3D Printing Designs: The Sun Puzzle

Bringing puzzles in 3 dimensions for 3D printing with Blender

Publisher:Packt Publishing Limited

By: Joe Larson

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|Jul 2025

E-Book €13.99Institutions €109.95

Description

Create a fascinating 3D printing-ready puzzle in no time!

Key Features

Learn how to design a 3D printable model from an existing physical object
Rekindle your mathematical mind to design perfectly interlocking complex pieces of a puzzle
Personalize the puzzle’s design with a photo or shape of your own choice

Book Description

Jigsaw puzzles derive their name from when they were cut from wood sheets using a hand-woodworking tool called a jig saw back in the 1760s. Have you ever wondered how a model idea for a jigsaw puzzle is articulated, and how it was made with these traditional tools?

Through this book, you will master the techniques of designing simple to complex puzzles models for 3D printing. We will quickly introduce you to some simple and effective principles of designing 3D printed objects using Blender. Through the course of the book, you'll explore various robust sculpting methods supported by Blender that allow you to edit objects with actions such as bends or curves, similar to drawing or building up a clay structure of different shapes and sizes.
Finally, when the model is sculpted, you'll learn some methods to cut the model and carve out multiple pieces of perfectly-fitting edges of different geometries to complete the puzzle.

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What you will learn

Design, manipulate, and export 3D models for 3D printing with Blender
Master the art from creating meshes, scaling, subdivision, and adding detail with the Boolean modifier to sculpting a custom shape
Cut a model into small pieces and learn to design complex interlocking joints

Who this book is for

The book is meant for fairly advanced 3D printing designers who know their way around Blender, and know how to print out basic shapes.

3D Printing Basics
Blender Basics
Sculpting the face of the sun
Cutting a 3D Jigsaw Puzzle

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PDF ISBN: 978-1-78588-535-8

Publisher: Packt Publishing Limited

Publication date: 2025

Language: English

Pages: 118

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Computer sciences,

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3D Printing Designs: The Sun Puzzle

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