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Title: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: Deozaan on February 01, 2018, 07:01 PM
Well, I went ahead and did it, I bought a 3d printer.

Anycubic I3 Mega:
Supposed to be a good 3d printer for beginners, and nice and compact.

I'm just printing the test thing now.

What I'd really like to do is have a 3d cody -- anyone have enough 3d (and 3d printer) experience to try to make a version of Cody our mascot for 3d printing?
-mouser (February 01, 2018, 05:52 PM)

Awesome! I'm kind of jealous. :P

I'm pretty sure that at one point in time Gothi[c] made a 3D image of Cody in Blender. I'm not sure what it takes to convert/prepare a regular Blend file to be 3D printed, but it may be worth digging up that model. I think I may have it archived somewhere on my HDD, but I won't have access to my PC for a few days.
Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: barney on February 14, 2018, 12:21 AM
So, NANY awards to be 3D printed hereafter? ;D
Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: 4wd on February 14, 2018, 12:53 AM
I'm pretty sure that at one point in time Gothi[c] made a 3D image of Cody in Blender. ..... I think I may have it archived somewhere on my HDD, but I won't have access to my PC for a few days.
-Deozaan (February 01, 2018, 07:01 PM)

https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=6683.msg98713#msg98713
Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: Deozaan on February 14, 2018, 01:37 AM
Nice find!
Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: 4wd on February 14, 2018, 04:27 AM
Nice find!
-Deozaan (February 14, 2018, 01:37 AM)

Actually, is that the right one?

I notice earlier in the thread a link to another blender file but it's 404.
Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: Deozaan on February 14, 2018, 10:03 AM
The other one that 404s is the one I was talking about, but the animation file you linked to should also contain the Cody model. And it's even rigged for animation!
Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: ayryq on February 14, 2018, 10:35 AM
Here's an STL to get you started. Gonna need support.

http://ericandchar.com/dc/cody.stl
Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: mouser on February 14, 2018, 12:53 PM
Printing it now..
Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: ayryq on February 14, 2018, 12:59 PM
Printing it now..
-mouser (February 14, 2018, 12:53 PM)

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Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: mouser on February 14, 2018, 01:14 PM
Mine came out a little worse -- I printed him upright and one of his legs became encased in supports and came off with them.

It's a good start, but I think we're going to need a substantially better looking Cody if it's something I can print and paint and send to people as a thank you.

Maybe a design with cody sitting would be more in his character, like:
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I'm trying to think what kind of image would be best and be feasible..

Maybe him sitting holding a big coin that said DonationCoder.com on it, or maybe something where we could customize the text so we could give it out as an award and make it say different things like "1000 post award" or "NANY 2020", etc.

The thing is, it would really have to look like Cody not just a distant 8 bit relative..
Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: IainB on February 14, 2018, 01:32 PM
Cody plays PONG?    :o
Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: mouser on February 14, 2018, 01:37 PM
Are there any 3d modeling experts who could make a seriously accurate cody?  Are there places we could *hire* someone to do it?
Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: ayryq on February 14, 2018, 01:57 PM
Mine came out a little worse -- I printed him upright and one of his legs became encased in supports and came off with them.
-mouser (February 14, 2018, 01:14 PM)

Yes, you have to think about not only what's going to print most successfully (least support, or support in least obvious places), but also where the strength is going to be after printing. Think in terms of woodworking... if you print cody upright you have "short grain" in the legs—easy to break. The way I did it, the layers extend (at least partially) through the legs from the body, adding strength.
Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: Deozaan on February 14, 2018, 05:26 PM
Are there any 3d modeling experts who could make a seriously accurate cody?  Are there places we could *hire* someone to do it?
-mouser (February 14, 2018, 01:37 PM)

You could make a request on Polycount (http://polycount.com/forum).
Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: 4wd on February 14, 2018, 05:29 PM
Are there any 3d modeling experts who could make a seriously accurate cody?  Are there places we could *hire* someone to do it?
-mouser (February 14, 2018, 01:37 PM)

Don't know about other countries but here you can go to certain Officeworks stores, (national office supply chain), get 3D laser scanned (https://www.officeworks.com.au/print/print-and-copy/3d) (or an object), and get the 3D file for printing.

