Blender Maker Crash Course: Start 3D-Printing & Laser Cutting Designing in a Day!
Kickstart your journey into the world of 3D printing and laser cutting design with Blender for Makers, a crash course designed to teach you the fundamentals of Blender, a powerful open-source 3D modeling software. Whether you're an absolute beginner or a maker looking to expand your skills, this engaging and efficient course is perfect for you.
This course is the ideal stepping stone to grasp Blender's fundamentals before diving into more complex workflows like non-destructive techniques and the CAD Sketcher add-on.
In just one day, this course will accelerate your learning of the essentials and equip you with the foundation needed to continue an exciting and successful Blender maker journey. Through a series of 22 short, easy-to-follow videos, you'll quickly gain the skills most relevant to 3D printing and laser cutting.
Here's what you'll learn in this course:
- Installing Blender and making quality of life changes for a smoother experience
- Setting up Blender for millimeter precision and understanding objects in Blender
- Mastering 3D navigation, transforms, origin points, and local & global space
- Object manipulation, creation, selection, and mesh editing techniques
- Duplication, snapping, and using the CAD Transforms add-on for precise modeling
- Designing and creating a pencil pot, keyring, and importing and editing STL files
- Understanding and utilizing modifiers, vertex groups, and fixing broken meshes
- Exporting SVG files for laser cutting and setting up simple scenes with lights, cameras, materials, and animations
In addition, you'll work on hands-on projects throughout the course, enabling you to apply your newfound skills in a practical way. You'll design a pencil pot, a custom keyring, and learn to import and edit STL files.
You'll begin to gain the knowledge and confidence to design unique and functional 3D printable models and laser-cutting designs using Blender. Plus, with lifetime access to the course materials, you can revisit the content whenever you need a refresher.
Enroll in Blender for Makers today and fast-track your journey in 3D printing and laser cutting design in just one day. Don't miss this chance to boost your 3D printing and laser cutting skills and create amazing projects!
Course Details:
- 22 Video: 2 - 10 min in length
- Curated Course of 2.5 Hours
- Lightning Crash Course of 20 Min ("Crash Course Of The Crash Course")
- upto 4K Video Streaming
- Videos transcribed in English and auto-translated into Chinese, French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish.
- Video Player that lets you "search" topics inside a video!
FAQ:
Q: Is this course suitable for beginners?
A: Yes! The Blender Maker Crash Course is designed for absolute beginners, as well as makers looking to expand their skills. No prior experience with Blender or 3D modeling is required.
Q: How long is the course?
A: The course consists of 22 short videos, with a total duration of approximately 3.5 hours. It is designed to be completed in just one day.
Q: Can I download the course?
A: No, the course is not available for download. It can only be accessed and streamed online through our platform.
Q: What will I learn in the course?
A: You'll learn the fundamentals of Blender, focusing on tools and techniques relevant to 3D printing and laser cutting. Topics include Blender installation, navigation, object manipulation, mesh editing, CAD Transforms add-on, modifiers, and exporting STL and SVG files.
Q: Are there any hands-on projects included in the course?
A: Yes! Throughout the course, you'll work on hands-on projects such as designing a pencil pot, a custom keyring, and importing and editing STL files.
Q: Do I get lifetime access to the course materials?
A: Yes! When you enroll in the Blender Maker Crash Course, you'll have lifetime access to the course materials, allowing you to revisit the content whenever you need a refresher. (Additionally if for whatever reason the course is discontinued an opportunity to download it will become available)
Q: How does this course differ from your other course How To Use Blender For 3D Printing?
A: The key difference is that this course is a Crash Course for maker design and a tasker of blender. Once you get a feel for it you can jump into the deeper end through the How To Use Blender For 3d Printing.
Accelerated learning of the Blender maker essentials with hands-on projects for a practical learning, 22 concise videos, a 2.5-hour curated course, a 20-min Lightning Crash Course, 4K streaming, multi-language transcripts, searchable video player, community access, lifetime course access.