Learn how to add 3d text to your models with FreeCAD. In this video, you will learn how to use ShapeStrings in FreeCAD and how to use Bounding Boxes to position components of your model. This technique is perfect for designing models with 3d text you will print on any 3d printer, including printers from Prusa, Creality, Monoprice, Anet, Flashforge, and JG Maker that I have reviewed on this channel. In the video, I demonstrate how to use IdeaMaker to split apart models and print them in 2 colors.
The following playlist includes additional videos about multiple color 3d printing:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxa9m2nC6N92L4QllsZ9StWwKopo-CpsR
The following playlist is a good place to learn FreeCAD:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxa9m2nC6N924jFUOYRECQUMm9xl4_jUI
Content in this Video
00:00 Introduction
03:10 Using Text in FreeCAD
4:20 FreeCAD Part Design Workbench
8:56 FreeCAD Draft Workbench
11:13 Locating Font Files
13:37 Using ShapeStrings
16:03 Understanding FreeCAD Bounding Boxes
17:43 Using Bounding Boxes in Formulas
19:06 Extruding / Padding a ShapeString
20:10 3d Printing a FreeCAD 2 Color Model
21:25 Splitting Colors in IdeaMaker
Let's continue to learn together. Irv
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The MakeWithTech channel teaches people how to use desktop technology to create, innovate and make things. If you are a "maker" and want to learn more about 3d Printing, 3d Printers, 3d Printing Slicers, Computer-Aided Design (CAD), or 3d Modeling, this is a place you should visit often. The channel includes additional content about using a wood lathe, woodworking, programming single-board computers such as the Raspberry Pi and Python. Available reviews are about Prusa, Creality, Monoprice, ANET, JG Maker, and Flashforge 3d Printers. Slicers covered include MatterControl, Cura, PrusaSlicer, Flashprint, and IdeaMaker.