Dan the 3D Printing Dad

YouTube video by Corridor Crew It Took Me 30 Years to Solve this VFX Problem

Watch the video here and look for the link to the GitHub page in the description.
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something truly amazing without using stolen property to train his tool. He has made the tool open-source for anyone to use, as long as they follow the open-source license.

It's a gift from VFX artists to VFX artists, and I applaud the Corridor Digital team.

get past mundane tasks that take painstaking processes to complete. Not creative work, just sweat-on-the-brow processes that have the potential to be semi-automated using an AI process. This, in turn, allows an artist to make the best use of their creative skills.

Nico has done

The thumbnail of a YouTube video by Corridor Digital depicting Nico's face popping out between a torn piece of green paper with the caption "I fixed green screens!"

From my AI rants in the past, some might think I'm against AI. I'm not. I'm against being naive about AI and its use. I'm against rushing into plastering AI into everything, without considering the consequences.

But this is precisely where I see AI being useful: helping people

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Those cheeks! 🥰

What? I love arugula. Did it hurt Halo? If so, I will hate it.

I do too. Far too many have demonized the innocent, equating them with their leader or prevailing law. Too many kind people are lost to the cruel machine of propaganda.

Praying for his safety.

Uh, oh...

Same reason why, for many Intel/AMD users, a smaller core count makes more sense because the reduced cores can generally run faster.

You have a friend for life in that crow.

Interesting. A $600 machine with a phone processor.

Now I wonder: is it going to run Tahoe or some offshoot of their mobile OS?

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I got u

And, as for CAD, yes. I'm getting a few of my kids (3 out of 4) into CAD. It's a powerful tool and they are just amazing with it.

I only very briefly got to meet him at MRRF 2017. However, even in that brief encounter, he left an indelible, positive impression on me. He happened to do a lecture that year on some of E3D's latest developments, one of which, if I recall correctly, was the toolchanger.

He was brilliant.

Dammit. I wish I could actually go one of these years. I'd love to meet a lot of the cool people on the other side of the ocean.

Well, that and SMRRF is such a cool combo of a good cause and a rep-rap fest.

I miss Sanjay.

volunteer has made freely available, and print said part, minimizing waste and transport costs.

Dom has touched on three of my interests with FDM 3D printing - flexible filaments (which freaking rock), practical prints, and home repair.

Seriously, I want to live to see a day where 3D printers are even more of an appliance, and nearly everyone can simply look up a part that some dedicated

You friggin' rock. That was an excellent video, and it's cool to see that it resulted in action. (Your solar video was also fantastic.)

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OHMYGOSHTHAT'SSOCUTEI'MDYING!

any other questions, please feel free to send me a question anytime, and I'll do my best to get you an answer fast.

Look up "3D Printed Tabletop" on YouTube. They have a lot of content that is likely up your alley.

@unclejessy.bsky.social on YouTube does a lot of good resin and FDM printer overviews. @joeltelling.bsky.social (3D Printing Nerd on YouTube) does good overviews as well.

In any case, if you have

for an "appliance", consider a Bambu 3D printer. If you don't mind a little more work, I have experience with Elegoo Centauri Carbon that is very similar without quite all the bells and whistles and only costs a fraction of the Bambu.

FDM will be king for larger prints, like large set-pieces.

a lot of accessories to keep it under control.

Filament/FDM printers have come a really long way since Gabe's first printer way back when. (Wasn't that like a printer by Dremel?) They're so much faster, more precise, and user-friendly.

If you are OK spending the money and are really just looking

close, using a small nozzle and fine layers, but you will be looking at longer prints. A large resin printer will be able to print several miniatures at the same time in the same time that one might print on a filament printer.

But, yes, resin is a major irritant/toxin, and it is messy, so you need

Salient points all around.

@cwtycho.penny-arcade.com - If you really want the finest details in a reasonable time, resin is worth looking into, as long as you can dedicate a place for it where you can ventilate, have gloves on hand, and have a wash and cure station.

Filament printers *can* get

It's a wyrm that devours one's soul and consumes one's time. If you are truly ready, I will pass on my secrets.

(you're nice.)

I'm gonna boop him.

Frick. I solve that by not having time to play games. 😟