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I made this tutorial so you won't make the same mistakes that i did.. It took me forever for get my case to be the correct size. The problem was that i was basing my measurements of the apple's specs page.. This is a bad idea.. you don't have all the measurements you need here.. you have to find the CADs page. This is crucial since iphone cases have to be down to the millimeters to look and work properly. That little tip right there would save you days!! your welcome... Anyways, once you find the correct measurements you can build a 3d model or you can find one that has already been made.. scale it down to size and use it as a template to make your iphone case. This is another crucial part you have to take notice. Programs export files at different sizes.. Maya said my item was 1 millimeter thick however, when i export it and import it into Shapeways.com i keep getting errors telling me it wasn't thick enough. The problem was that shapeways and maya had different ways to measure stuff.. i saw people using rhino and other programs and they had similar issues.. The way i was able to go around this .. in Maya i exported a small square that was 10 millimeters big.. when imported into shapeways.com it said it was 4 millimeters.. Therefore, .4 millimeters in maya = 1 millimeters in shapeways.. That again took me couple of days to figure it out... the problem is that Shapeways.com will accept a model that is not thick enough in certain parts and will only let you know when they <b>...</b> |
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How to Model an iphone case, check for holes and thickness and get it 3d printed
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