How To Surface Texture for 3D Printing

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This project includes Blender files and sample output demonstrating how to use image-based displacement mapping to produce surface textures for 3D printing.

When I'm asked how to add surface texture to 3D objects, other than eggs, I always say, "you should use Blender to do it. It's really easy". And it is, once you know your way around Blender.

So, as a prerequisite, you'll need Blender 2.78a at least and basic Blender skills. You'll also need to know how to do basic UV texture mapping. There are ton's of videos on You-tube covering this topic, so there is really no need for me to repeat any of that. I'll explain how to use the same basic technique, but for 3d printing.

There is a fundamental difference you'll need to understand between texture mapping in 3d graphics, like games, and displacement mapping a 3d mesh like we are doing here for 3d printing. That is, in 3d graphics