Been wanting to design a cover for N95 masks, ideally w/ a spot to mount a mic for events. Today I used the Scandy Pro iOS app to scan myself, exported it to STL in mm, and opened the file in #NomadSculpt , which seems to have kept it to scale (yay!). P easy so far :D #WearableTech #3DPrinting - ThreadSky

alexglow.bsky.social • 19 days ago

Been wanting to design a cover for N95 masks, ideally w/ a spot to mount a mic for events.

Today I used the Scandy Pro iOS app to scan myself, exported it to STL in mm, and opened the file in #NomadSculpt , which seems to have kept it to scale (yay!). P easy so far :D

#WearableTech #3DPrinting

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alexglow.bsky.social•19 days ago

The size thing is a huge relief, because that's what stymied my first attempt at sculpting for 3DP in Nomad: https://glow-ahead.ghost.io/nomad-sculpt/#/portal

Scandy allows 1 free export per week, and next up, I'm planning to make a maskless one for more weird wearables. :D

alexglow.bsky.social•19 days ago

So far, I added a cone, used Trim to slice the end off it, sliced off the sides (with mirroring), and tweaked the size + shape + angle. Then cloned it, moved the clone backward, and used Hide + Boolean to hollow it out. And saved a copy in case I screw it up 😸

Next, the fun part: shaping!

// #Mask

macegr.bsky.social•18 days ago

Having a 3D scan of your own head is super valuable for this type of thing! I used it to design a mask for my wedding on Halloween and it was extra useful to navigate around my glasses

alexglow.bsky.social•18 days ago

Rad!! Sounds like a cool wedding, too :D

I have some older models around somewhere, but they're pretty massive. This isn't even solid, but should be good enough as a reference... I have been wanting to get a new full-head scan made, though – so many weird cyborg accessories to design!

macegr.bsky.social•18 days ago

I used a Creality Raptor to do the scan but the results actually look similar to your Scandy output! That app is doing pretty well

alexglow.bsky.social•18 days ago

I'm honestly shocked it went so well on the first try! Gotta do a test print to make sure the scale is actually good, though XD

Btw, the low-poly style on the mask looks awesome. Do you have a write-up anywhere?

alexglow.bsky.social•18 days ago

I love this sick splatter effect! A happy accident bc I couldn't wait for help scanning. :)

Also: the mask appears sunk *into* my face – maybe an artifact of the black dye absorbing more IR??

Tried adding some hair back to the model, and it helped me get a better feel for the tools at this scale.

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