Could scan Baby Cody if he's not on holiday and is up to taking a chance on laser incineration.
Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: Deozaan on February 14, 2018, 05:55 PM
Photogrammetry is also something that is becoming easier and easier to do with regular cameras/equipment and software. But methinks that Baby Cody isn't "seriously accurate" according to nudone's model sheet.
Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: cranioscopical on February 15, 2018, 03:29 PM
You could make a request on Polycount
-Deozaan (February 14, 2018, 05:26 PM)
Cody's a parrot now? Or is it just that he can't spell 'pirate'?
Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: mouser on February 16, 2018, 04:14 PM
So far I've been using my 3d printer quite a bit -- but only to print 3d parts for board games that I play.. It's slow and fiddly and prone to messing up, but it absolutely feels like the future.. There can't be much doubt that in 10 years we will all have these machines in our houses.
Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: mouser on February 16, 2018, 04:21 PM
If we could get a cody holding a big coin/medal where we could customize the writing it would be so awesome to be able to print out custom "awards" to send to people..
Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: mouser on February 16, 2018, 09:21 PM
I've installed but not used OpenSCAD yet.  I've noticed that there are quite a few thingiverse items that are "parametric" and made with it -- meaning that you can adjust some parameters to change various aspects of the size and shape.
Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: ayryq on February 17, 2018, 12:23 PM
This is hard!
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Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: mouser on February 17, 2018, 03:44 PM
It may not look like Cody but that's very cool... Now you've got me excited to think of something to use OpenSCAD for! I'm sure I'll think of something..
Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: mouser on March 27, 2018, 03:10 PM
Nudone himself has started to explore the use of Blender in making a 3d cody.

Aryq maybe I could ask your eventual help in using OpenScad to make a coin base with some programmatic "text" on it, as the base of a customizable cody award?
Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: ayryq on March 27, 2018, 03:22 PM
Sure, I can look at that. Could you maybe draw a sketch of what you're thinking?

Edit: Also is there an "official" DC font?
Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: mouser on March 27, 2018, 03:54 PM
I think Arial Bold is as close to an official font.

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I actually searched for "customizable" tagged coins on thingiverse (Customizable i think means openscad models), and found a bunch:
https://www.thingiverse.com/search/page:10?sort=relevant&q=coin&type=things&customizable=1&dwh=965abaae707f977

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:127588
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:47484
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1703911

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2448171 <-- this one even has text around the edge(!)
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https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:185184



In our case I'm thinking like a 2-3 inch diameter coin "base" -- with cody sitting/standing on it (glued or pegged).
So actually the center of the coin won't be too visible I guess, since cody will be on it.  But you could imagine curving at the top of the "coin" it could say DONATIONCODER.COM and curving at the bottom it would say some text that would change depending on the award, like "N.A.N.Y. 2020 AWARD" etc.
Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: Deozaan on March 27, 2018, 10:21 PM
So actually the center of the coin won't be too visible I guess, since cody will be on it.
-mouser (March 27, 2018, 03:54 PM)

What about the bottom? That could have a nice/fun design for an extra treat to those who pick up the coin+Cody and take a look at the underside.
Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: mouser on March 27, 2018, 10:24 PM
The first openscan coin model with text seems to use this Write library: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:16193
I don't know about the others.

(the fancy one with text on the side seems to use something different -- not only that but it uses a 2bit png image as a mask for the engraved center image!).


ps. We should split this 3d printing discussion into its own thread.
Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: mouser on March 27, 2018, 10:27 PM
What about the bottom? That could have a nice/fun design for an extra treat to those who pick up the coin+Cody and take a look at the underside.

