3D Printing from Zero to Hero in Blender – FDM & MSLA

Learn to 3D Model, Slice & 3D Print with the Free Software Blender - Start 3D Printing your Imagination in Blender 3D!

4.51 (1084 reviews)

Udemy

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3D & Animation

What you will learn

Learn How to 3D Model & 3D Print Successfully

Discover where to get free 3D printing resources

How to Export your 3D Models as stl files

How to Slice your 3D Models and Generate G-Code

How to design & 3D model fast and efficiently

Photo scanning & 3D reconstruction

How to Print your Models on a 3D Printer

How to Upload your Models to Shapeways for Costing & 3D printing

How to avoid your 3D prints failing

All this using the Free & open source software Blender

Why take this course?

Welcome to 3D Printing from Zero to Hero in Blender – The complete 3D printing course, the only course you’ll need to learn to 3D model, Slice & 3D Print in the free and open source software Blender. Blender is the free and open source alternative to Autodesk Fusion 360.

This highly rated course has had great success teaching students on Udemy!

Packed with 7.5 hours of video training this is the most comprehensive 3D printing course available. Even if you have no 3D experience, this course will take you from zero to hero quickly. Using the methods and techniques demonstrated throughout the course you will be capable of Designing, 3D Modelling & Slicing, your own unique 3D models for 3D printing.

Here’s how:

Learn from a top instructor with almost 100,000 students
The course is kept up to date, teaching you the latest tools and 3D printing workflows
Third party models not what you need? Learn how to design, 3D model & 3D print your own unique models successfully
Learn how to use Blender as the complete 3D design & creation package
This course is heavy on detail. Project based and designed for practical learning, each 3D modelling project is carefully covered
Learn the pitfalls, eliminate mistakes and failures from your 3D models
This course has taught well over 5000 students to successfully 3D model & 3D print
With the latest release of Blender there has never been a better time to get your creativity flowing
This course takes you step – by – step through engaging video tutorials and teaches you how to succeed at 3D modelling & 3D printing

This comprehensive course covers a great deal that include:

Detailed 3D Modelling in Blender
How to use the 3D print Toolbox Add-on to test and fix common issues
Exporting STL files
Generating the G-Code
Printing on a Prusa 3D printer (FDM)
Slicing in the Chitubox Slicer Software
Printing on a Resin Printer (MSLA)
Uploading to the Shapeways Print Service
3D reconstruction, photo scanning & Printing
Importing External Models & Techniques for Preparing for 3D Printing

Some of the technology & tools we cover include:

The free & open source software Blender
Slicer software
Prusa 3D printer
Elegoo Mars 3 Pro printer
Shapeways
The 3D Print Toolbox add-on
The MeasureIt add-on
The Bolt factory add-on
Meshroom
The free & open source software FreeCAD

The projects we create during the course include:

Door Grip (Multiple methods)
Modelling a Vase (Multiple methods)
Modelling a phone stand
Modelling a piggy bank
3D reconstruction of 12th century font
Modelling a coin
Retopologize an external model
IPhone case

All these projects will expose you to the powerful tools within Blender and teach you the most important concepts while learning 3D printing.

Some of the topics covered during the course include:

Wall Thickness
Solid models
Curve modifier
Wireframe modifier
Screw modifier
Absolute grid snap
Boolean modifier
Order of selection
FBX file import
The knife tool
Symmetrise
SVG files
Mirror modifier
Separating & joining
Normals
Infill
Supports
Bridging
Brim
STL Files
CTB Files
Slicing
G – code
Heat Bed
Extruder

So what are you waiting for. Click the Buy Now button and this course will have you printing successfully!

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Reviews

Vera

March 11, 2024

I like the ability to follow the course with step-by-step instruction on my own PC. I also appreciate the helpful tips and recommendations along the course.

Mariana

March 5, 2024

me gusta mucho que sea tan didáctico a mucha gente le molestan este tipo de cuestionarios, pero a mí sí me ayuda a recordar, mi único problema es que no tengo el ordenador a la mano y estoy haciendo esto mientras trabajo en tiempos libres

Terri

March 4, 2024

Am loving the Irish accent - much easier on the ears!! And the way that the videos can be paused, rewound and restarted is great! Very easy to follow so far.

