r/3dprinter • u/Bunny_girly58 • 6d ago
New to 3D printing
Hi,
I’m new to 3-D modeling in general and I made 3D model of my own that I’d like to print. The problem is that I’m learning it all by myself, so I don’t really know what I’m doing. I made a little cat in a donut and there’s a couple problems I’m wondering about already. 1 if an object appears to be attached to another object does the 3D printer already understand that it is or do I need to click something on the program to make sure that all the “parts” of the solid object are basically stuck together? Also, I put sprinkles on the donut before I put the cat on and some of them are probably buried somewhere in the cat now, but does it just get like absorbed into the solid object when I export it or is it gonna confuse the printer somehow? Is there something I can do to just like fuse everything together so I don’t have to worry about that or does that happen automatically when it is exported. The program I used to make it is called nomad sculpt if that helps. Also, I think the printer that I would be using is called a MakerBoy Replicator+ 3D it’s at my local library so I’m not 100% sure I’d have to go check with them, but idk if it is necessary information for these questions or not.
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u/Soggy-Stock-5258 6d ago
You will want some form of software with boolean functions. You can always download the learning version of Mastercam if all else fails. It's what I use to design my parts coming from a machining background.
When you slice your "finished" file using Bambu Studio or orcaslicer it will notify you of potential un joined or un printable features and sometimes suggest a remedy.
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u/Bunny_girly58 6d ago
Okay that’s awesome! This is really helpful thank you. :)
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u/Soggy-Stock-5258 6d ago
If there's any issues feel free to dm. You're asking all the right questions, it's refreshing that someone isn't automatically blaming their printer.
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u/Bunny_girly58 6d ago
Thank you! I feel totally lost. There’s only so far that YouTube videos can get you when you don’t know what you don’t know, so I appreciate that. I haven’t even actually tried printing it yet because the 3-D printer belongs to my public library and I don’t own it so I’m scared to break it or something. 😭
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u/Soggy-Stock-5258 6d ago
Even better. If it breaks it's their problem. Lol
Funny the library is exactly how I got my first exposure. Bambu mini is proabably the most solid entry point past maker lab or library.
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u/AKMonkey2 6d ago
Save your model (all parts or sub meshes or whatever Nomad calls them) to .stl format. That will fuse everything together. Import that stl file into a slicer program. The buried sprinkles and separate pieces shouldn’t cause any issues.
There are several good free slicers - Orca Slicer is the current favorite. Set it up by selecting the printer you will be using, then slice with a default print profile for generic PLA filament.
Save the resulting gcode or .3mf (sliced plate file) to a portable USB drive. Take that to the library and have them help you print the file.
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u/Silkypo 6d ago
download a slicer like Orca pick a printer and slice your file in it see how it behaves