Sculpteo is another 3D print service worth considering (see my sample store). Note that no part of this process will cost you anything, unless you order something. Once the model is processed by Shapeways (a few minutes), you can order it - make sure to select 'Sandstone' and 'Full Color' for the material.Īs an example, here's my non-profit store. If you want to 3D print your model and don't have a 3D printer (or want a multicolored model), create a free Shapeways account and upload the.

wrl/.obj/.stl file with MeshLab or other model viewer. Problems? Look below for platform-specific problems on Windows, Mac, and Linux, then see the Troubleshooting Guide that follows if those don't help.ģD Printing: To preview your exported model to see if it's what you want, open the. You can find more tutorials on the video playlist. Not clear? Read over the quick reference page or watch the first minute of this quick introduction to see what's what, then this and this for advanced tips. WRL with MeshLab, or use some other 3D model viewer. To upload directly to the web is slightly more involved, see these directions.Ĩ) Optional: if you want to see the result, view the. Export for 3D printing by 'File | Export for 3D Printing' - just hit 'OK' on the Options dialog. ( More about keys and mouse.)ĥ) Drag with the right mouse button to select an area on the map and to adjust this rectangle.Ħ) Optionally click with the middle mouse button or set the 'Lower depth' slider to select a depth for the volume to export.ħ) Export the model for rendering by 'File | Export for Rendering'. Use 'File | Open.' to open a schematic file.Ĥ) Use the left mouse button to drag the map around, use the mouse wheel to zoom. If things don't start up correctly, see this guide.ģ) Use 'File | Open World' to select a world. On Windows you can run mineways.exe from the zip file, though I don't recommend this.Ģ) Double-click the Mineways.exe program to run.

Here's the step by step, explaining more functions:ġ) Unzip mineways*.zip, the whole thing, to some directory.

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