One of the great things about Foodini is that you do not need to know how to create a 3D model in CAD or have any knowledge about STL files. Don't know what any of that is? Don't worry. You can skip this page.
对于熟悉上述内容的用户,您可以将3D模型导入Foodini Creator。
注意事项
请记住,3D打印食物与使用塑料或任何其他材料进行3D打印非常不同——这就是我们以这种方式构建Foodini和Foodini Creator的原因。
您不能使用Foodini打印可拆卸支撑结构,也不能违背重力在空中打印。请选择适合食品打印的3D模型。
如果您是3D打印机用户,STL是标准格式,您可能会自动认为必须将其与Foodini一起使用。 但是, STL只是与Foodini配合使用的方式之一。在Foodini中,每种食材都有自己的设置,这在切片软件中不会发生,因为塑料只有一组设置。
Once you play around with Foodini Creator you'll find that many times it's easier to create prints directly in Foodini Creator and you will most likely (pleasantly!) discover that you won't have to use STLs. The vast majority of our customers do not use STLs.
话虽如此,如果您确实想打印STL,在Foodini中操作与普通3D打印机不同。
任何STL修改、旋转、切割等都需要在3D建模软件中完成,而不是在Foodini Creator中。完成修改后,将STL导入Foodini Creator。然后使用高级设置微调打印。
Similar to how slicer software includes 3D printer settings like temperature, layer height, print speed, etc., we have those controls in our advanced settings, plus a few more that we find useful when printing food. The settings are specific to Foodini and are applied to individual ingredients and shapes. Foodini takes the STL models and slices them, and applies the settings from the advanced user settings and the edit image functions.
If you want to print a multi-ingredient STL, you would split it up into separate STLs. You can import multiple STLs onto the same plate and either place them separately on the dish or stack them via positions.
If you have multiple STLs that you want somehow intertwined, you would import them into Foodini Creator (as separate STLs) and then reconnect them in Creator via Scripting (Beta feature.)
导入3D模型
It's best to import 3D models from another device, like your laptop; see instructions on
如何从另一台设备连接到Foodini的说明。
Find or create a 3D model that you want to print. In this example, we'll print this:
使用您喜欢的软件编辑3D模型。(我们经常使用Sketchup。)
确保您的坐标如下图所示:z轴必须在垂直位置。
您必须将文件保存为STL格式 才能将其导入Foodini Creator。
开始一个新菜品,点击 + 形状,新的形状选项将出现。点击3D模型,然后选择要导入的本地文件。
Resize the model if you like. Assign your ingredients, and print! (Note that you won't be able to see the lines of the 3D model in the print preview.)
结果!
请确保您的STL文件没有错误...
文件大小
文件越小越好。非常大的STL文件可能无法成功导入,和/或您可能会收到错误消息。作为一般经验法则,我们建议文件大小不超过1MB。
打印预览
如果您想查看每层将如何打印,可以进入设置并打开
图层预览。这将在预览中激活图层动画,仅适用于STL。