The first sample coin thing does actually have text on the bottom.
Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: Ath on March 28, 2018, 01:04 AM
What about the bottom? That could have a nice/fun design for an extra treat to those who pick up the coin+Cody and take a look at the underside.
-Deozaan (March 27, 2018, 10:21 PM)
Or give it some mirrored text&image so it can be used as a stamp?
Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: ayryq on March 28, 2018, 06:47 AM
Text on the bottom/sides is easy to design and render, less easy to print.
the write.scad library is nice because it does curved text for tops and sides of cylinders, but it has a weird format for fonts and doesn't look like it kerns correctly.
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Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: mouser on March 28, 2018, 06:50 AM
Have you tried that fancy coin one? It seems to use normal fonts AND that ability to use a png bitmap as a raised image is really nice.
Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: ayryq on March 28, 2018, 01:50 PM
I found a better library to use:
https://github.com/brodykenrick/text_on_OpenSCAD

Updates as they become available :)
Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: mouser on March 28, 2018, 01:58 PM
Excellent.

Nudone has been hard at work, look at this little baby cody model!
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Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: tomos on March 28, 2018, 04:25 PM
Excellent.

Nudone has been hard at work, look at this little baby cody model!
-mouser (March 28, 2018, 01:58 PM)

looks very cute :-*
Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: mouser on March 29, 2018, 09:14 AM
More iterations from Nudone:
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Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: nudone on March 29, 2018, 09:50 AM
Mouser has told me to say "hello", so...

Hello, to all DC'ers old and new.
Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: skwire on March 29, 2018, 10:19 AM
Mouser has told me to say "hello", so...

Hello, to all DC'ers old and new.
-nudone (March 29, 2018, 09:50 AM)

Damn, son!  Don't be such a stranger.    :up:  :Thmbsup:  :up:  Good to see you back.
Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: ayryq on March 29, 2018, 11:23 AM
Here's what I'm working on. I'm happy to receive creative direction!
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Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: mouser on March 29, 2018, 11:34 AM
Looking good, aryq!

Here are my suggestions:

1. I think the DonationCoder.com text might look good if it was same orientation at the other.  I do like how you have one inset and one embossed.
2. The underneath image is cool!
3. The center image might be better as a raised "$"
4. The text around the edge.. maybe better as just one row of 0s and 1s rather than two?
Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: mouser on March 29, 2018, 11:35 AM
When you are ready send me an stl and i'll print out a copy and put baby cody sitting on top of it and we'll see what the completed model will look like..
Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: ayryq on March 29, 2018, 02:40 PM
I think this is what you meant:
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I had the plain center to serve as a base for Cody (edit: with the hex socket for some sort of peg); I'm not sure how it'll look with him sitting on the $ sign. Also, the symbol is pretty US-specific. Maybe kill two birds by using the "currency" symbol i.e. "¤" instead. I spun the text around as well.

I need a test print to see how these small bits look. Currently the size of the coin is 76mm, about 3 inches.
Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: ayryq on March 29, 2018, 02:46 PM
"currency" symbol:
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Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: wraith808 on March 29, 2018, 02:50 PM
Mouser has told me to say "hello", so...

Hello, to all DC'ers old and new.
-nudone (March 29, 2018, 09:50 AM)

Damn, son!  Don't be such a stranger.    :up:  :Thmbsup:  :up:  Good to see you back.
-skwire (March 29, 2018, 10:19 AM)

Ditto!
Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: mouser on March 29, 2018, 03:04 PM
I like the $ though as you say it is US specific; but we could change it based on the award.  AND most importantly, the current plan is to have cody sitting on it so the center may not be very visible/readable anyway.

I think it really looks nice!!!!  I'm anxious to print out a copy myself.
Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: mouser on March 29, 2018, 08:36 PM
Printed out ayryq's latest coin -- though it's more of a thick beveridge coaster sized disc, with and without cody on it.

