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[–] Bluewing@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (5 children)

To me it looks AI generated and the "designer" never tried to actually print it. I would consider this model to be unprintable as presented. Because to actually print it, it would need to be seriously redesigned with pre built supports.

[–] nieceandtows@programming.dev 2 points 1 month ago (3 children)

If I were to design one like this, where would I best go? I'm learning Freecad, but I assume Blender is more suited for this thing?

[–] pixeltree@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Yeah, cad software is great for engineering modeling but blender is way better for artistic modeling

[–] Bluewing@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Yeah Blender might be the better choice here.

[–] pixeltree@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I can whip something similar up in blender for you if you want

[–] nieceandtows@programming.dev 2 points 1 month ago

That would be amazing, thank you! If you could also give me the project file, I'll use it to learn how to do it.

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