I haven't done Halloween for a long time, but my workstudy students convinced/inspired me to put something together this year.  Unfor...

It all went together really well. Overall I'm very pleased. I built a custom stand with a ball-joint to allow for lots of poses. H...

The moment of truth. Will everything go together?  I did a lot of test prints for the tentacles but no big tests for the body.  I did small ...

One of the many differences with modeling for 3D printing is the file prep which must be done.  The model has to be exported as an STL file ...

I was in the process of getting the Octopod ready for printing when I noticed this: I'm looking along the length of the body wher...

Rivets! Still messing around with the colors, but you get the idea. Sometimes there is just no quick and easy way to do something and th...

Have hit some major roadblocks when trying to export STL files for printing.  The lesson learned is: You DO NOT want interior faces left-o...