Blender for 3d Printing 01

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Blender is not only a powerful software for modelling objects to be 3d printed but also a powerful tool for checking it!

First of all you have to activate the toolbox in the User Preference -> Mesh -> 3d Print Toolbox. Now you have a new useful Tab with a lot of information. You can calculate for example the volume or the area of the model. The Tool can verify if the model is manifold and you can also check the thickness of the object or verify the overhang when printing without support material.

After checking all the parameters you need it's possible to export the model as STL directly from the toolbox.

For more information please refer to the wiki page!