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Free video tutorial from Printara Academy, 3 min 12 s. Narration in English, Czech, French, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, German. No account needed to watch.
The narration of this video, from its captions.
0:00 Let's turn this alien figurine into separate printable parts, add resin pins, and save the finished version.
0:08 Open your model from the Library, then choose Segment. This example already has generated parts, so we can load them and start editing.
0:17 Different preview colours make the parts easier to identify. Inspect the proposed divisions before deciding which pieces you want to keep separate.
0:26 To combine pieces, hold Shift and click each one on the model. Then choose Merge. Here we join the arms, torso and legs into a single body.
0:37 That leaves three main parts: the head, the body and the base. Your own model may need a different arrangement.
0:45 Under Printable parts, choose the joint type. Resin pins create a peg on one part and a matching socket on the other. Other joint styles are available here too.
0:56 Set the height you intend to print. The joint dimensions depend on it. Here we start at one hundred and thirty millimeters, with Standard fit and automatic pin diameter.
1:07 Auto chooses where to process the model. You can also select This computer or Our servers. We're using this computer, so the browser tab needs to stay open.
1:17 Click Make printable parts and let the build finish. We're shortening the wait in this tutorial; the actual processing time depends on the model and computer.
1:27 Once the build succeeds, separate the assembly and rotate it. Check the pins, their matching sockets, and the surfaces where the parts will meet.
1:37 The report shows the completed parts and their connections. Review it before exporting. A successful geometry check does not replace checking the fit and print setup for your machine.
1:49 Before saving, confirm the final size. Here the prepared version has been rebuilt at one hundred and fifty millimeters, and the result report matches that height.
1:59 Now choose Save to Library. Wait for the upload to finish before moving on. Simply seeing the prepared parts in the editor is not the same as saving them.
2:09 The completed save creates a new library entry for the prepared assembly. Open that new entry, rather than your original model, when you want to export or sell this version.
2:21 Use the Separate control to inspect the saved parts. Bring them back together when you've finished checking the assembly.
2:28 To offer the prepared model for sale, open Sell from this saved entry. Choose your destination and review the listing details and included files. The separate selling tutorial covers this step in more detail.
2:41 When everything is ready, publish the listing. In this demonstration we're using Printara Marketplace, with the other destinations switched off.
2:51 Finally, open the public listing and check its three-dimensional preview. Separate the model again to confirm that the prepared assembly is the version being presented.
3:02 That's the workflow: choose your parts, build the joints, inspect the result, and save it. Your prepared version is then ready for the next step.
A peg on one part and a matching socket on the other. Other joint styles are available under Printable parts.
The joint dimensions depend on it. The tutorial starts at 130 mm and confirms that the saved version was rebuilt at 150 mm, matching the result report.
Save to Library creates a new library entry for the prepared assembly. Open that new entry, rather than your original model, when you want to export or sell this version.
Yes. The narration is available in English, Czech, French, Spanish, Japanese, Korean and German, with a transcript of each version. The recorded Printara interface stays in English.
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