eXtrudy App for Android Launches - 2d to 3D

[eXtrudy]

Hi,

I see if I could do anything about it - maybe I'll create a commented version for one or two tutorials. But a real manual would be too much work at the moment - I'm pretty busy with fixing the app (after I come home from work...)

Problem: The tutorial videos have no sound!!!!!!.

The tutorials seem to be very good, but here is a case where a word is worth a thousand pictures.

An option would be to write the script for each tutorial and publish them as Google Docs. This way a document written in your primary language could be translated into the primary language of the viewer.

OME

[eXtrudy]

so I've added a version with audio for tutorial 10 (might still take a while until the upload is done) - I hope it proves useful to you:

http://youtu.be/hTTwjfHuhcA

[old man emu]

so I've added a version with audio for tutorial 10 (might still take a while until the upload is done) - I hope it proves useful to you:

http://youtu.be/hTTwjfHuhcA

Viewed the video. It provides a good explanation of the process, however, I have these questions:

1. Where do you define the measurement system. I see that at the end of the process, you can scale in millimetres, but what is the measurement system used in the earlier stages such as when setting depths within the boundaries of the object? (Adding Decoration section)

2. Are our American friends required to use the metric system when the stl file is generated, or can the file be generated in the Imperial system?

3. How would you use this software to create an object such as a rubber duckie like this?
Rubber Duck.jpg
4. Would you add narration to Tutorial 7, please?

OME

[eXtrudy]

eXtrudy is an assistant to create things with 2D characteristics in a 3d world. This applies mostly to jewellery, coins, medals etc.. The tool is not able to create real free form 3d objects, but the results should be always printable. Thus it is some kind of 2.5D tool - but for a very special purpose and not for design in general (like professional software as zbrush etc.)

1. Before the last stage the corrdinate system works mostly in pixels. The tool is not meant to allow precise constructions or measurements. Only the last stage should help you to set the volume and bounding box straight. If you need exact scaling, you might post-process the object in another tool like netfabb, meshlab or blender.

2. the metric system rules ;-) - no seriously - at the moment I don't have time for that.
3. You could create a duck-like object with a simple silhouette a a very curved surface profile - maybe add an eye as decoration element. But with the 2.5D you could not model a free from like the mouth or a neck - see the pictures

duck_shape.jpg
duck_profile.jpg
duck_3d_01.jpg
duck_3d_02.jpg

4. maybe later - can't promise...

Viewed the video. It provides a good explanation of the process, however, I have these questions:

> Would you describe your program as a designer aid for 2.5D rather than true 3D?

1. Where do you define the measurement system. I see that at the end of the process, you can scale in millimetres, but what is the measurement system used in the earlier stages such as when setting depths within the boundaries of the object? (Adding Decoration section)

2. Are our American friends required to use the metric system when the stl file is generated, or can the file be generated in the Imperial system?

3. How would you use this software to create an object such as a rubber duckie like this?
Rubber Duck.jpg
4. Would you add narration to Tutorial 7, please?

OME

[old man emu]

How's this for good support from the developer?

Keep it up, eXtrudy

OME

[Crazy_3D_printer]

Any version for iphone?

[eXtrudy]

Any version for iphone?

No, but there is one for Mac OSX and Windows. They could be downloaded here: http://www.extrudy.net/download.html

best regards, Hendrik