Looks pretty great.  Painted up I think it would look amazing.

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Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: mouser on March 29, 2018, 08:58 PM
aryq, the coin came out great!


It's HUGE.  and I think probably twice as thick as it needs to be -- at least if its going to be printed at this size.  I might scale it down from 3 inches to 2 and try printing it again.  The bottom actually came out nice this time.

The only thing that is not great is the font kerning and alignment -- as you suspected.    It's a bit wonky, though if there was no fix, we could live with it.

Thank you so much.  Can't wait to see what it looks like painted up.

Since cody takes up most of the center of the coin -- we might just put a smaller round pedestal there.

The side numbers printed fantastically..  Makes me think we should either come up with some custom text for that OR at least make the binary code MEAN something..
Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: ayryq on March 29, 2018, 09:53 PM
OK, this one is thinner (5mm) but just as large, has a gear-looking thing for the pedestal, and has a chunkier, simpler cody on the bottom. I switched the font but no matter what I do that "e" in "coder" is high. Since that text won't change maybe I'll make it in Inkscape and bring it over as a dxf. It's also not manifold, and I don't know why, but it sliced fine as far as I can tell.

http://ericandchar.com/dc/codycoin02.stl
Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: mouser on March 29, 2018, 10:03 PM
Since that text won't change maybe I'll make it in Inkscape and bring it over as a dxf
It's far more important that I be able to change the text easily (in openscad) than it is for the text to be laid out perfectly, so given the choice let's live with the text kerning weirdness.

I will print this one out as soon as my 66% sized current one finishes.

Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: KynloStephen66515 on March 29, 2018, 11:04 PM
I need a cody coin in my life...
Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: mouser on March 29, 2018, 11:15 PM
Aryq,

For testing purposes it might be good to get rid of that bottom cody pattern -- my printer has a hard time printing it reliably and tends to get tangled there.
Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: mouser on March 30, 2018, 05:07 AM
Aryq:

The new height is better!
The text seems a little better too -- not sure if you did anything with that or it may be that depending on the radius (i printed it at 80% size) it just happens to kern better or worse.

The new center design is better.  If it's easy to do it might be nice to try one where that center is actually quite a bit higher up, to elevate cody a half inch or so.. Might be worth a try..

Also on further thought, I think maybe having the bottom flat with nothing on it might be better for when we use this as a base for the cody figurine and award, because it would allow me to write something personal on the underside with an oil paint pen.  I think that would be preferable to a design, and make the printing easier.
Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: mouser on March 30, 2018, 05:55 AM
Aryq, I had a great idea:

What if coming up out of the "coin" in the center was a small diameter rod, perhaps only 4mm diameter, coming up about 2 inches?

This would accomplish a couple of things:
It would elevate cody, for an interesting look.
It would make the rest of the coin top completely visible, so we could use all of the space including the center, for design.
With a hold at the bottom of cody (sorry old chap!) we could easily mount him on it.


With the center visible we might even move the cody with coin design that is on the bottom to the top center, OR use it for some additional (non-curved) text, which could come in handy for some awards..

Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: ayryq on March 30, 2018, 06:28 AM
mouser,
The nice thing is everything you suggest (mostly) is really easy. Comment out the cody, change the height of the column, etc.

I haven't tried it but I think OpenSCAD can import an stl - you may be able to do this in one print.

I changed the font in the latest version, from Arial Black to Liberation Mono (DC.com) and Liberation Sans (other text).

I normally go through and fix indenting and comment things before I do this :) but here's the source - I included the font needed for the edge; fonts for the top will need to be on your system (OpenSCAD has a font list under the help menu to be sure).

When you're using OpenSCAD it shows a "preview" but to print it you need to do a "render" (F6 or a toolbar button) which is pretty slow with the fonts. Then you can export an STL.

Helpful tip for OpenSCAD, if you put a "#" at the beginning of a line or object then it's highlighted in red, so you can see what you're editing.
Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: mouser on March 30, 2018, 06:36 AM
Awesome, thanks aryq!

