#Combine stl files in meshlab for free#

#Combine stl files in meshlab for free#

I show you how to get Netfabb Basic for free right here and Meshmixer is and has always been free anyways. Depending on what slicer you use, you might also need Meshmixer or Netfabb for some post-processing. You all know Big Buck Bunny, right? Blender can be downloaded for free here. What we’re going to be using today is Blender, a completely open-source program probably best known for being an awesome tool for creating and rendering out 3D animated shorts and movies. But it’s not much harder, either, once you know the basic moves. Okay, so obviously, playing with 3D models isn’t quite as swipey-tappy as the real Instagram. As always, we’re going to use free software, so anyone can follow along, and these filters work on basically any 3D model, so even with designs that you simply download from Thingiverse or Youmagine as a good old. Well, this one’s not getting any better…īut what if you could do the same thing for your 3D printable models? Use a filter, make it smoother, turn it into a wireframe or a low-poly model with minimum effort or even draw on it and sculpt with a digital 3D printing pen that comes with an undo button? Well, that’s what I’m going to show you how to do today. Easy solution? Just post a photo of yourself and throw Instagram filters on it until all your Internet friends forget you’re still the exact same person as last year. But we also know how hard those are to stick to. It is 2018 now, and the thing to do is, of course, start with a big “new year, new me” resolution.