{"id":9761,"date":"2025-05-19T18:23:46","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T17:23:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/?p=9761"},"modified":"2025-05-21T15:24:13","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T14:24:13","slug":"3d-printing-crucifix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/3d-printing-crucifix\/","title":{"rendered":"3D Printing &#038; Blender \u2013 Crucifix Modified"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a208664a469a\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a208664a469a\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/3d-printing-crucifix\/#description\" >Description<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/3d-printing-crucifix\/#usage-context\" >Usage Context<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/3d-printing-crucifix\/#print-orientation\" >Print Orientation<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/3d-printing-crucifix\/#timestamps\" >Timestamps<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: black; position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; padding-top: 25px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%;\"><center><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9D2DGSBCT5A?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: black; position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; padding-top: 25px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%;\"><center><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zAeMMDgjHBc?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: black; position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; padding-top: 25px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%;\"><center><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Clan3EvxWGQ?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"description\"><\/span>Description<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>TikTok Archive (vertical format) taking a look at making slight improvements to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/3d-printing-blender-crucifix\/\">original Crucifix 3D print<\/a> project. While the original design was aesthetically designed, the loop for hanging wasn&#8217;t robust enough and prone to breaking. To solve this two alternative designs were made that provide more substance while in keeping with the original&#8217;s simple styling.<\/p>\n<p><b>Duration<\/b>: total c. 30 mins (00:30:00).<br \/>\n<b>Info<\/b>: 720p (vertical).<br \/>\n<b>Suitability<\/b>: Beginner+.<br \/>\n<b>Source<\/b>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/files\/3d-printing\/katsbits - crucifix_v2.zip\">KatsBits \u2013 Crucifix v2 &#038; v3<\/a> (c. 6.5 MB | *.blend, *.stl, *.gcode). Alt download from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crealitycloud.com\/user\/9848174144\" target=\"_blank\">Creality Cloud<\/a>.<br \/>\n<b>Product ID<\/b>: n\/a.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Design note<\/strong>: additional considerations when 3D printing;<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"usage-context\"><\/span>Usage Context<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>3D printing jewellery, or mocking up designs for 3D prints to be used as jewellery, presents it&#8217;s own set of challenges based on how a given item is to be used, in other words while the design of something might look good in principle, it may later turns out to be ineffective in use. In this example of a simple crucifix, the loop hanger through which a chain might pass, was too thin in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/3d-printing-blender-crucifix\/\">original design<\/a> and prone to breaking. A quick solution to this might be to just make the hanger more robust, making it  bigger or thicker, but this might not be in keeping with the objects aesthetics so some effort ought be spent designing updated elements that within the bounds of the original objects styling.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/images\/tutorials\/3d-printing\/crucifix_v2-loop-redesign.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 98.5%; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/images\/tutorials\/3d-printing\/crucifix_v2-loop-redesign.jpg\" alt=\"Designing different loop hangs\" width=\"900px\" height=\"500px\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<i>The original loop hang (left) wasn&#8217;t robust enough so had to be redesigned but maintaining the theme, with a thicker but rounded loop (middle) and a much squarer version (right).<\/i><\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"print-orientation\"><\/span>Print Orientation<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>When preparing objects for 3D printing their orientation is important as a means to strengthen or weaken a given design of points therein. In other words, as the crucifix loops needs to be strong enough to accommodate the potential day-to-day abuses of being used, the mesh can be laid down to align the loop relative to direction of print head travel, imparting as this does, greater strength because the structure is perpendicular to any pressures that can cause a break.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/images\/tutorials\/3d-printing\/crucifix_v2_alignment.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 98.5%; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/images\/tutorials\/3d-printing\/crucifix_v2_alignment.jpg\" alt=\"3D Print alignment\" width=\"900px\" height=\"500px\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<i>Aligning the crucifix relative to the print heads travel to impart greater strength in the final object &#8211; downward or translational forces don&#8217;t have horizontal (relative to the crucifix) fracture points, present due to layering of the print medium, to act against\/break across.<\/i>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"timestamps\"><\/span>Timestamps<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Times are approximate;<br \/>\n&#8211; n\/a<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9762,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1013,34,230],"tags":[1022,1033,639,633,1032,660,1023,1093,286,393],"class_list":["post-9761","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-3d-printing","category-blender","category-tutorials","tag-3d-printing","tag-creality-slicer","tag-jewellery","tag-jewelry","tag-millimeters","tag-orientation","tag-slicer","tag-tiktok","tag-units","tag-units-of-measurement"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9761","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9761"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9761\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9775,"href":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9761\/revisions\/9775"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9762"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9761"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9761"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9761"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}