u/Navi_Professor

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So. finally getting around to publishing this little tool of mine.

It's a simple tool that lets you take an image-textured model, say a Substance Painter file, or you just want to slap an image onto a model and have it print that way.

Well, this is a tool that does exactly that. It's free, works in any slicer.

It is a crime that slicers don't support FBX or GLTF, so this is the workaround.

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How does this work?

This is version 1, so it does require SOME setup, and there are some limitations.

1. MULTI UV IS CURRENTLY NOT SUPPORTED! All UVs need to be on ONE tile
2. ALL materials MUST be on one image texture. UDIMMS and multiple materials are not currently supported
3. image quality scales with polygons! more polys means higher quality materials!
4. this is DIFFUSE ONLY. if you have any normal maps or displacements, you need to add a displacement

modifier and apply that displacement

So. How do i do this?

1. The geometry node needs to be added.

• A. Click on the blue wrench,
• B. Geometry nodes,
• C. Click on the dark grey box with two rectangles that are linked together
• D. Select "UV TO MESH"
• C. Click on image, Select your image texture. If it is not there, Drag and drop that image into the window above
• E. on UV MAP. on the right, there is a box with a white cross on it, Click it. the menu should change to a dark grey box.
• F. Click on this dark grey box and select "face corner > UV MAP"

2.Adding the Color attribute

• A. in the same menu where the blue wrench is, 4 blocks down there is a green triangle. Click on this
• B. where it says "Color Attributes" Click on the plus sign and choose "face corner" and "byte color

1. Export to OBJ!

• A. on the right side under "Geometry," make sure "Colors" is checked and "apply Modifiers"

Some notes on exporting

When exporting models across software, Sometimes scaling is messed up. Usually with units. if your model is

MASSIVE, your scale might be off by 1000x. Try importing as .001.

The same is true for exporting. if your model is tiny in the sclier

This can export full color images into models just fine. HOWEVER. because these arent solid colors, you'll frequently end up with a TON of colors when importing into the slicer.

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title.

this is about AB2047, A2228, and Bill 2321.

Bills that would require 3d printers to implement techology to detect if you are printing firearm parts.

manufactures would have to implent this on a hardware and software level, and not doing so means you cant sell your printer in that state

selling, modfying or transerfing a printer without this tech would be illegal. consituting a fine or possibly jail time

and as it stands, Bambu is in the best place to comply with this out of the gate, and undoubtably, brands that are open source first, would refuse sell in these states, if not the country

already this is over 70 million people that would lose access to these kinds of printers.

so if you're going to be an advocate for open source like this, Gn needs to be a part of seriously talking about these bills.

Cool. bambu did something you didnt like. Whatever. Sure, it's distasteful. But there are much bigger fish to fry right now

Where is the energy on AB2047 and similar bills that threaten 3D printing and open source as a whole? Hello????

We have a bill that is physically threatening manufacturing as a whole with very heavy hitters like California, Colorado, New York, and New Jersey.

That's ~74 million people who will lose access to a traditional 3D printer.

And everyone here is more fired up against Bambu and a single action against a developer.

There hasn't been a damn peep out of Rossman over this or Steve from Gn, since you guys worship them so much.

"Wah, I don't want Bambu seeing what I do!!!! They control too much!!! Open source!!! Open source!!!!"

Well, if you don't do anything against these bills, no matter the printer you have, you're not going to have a choice!!!

Ab2047 is already almost at Assembly, with Appropriations happening tomorrow.

Once it hits the assembly floor, that's 3 steps away before it's actually passed.

And if California or any of these states pass it, damn near guaranteed others will follow.

So, are you going to keep whining about a singular company and come back once printers are secured?

Or are you going to keep focusing on this and ask "what the hell happened?" if these bills pass.

I've made my calls and put my words in where I can. Loosing 3d printing is loosing my job, and i damn well know its not just my job at risk.

Spend your energy and time more wisely.