If you're new to the world of 3D Design software, creating a 3D Model from scratch may sound like a daunting task. Step 2: Creating a 3D Model from Your Sketch Once you have your sketch ready, just take a picture of it - or scan it to an image file - and then you're ready to start creating your 3D Model design. Then, when we're done creating our 3D Model, we can use a software measurement tool to check against the other dimensions written on the sketch. For this anchor piece, we'llīe focusing on only the overall height dimension to start. For a 2D shape, this can be only one dimension such as the overall height or width - but if you have other areas where hole sizes or widths are important, you can call these out as well. Luckily, the design tools covered in the next step of this article willĭimensions: Define the overall size of the item you'll be creating. This can be drawn free-hand lines don't have to be perfectly straight, and you don't need to be good at drawing circles. Sketch Trace: This is the outline of the part you'll be creating. There are two things you want to make sure you have here: a sketch trace, and any dimensions that are important to your final part. Understanding how to turn a simple sketch outline into a 3D Model is the first step towards creating more detailed 3D shapes.

While this is a relatively basic task compared to the complex design geometry that 3D Printing is able to reproduce, it's nevertheless aįoundational concept in 3D Design. Your drawing should have a basic outline of your part, with any important dimensions included.

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