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[Pembroke sailor]

I've been looking for crewmen to put aboard my 1/16th tugboat. I am learning 3D printing, so it seemed like a good way to go. After a lot of searching, I could only download and print two suitable free figures.


My research led me to a free program called "Make Human". It is available under the GNU General Public License. Look it up on Wikipedia for more details. The figures are quite limited, but I am sure that I will find more options that are available as add-ons. Generally, you design the figures with easy-to-use sliders, or select items from lists.


I have attached a picture of my first effort. He will be 3D printed in a single colour of plastic and painted, so I am not concerned about what the colours are on the figure. You may notice that my figure has hands like mittens because fingers would be too fine to print at 1/16th scale. You can select this style from the "materials" menu under "topology". Select "proxy 741". It is the lowest choice on my computer.


You are offered a choice to export the figure as a ".stl" file, but on my computer the files were corrupted. Instead export the file as "Colleda" file, import it into "Blender", then export it as a ".stl" file. I'm happy to share how I do that in a future post if people want to know. Or perhaps someone else has already got an easy way to do it.

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[derekwarner]

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You are offered a choice to export the figure as a ".stl" file, but on my computer the files were corrupted. Instead export the file as "Colleda" file, import it into "Blender", then export it as a ".stl" file. I'm happy to share how I do that in a future post if people want to know. Or perhaps someone else has already got an easy way to do it.

[grendel]

I too have used this program to make a 1/12 scale figure of  a reasonable likeness to the owner of the boat my model is based upon, I too had problems with the stl file, but used an online service that allows you to fix your stl files (3 free fixes a month) to get it to print. I could always import the stl into CAD and fix it there, then re-export as stl.
I will dig out the name of the online website when I get onto the right computer.

[grendel]

right, on the correct computer now - https://makeprintable.com is the place that you can fix your stl models, you can sign up for the free version (3 files a month)

[Pembroke sailor]

Thank you grendel for your reply. I will try that online repair service. Blender is very complicated.

[Pembroke sailor]

I didn't think at first about sharing my figure.


I have attached a picture.Please PM me iIf anyone wants the .stl file.