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Essential Tools For Your Garage or Workshop
For a homeowner, a well-equipped garage not only makes projects around the house or working on your car possible, it…
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A mechanical essential tool kit
Mechanics mend machines, such as automobiles, and to do their job properly they need a range of tools to assist…
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The basic mechanical tools you need for your workshop
Cutting Tools Ordinary scissors, box cutters, and a hacksaw. You can use the hacksaw when the box cutter fails to…
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Handle the basic tools of Mathematica
1.1 Create a ‘notebook’ In order to start using Mathematica software, you first have to create the file you will…
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Transform a 3D scan into a printable model
3D scanning and 3D printing are increasingly linked technologies, there are specific tools in CATIA to transform a 3D scan…
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Non-manifold edges/vertices
Automatic “Mesh cleaner” tool Run a scan with the mesh cleaning tool, which notifies you of any non-manifold edges or…
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Hole filling
“Fill holes” tools “Fill holes” is quite an efficient tool, offering many settings that can solve most cases of non-watertight…
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Fixing common errors
Useful tools Before starting this chapter on repairing the most common issues when preparing your data for 3D printing, here…
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Mesh analysis
General information An “Information” icon that informs you about the geometry of the mesh can be found at the bottom…
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Analysing and exporting your 3D model
Measuring elements and distances While it is always easier to model directly using the right dimensions, thicknesses, and distances, it…
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Text and patterns
You can add text or raised patterns on your object using Sculpteo’s tools but you can also do it in…
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Hollowing your model
Making a hollow model is a common task in modeling for 3D printing. Indeed, it helps limit the amount of…