Emma

February 26, 2024

Definitely moved way too fast - even with this setup on a separate screen, I was still constantly rewinding or pausing to try to keep up and make sure I was following directions. It seems like having at least some technical knowledge would be helpful before going into this, and the amount of time I had to spend figuring out how to translate what was said to what would work on a MacBook was insane. Even barring that, looking into how to use any of the keyboard shortcuts on a laptop that doesn't have a number pad took half my morning, and it turns out I just needed to enable a simple option. Mentioning anything like that would have been enormously helpful, as well as mentioning any of the Mac options. I do understand that there are Mac options in the available download of all the shortcuts, but trying to flip through that whole thing every time anything is mentioned would be insane. I finally just started asking ChatGPT to tell me what the equivalent shortcut would be. Very fast moving, very light on the descriptions of what's actually going on, and allows no time to actually perform actions. I don't know how anyone makes it through this in anything like a reasonable amount of time. I've made it to Lecture 18 and it's taken almost ten hours.

Ethan

February 26, 2024

Beyond impressed with the course so far. I bought a 3D Printer(jumped the gun) and started trying to create my own 3d models within Blender. The couple of small things I've made worked, but I started having issues as I wasn't completely understanding the tools provided to me. I'm only at Section 4 and I believe this course has paid for itself 10 times over with the knowledge I've gained.

Tim

February 17, 2024

It is really easy to follow for a beginner like me. Also you directly learn how to naviagte thorugh the software itself

David

February 7, 2024

The course is easy to follow and it’s well thought out, I’m enjoying it and learning a lot about blender.

Colett

January 22, 2024

The content is great, it goes too fast. Sometimes he says he is clicking things but it goes too fast that I can't see WHERE he clicked it. I know this is a lot of content and that's probably why it moves so quickly, but for a complete beginner such as myself I'm not sure it's for me. I am going to keep going though :-)

Dave

January 21, 2024

This course is disappointing to me as I understood it was for beginners. The pace of the course is clearly for people with some experience using blender. I am continually going back and forth in the video lectures and struggling to keep up on how fast the course goes. The constant switching between keyboard shortcuts and menu options for a newbe is tough, at least it is for me. The instructor is clearly very knowledgeable and talented, but for a person who this is the first time I have ever touched Blender, he is simply going too fast for me. There are many times where there is no explanation as to why he is using a particular setting, at least not one I am understanding. Since it is too late for a refund, I will keep at it but form my initial impression of what this course was, for beginners, it is disappointing to me. This course is for people with Blender experience and they would greatly benefit form it.

Daniel

January 1, 2024

So far this is a good introduction to blender which is what I want. I am new to 3D modeling and printing.

Dennis

December 20, 2023

So far the course seems very good. We haven't "made" anything yet, but we are getting familiar with some important basic functionality and the course seems "comprehensive enough" without being overwhelming.

Yevhen

November 25, 2023

A lot of information, but not propely told about troubleshooting when prepearing a model with defects that can cause crash in slicer. I mean Remesh and Decimate, how to proper set them. I was dissapointed and would`t recommend to buy it even with discount.

Chihwah

November 16, 2023

100% finished this course. Be warned, it is a very lengthy course. You will get your money's worth. Uses Blender mainly. Near the end a bonus course with Freecad. Both are open source. Nice touch: printing the objects and show how the created 3D models look like in real. The Teacher is answering questions every day. A Big bonus. The course gives you programmed questions that need to be answered. A clever way to check yourselves if you know the Blender menu options, where they are found and how to use them. 3D design objects will sometimes have a basic starting file for you to use, other times , you need to start from scratch by yourselves. For instance, creating a chess piece, he will give you the outer lines of the object, and you have to create the 3D object from it. I would like to see more downloadable items in various stages, that would make following the course a but more streamlined. The reason it can be a bit more rough, is that it depends on the user how he creates and draws the objects. If that is a bit different than the teacher, you might need to do extra work to be able to finish it as the teacher likes to see it. Blender is maybe 90% of the course time, that is no wonder, because Blender does take more time to learn. It enables you to create more organic items. Freecad was much easier to grasp. For making 3d objects that have non-organic shapes, it enables you to create it much faster. The logic (work method) of the program is also easier to understand. Why not 5 star? It is impossible to archieve. Then everything must be perfect. But this course does come very near. Hope the teacher will start a new course in Blender, create organic shapes. Models that can move, re-shaped, then printed. Think about an 3D doll, that can be remoddeled, shaped, then if you like it, export it, and print it. Blender has soo much possibilities, this course cratched the surface. There is still a lot to learn.

Donna

October 31, 2023

Love the quizzes and downloads. Very comprehensive program with clear, concise explanations. Great instructor!

Johan

January 8, 2023

This course is super. The instructor is quick and it never gets boring. There is also added timelapsed videos of an 3d-printer printing the created objects. Recommend making notes during lectures, making a cheat sheet for the vast amount of key shortcuts and menus used.

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