I approve of your model's LOL.. Great job.. :)

[@rmfeld]

Great inspiration! My Idea when I saw the multi-coloured printout of the house was to print out windows, roof etc. each with different coloured filament and glue it together afterwards. Do you have any experience with such an approach? Is that feasible?

[@TGAW3D]

Hey Robert! Thank you so much for watching and commenting. Although our idea is readily feasible, I myself had not tried it. I'm a somewhat messy gluer. : ) I hope you have a lovely day!

[@azinefoulak6761]

bonjour je suis nouveau sur 3d j'aimrai imprimer des maquette pourriez vous m'aider cordinallement

[@grasya26]

Hi TGAW how much it cost for 3d print a small house?

[@TGAW3D]

Greetings! It'd depend on the complexity of the house! I'll try to private message you here on KZbin to find out more! :)

[@duckrutt]

Cheater cheater pumpkin eater! I love it when someone figures out a way to turn limitations of the medium into usable features. Yay!

[@TGAW3D]

Ha. I now know you watched until the end of the video! :) My favorite example of someone utilizing layer lines in a design is a belt buckle Michael Mueller did via Shapeways. It's an owl and I thought the layer lines brought the feathers to life! www.shapeways.com/product/54Z8A2SNS/quot-owliver-quot-belt-buckle Thank you so much for watching. Have a great day!

[@azinefoulak6761]

pourriez vous me donner ce fichier stl pour l’essayer

[@petermalakawi471]

nice vid, really like this channel, I noticed that you using blender , what do you think about modeling in autodesk 3d maya ?

[@TGAW3D]

Thanks Peter. I can't personally speak knowledgeably on Maya. I do have some designer acquaintances that use it and it works well for them. You know how they say the best exercise is the one you do? I think I can take a similar stance on modeling softwares. The best modeling software is the one that works for you and that one that you are comfortable using. : ) Thank you so much for watching (and commenting). Have a great day!

[@vincenttan1261]

Nice house. Instead of telling us what and how you did and do on Blender, why don your show us. It will be great. Thanks for sharing.

[@TGAW3D]

Greetings Vincent, I have been hearing requests for Live Streams and Time Lapses. I will work on that in the future. I have a craft showing coming up in September. I will likely be working on new models for that show. Some opportunities ahead! Thanks for watching and commenting. I hope you have a fantastic day!

[@siralfredo]

Why not fusion 360. It’s way easier and it’s meant for stuff like 3D printing

[@artemreinhart747]

Fusion 360 may be more fit for architecture and 3D printing due to it being CAD/measurement wise but I understand that if TGAW started with Blender that it is easier. I personally use both so I understand why you'd use fusion 360 over blender and blender over fusion 360. I started with blender 4 years ago and fusion 360 recently so for me architecture is way easier in blender, although not measured exact, for small scale models like this it really isn't needed unless your going for exact fits. That's just my thought on it I believe.

[@liyakathkrt]

How long took for this model?

[@stephandevriesere3667]

Pretty good. However, your designing in blender is good but you could use some more lessons on 3d printing. You're prints could look way better then they do now.

[@AceDeclan]

You’re so cute

[@gaboaaa23]

hi, do you think that this model positioning will work and print fine? Or how would you place this object to avoid failurs? drive.google.com/file/d/104Z6Bw0C3-GILCXklRpnXFM8-s1mhFaj/view?usp=sharing Its a resin printer. Thanks.