I changed the font in the latest version, from Arial Black to Liberation Mono (DC.com) and Liberation Sans (other text).
Clever! It really made a difference.

I have openscad installed and have played with it a tiny bit.  I think I will need your help making the "rod".
Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: ayryq on March 30, 2018, 06:51 AM
I think I will need your help making the "rod".
-mouser (March 30, 2018, 06:36 AM)

You can do it! Look at the bottom of the file; I've commented out a cylinder "//simple platform for Cody".
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translate([0,0,2]){cylinder (r=20,h=3,center=true);}
First change r and h - note that the height expands from the middle so it sticks out the bottom.
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translate([0,0,2]){cylinder (r=2,h=30,center=true);}
Then change the "z" value in the translate function to slide it upward. You can move it up by half the height, plus half the thickness of the cylinder. Overlap is OK.
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translate([0,0,17]){cylinder (r=2,h=30,center=true);}
Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: mouser on March 30, 2018, 06:56 AM
Thanks, aryq.  It's nice having people to learn from here  :up:
Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: ayryq on March 30, 2018, 07:12 AM
Here, use this one instead. I got rid of all the "center=true" so things grow "up" instead of "out". Should make dimensions easier to play with.

Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: mouser on March 30, 2018, 08:07 AM
Great, thanks Aryq -- I'm having fun playing with it now  :Thmbsup:
Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: mouser on March 30, 2018, 06:04 PM
Heralding a new arrival:
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I have to say that the idea of a rod and perching cody above it did not work as well as I had hoped -- he looked a little strange sitting on a pole so I had to put him on a second tier.  Probably more trouble than it's worth, as the look of him just sitting on the coin base still seems best to me.
Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: mouser on March 30, 2018, 07:31 PM
I will soon try painting one of the baby codys.
Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: mouser on March 30, 2018, 07:45 PM
And then we have to figure out what awards to make and who gets them.. It won't cost much to print or ship these, but will take quite a few hours to print each one.  If they are to be painted, much more work involved.
We could offer them as alternatives to NANY mugs.. But maybe their best use would be as special awards for long time dc forum members who have made thousands of posts, or forum moderators.  Or big shot donors :)
They can be customized with username, date of joining, etc, etc..
Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: mouser on March 30, 2018, 07:46 PM
Nudone did such a great job with the baby cody model, I still can't get over it.  :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*
Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: ayryq on March 30, 2018, 08:37 PM
I will soon try painting one of the baby codys.
-mouser (March 30, 2018, 07:31 PM)

You should try acetone-fuming with one of the codys. It smooths out all the ridges and makes it much easier to paint. Lots of info online; I did it with a widemouth mason jar on my heated bed and a little lower-able platform made of stiff electrical wire.

Edit: this is for ABS. good link here: http://blog.reprap.org/2013/02/vapor-treating-abs-rp-parts.html
Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: skwire on March 30, 2018, 10:07 PM
Those pics remind me of chocolate Easter Bunnies so we need to find some chocolate filament (I wish) and make a Choco-Baby-Cody.  Hahahaha.    ;D
Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: mouser on March 30, 2018, 10:09 PM
You should try acetone-fuming
I've seen those dedicated alcohol smoothing machines (they require special fillament).
Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: mouser on March 31, 2018, 03:10 AM
Another video on using acetone for abs smoothing:
Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: tomos on March 31, 2018, 11:48 AM
Nudone did such a great job with the baby cody model, I still can't get over it.  :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*
-mouser (March 30, 2018, 07:46 PM)
+1 :Thmbsup:
Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: mouser on March 31, 2018, 07:39 PM
Aryq, I'm having a lot of fun with the coin scad file -- I am making most things proper options instead of hardcoded values.. I will send you my file when I am done.


