Why You May Want to Look into Learning Animation
Difficulty: Intermediate
Objective: Know why you should learn to animate. To know how to animate see the video tutorials on Animating
Most people think that animation and 3D printing are two different subjects. But if you want to make an object with a more realistic effect or make a model look like it was taken mid action, animation is definitely for you. The good news is that the modeling is the hard and boring part, and animation is usually just a few more steps.
There are many options as collisions, fluids, smoke, and as seen below melting.
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Objective: Know why you should learn to animate. To know how to animate see the video tutorials on Animating
Most people think that animation and 3D printing are two different subjects. But if you want to make an object with a more realistic effect or make a model look like it was taken mid action, animation is definitely for you. The good news is that the modeling is the hard and boring part, and animation is usually just a few more steps.
Realistic Looking
Imaging modeling something such as a curtain or a cape for a a superhero. It would not only take a long time to model, but probably will take a very long time to make it look real. With animation, you can simple let physics take over and model the cape to imitate real life.
Here is what I printed for my Wacom pen holder.
As stated earlier this can be model much faster with physics and animation, than only modeling.
As stated earlier this can be model much faster with physics and animation, than only modeling.
There are many options as collisions, fluids, smoke, and as seen below melting.
If you are into a more artistic style of 3D printing, then you can create some amazing pieces. And currently I see very few people taking advantage of this. It's a great opportunity in my opinion.
Mid-Action Shots
Imagine watching a movie and then pausing it at any time to 3D print that scene. This is basically what happens when you animate a model. You can pause the animation to capture a specific moment that you would like to print.
To animate a character you typically add in bones (rigging) that make a system of how the model will move. Once that is done your model is like a doll and you can move it in all sorts of positions. So if you wanted to use the same object more than once, this can give it a lot of expression.
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