this post was submitted on 14 Aug 2023
26 points (100.0% liked)

3DPrinting

18352 readers
255 users here now

3DPrinting is a place where makers of all skill levels and walks of life can learn about and discuss 3D printing and development of 3D printed parts and devices.

The r/functionalprint community is now located at: or !functionalprint@fedia.io

There are CAD communities available at: !cad@lemmy.world or !freecad@lemmy.ml

Rules

If you need an easy way to host pictures, https://catbox.moe/ may be an option. Be ethical about what you post and donate if you are able or use this a lot. It is just an individual hosting content, not a company. The image embedding syntax for Lemmy is ![]()

Moderation policy: Light, mostly invisible

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
 

I don’t know how these asset packs work. Could I get .stl files from them?

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] MolochAlter@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago (9 children)

Short answer: no

Long answer: game assets are absolutely possible to print but will look nothing like the model you see on screen.

Rendering techniques used for real time mean you want fewer polygons and will be faking a bunch of shit, like hair or thatched roofs for instance, and none of those faked parts will show up correctly on a print since they are actually just textures on planes.

[–] CaptainFlintlockFinn@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago

10-4, thanks for the detailed response!

load more comments (8 replies)