New tutorial about engraving

The first tutorial was about controlling the 3D view. The second was one about changing the brush thickness. But, you can also engrave, by subtracting matter. This can be especially useful for jewelry.
So here it is, the 3rd tutorial !

Try it now at www.makeyour3dshape.com/en/discover/webapp !

New UI and tutorials are online !

That's it, I've just released the new version with tutorials !

The other big change is that I've started to code on the server. This means that I've started to support several languages, I created user accounts, and finally the login is powered by Mozilla Persona so I don't have to store any password by myself.

This also means that now, only the tutorials are public, whereas you need to be logged in to use the full version.

With this server part, I plan to add user files hosting. This will replace the awkward download/openfile process. And who knows, maybe a user gallery, and file sharing !

Developping Tutorial (2)

My new tutorial is to make people learn how to change the thickness of the brush. It will answer to "When you do it, it seems easy but we don't understand what's happening on the screen."
I have automatic triggers to go through tutorial steps, so the tutorial doesn't rely on the user to press a 'Next' button. I'm very happy with the result !

I need to polish these first tutorials, and then I will push them online !

 

Developping tutorials

One of the first feedback I got was a big surprise: "It's great, but why can't we move right, left and rotate around the object ?" 

I thought that everyone knows the combo : right-click / middle-click / wheel. But I was wrong. So my first tutorial explains how to rotate the 3D view. I imagined a small game to find the 6 cubes in the scene.

I also cleaned the UI, which will be I hope more intuitive. This is still work in progress, but the next release will be online soon !

Printed objects

I have finally printed some of my designs. So I can show people what can be achieved with the software. There may be some limitations due to the printing technology on the kind of shapes you can print. You allways have to ask yourself : is my design printable ?

I needed some advices, and I went to DimensionAlley. This is a 3D printing cafe in Berlin. I already had a workshop there so I could understand what can, and what can't be done with the printers.

Here are the final results !

In order to save time and plastic, you can see the honeycomb inside the models, while they are printed.

After several tries, we added a raft under the tree. This raft makes the printing easier, and can be removed easily at the end.

Final thanks to Norma and Amin at DimensionAlley !