Update: I'm *loving* OpenSCAD - a programmer's dream cad program.  I've got most of the coin options nicely configurable now so you can more easily change the sizes of different things. I will share soon.
Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: mouser on April 01, 2018, 04:37 PM
Big white coin/pedestal with simple painted letters:
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And sitting directly on coin:
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And with a smaller cody:
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Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: mouser on April 04, 2018, 02:12 PM
Painted up and ready to go:

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Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: mouser on April 04, 2018, 02:16 PM
These aren't too laborious to produce.. Some spray paint, oil marker, and hand painting the beak, feet, and eyes.

I'll try some more sizes for cody and the coin...

Text on coin face and around the rim are customizeable.

So, it seems to me I could make a couple dozen of these with custom text and send them out to special folks.
Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: Deozaan on April 04, 2018, 03:47 PM
 :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*
Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: wraith808 on April 04, 2018, 05:15 PM
:-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*
-Deozaan (April 04, 2018, 03:47 PM)

Ditto!  ;D
Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: KynloStephen66515 on April 04, 2018, 05:43 PM
𝓘 𝓽𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓴 𝓲𝓽 𝓲𝓼 𝓼𝓪𝓯𝓮 𝓽𝓸 𝓼𝓪𝔂 𝓽𝓱𝓪𝓽 𝔀𝓮 𝓪𝓵𝓵 𝔀𝓪𝓷𝓽 𝓸𝓷𝓮!
Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: tomos on April 04, 2018, 06:11 PM
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not sure what Stephen is saying, but I *probably* agree with him...
Definitely agree with Deozaan though :D :Thumbsup:
Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: KynloStephen66515 on April 04, 2018, 06:23 PM
𝓘 𝓽𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓴 𝓲𝓽 𝓲𝓼 𝓼𝓪𝓯𝓮 𝓽𝓸 𝓼𝓪𝔂 𝓽𝓱𝓪𝓽 𝔀𝓮 𝓪𝓵𝓵 𝔀𝓪𝓷𝓽 𝓸𝓷𝓮!
-Stephen66515 (April 04, 2018, 05:43 PM)
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not sure what Stephen is saying, but I *probably* agree with him...
Definitely agree with Deozaan though :D :Thumbsup:
-tomos (April 04, 2018, 06:11 PM)

I said "I think it is safe to say that we all want one!"  8)
Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: wraith808 on April 04, 2018, 07:23 PM
𝓘 𝓽𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓴 𝓲𝓽 𝓲𝓼 𝓼𝓪𝓯𝓮 𝓽𝓸 𝓼𝓪𝔂 𝓽𝓱𝓪𝓽 𝔀𝓮 𝓪𝓵𝓵 𝔀𝓪𝓷𝓽 𝓸𝓷𝓮!
-Stephen66515 (April 04, 2018, 05:43 PM)

Just one question... why did you use a different font?
Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: mouser on April 04, 2018, 08:53 PM
why did you use a different font?

It's stephen.
That is all you need to know.  There is no why.
Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: wraith808 on April 04, 2018, 09:39 PM
why did you use a different font?

It's stephen.
That is all you need to know.  There is no why.
-mouser (April 04, 2018, 08:53 PM)

Why is there no Why?
Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: cranioscopical on April 04, 2018, 09:49 PM
It's just too infra dig… sheer vowel play.
Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: mouser on April 04, 2018, 11:09 PM
I wonder if I could print an 8" x 8" x 8" cody award..
Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: KynloStephen66515 on April 04, 2018, 11:15 PM
I wonder if I could print an 8" x 8" x 8" cody award..
-mouser (April 04, 2018, 11:09 PM)

Print an 8' x 8' x 8' one...then I'll be impressed :P
Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: mouser on April 07, 2018, 02:05 AM
I printed out the 8"x8"x8" baby cody model.. The scaling up had a couple of issues.. the most serious one was I enabled supports and they kind of merged into the model, which has required some facial reconsutruction for baby cody.  No cost was spared to give him a proper beak, but I will need to wait until he wakes up from surgery to determine whether it was a success.  If so he will go in for painting and then have his photo taken..
Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: ayryq on April 07, 2018, 06:44 AM
I printed out the 8"x8"x8" baby cody model.
-mouser (April 07, 2018, 02:05 AM)

How long did it take? And how much filament?
Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: mouser on April 07, 2018, 06:52 AM
it took 21 hours.  and a LOT of filament.. not sure how much.. maybe 1/3 to 1/4 of a spool?
Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: mouser on April 08, 2018, 10:09 PM
What do people want printed on their coins?

