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DEVLOG 8 - Chitubox

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 Setting up Chitubox - Before adding supports, I made sure to check what the model of resin printed confetti uses is. Chitubox has a folder full of presets to choose from and so I selected the ELEGOO Saturn from the menu. I did not have to change any other details as they were all correct. [though it is important to check the settings related to resin are correct as these may cause issues later on]. Exporting my models as STL files - As Chitubox requires STL files to work, I needed to bring my base with the slot in into Zbrush to export it as the correct file. However as I did this, I noticed some holes appearing in my model that weren't' there in maya. I believe this has something to do with the low poly count of the model, as when I added in more topology using the retopology tool, this issue was resolved. I did also do the mesh integrity check just to be 100% sure that there were no issues with my model, which thankfully there weren't. I made sure to export both the base...

DEVLOG 7 - Printing considerations

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 Printing with or without the base?- https://www.reddit.com/r/PrintedMinis/comments/k22fp3/newbie_help_resin_printing_base_or_no_base/ https://forum.formlabs.com/t/should-objects-not-recommended-to-lay-flat-on-build-plate/23696/2 It seems most of these forums recommend printing the main model separate from the base then gluing it on later. I can see that this would probably make it easier to sand down any mistakes on the main model without the base getting in the way, however I am worried about how I will attach my model to the base as the base isn't completely flat. Someone suggested using a slot connection to attach the model to the base, I have seen this done before on some other models and I think this is something interesting that I could consider doing. I would have to make something like this [this is a model from heroforge] The model would then slot into something like this. I think this is a good option as my model would slot into the base and I wouldn't have to worry ...