I suppose first we need to decide who is getting the first batch of 12 cody awards, and then ask them what they want their coin bases to say...

Here are the kinds of reasons we would nominate someone to get a hand painted custom cody award:

So who should the first 12 go to?
Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: wraith808 on April 09, 2018, 06:35 AM
You said coding snacks, which immediately made me think of skwire. It's pretty amazing how he finds the time to help so many people so quickly!
Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: skwire on April 09, 2018, 10:00 AM
Here's an incomplete list of who I think of for various reasons (and in no particular order): 4wd, Ath, hamradio, c.gingerich, Deozaan, Skrommel, Stoic Joker, wraith808, IainB, tomos, lanux128, app, rjbull, rgdot, 40Hz, cranioscopical, & Stephen66515.
Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: Deozaan on April 09, 2018, 11:10 AM
Nudone for sure!

And didn't Carol Haynes used to be more involved in the administration of the site in the earlier years?

If cranioscopical gets one, then the one he gets should have Cody's face painted in clown makeup.  :P
Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: mouser on April 15, 2018, 02:15 AM
Here's some photos of the 8"x8"x8" giant baby cody, painted:
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From far away it looks great, from close up you can really see some of the imperfections: The beak needed reconstructive (epoxy) surgery; there are a couple of prominent layer lines near the botton, some areas are faceted.

I'd be happy to send this to someone who has a nice home for it (has to be indoors since PLA won't last outdoors), and would be best someplace where he is sitting at a distance.
Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: KynloStephen66515 on April 15, 2018, 09:33 AM
Omg giant cody is brilliant!  You could probably fix him up to look a crap load smoother by using some thick gloss as an undercoat then just repaint the detail points over the thick gloss.
Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: mouser on March 01, 2019, 10:03 AM
I'm finally printing out more 3d cody+coin models.. If I have previously promised to send you a 3d cody, OR IF I SHOULD HAVE, please message me to remind me now!
Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: mouser on February 11, 2020, 12:34 PM
Cody statues are boxed up and ready to bring to post office:
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Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: mouser on February 11, 2020, 04:36 PM
I'd love to see some photos of people with their cody/nany statues when they arrive.
Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: mouser on February 14, 2020, 03:47 PM
Any cody statues arrive yet?
Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: hamradio on February 14, 2020, 06:18 PM
Any cody statues arrive yet?
-mouser (February 14, 2020, 03:47 PM)

Not the best picture at the moment but...

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:Thmbsup:
Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: wraith808 on February 14, 2020, 11:36 PM
Mine did today!  I'll try to get a picture up tomorrow!
Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: Deozaan on February 16, 2020, 09:56 PM
Mine came a couple days ago.

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Thanks mouser!  :Thmbsup:
Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: wraith808 on February 20, 2020, 11:29 AM
Very nice!

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Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: mouser on February 23, 2020, 09:04 PM
It is a huge pain to mail these to destinations outside of the USA.. customs forms and all that.. and not cheap.
So the mugs are probably still the preferred thing to send out.
Title: Re: Thread on 3d Printing Cody Model
Post by: mouser on March 24, 2020, 08:06 AM
Just a reminder that this is how I painted my 3d Cody:
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So if you want to paint yours instead of leaving it gold, you'll need some White, Black, and Yellow paint.
And then I used black oil paint marker to go over the raised text on the coin to make it stand out a little more.