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3D Print Exporter - Information, Installation and FAQ

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                                                       With <b>3D</b><b>P</b><b>rint Exporter</b> you will be able to export your favorite ZTool in <b>STL</b> and <b>VRML</b> file formats, opening you to the world of <b>3D Printing</b>.
                             
  Who has never dreamed about having your virtual sculpting in "real" 3D, standing on your desk? Now it's possible for you to print your ZBrush models: 
  • Sculpt your art with ZBrush
  • Optimize if needed your model with the Decimation Master plugin
  • Export it with 3D Print Exporter
Main features
  • Export in STL, Binary and Ascii.
  • Export in VRML.
  • Size in Inches and millimeters.
  • Export the current or all the SubTools.
[i]"The new decimation and STL exportation tools have filled the weakest link in my work flow from creation to fabrication. you could spend many thousands of dollars and not get a better decimator or translator."[/i] [i]T.S. Wittelsbach - House of Wittelsbach - Jeweller[/i]
                          [i]"The 3D Print Exporter continues to save my life on a daily basis. The quality I'm able to get out of ZBrush as a usable file that my other programs can handle has made me a happy camper. You have just opened up a new world for me![/i]."
     [i]<b>Adam Ross - Idol Workshop</b>[/i]
                  
                  [i]"Finally! - a direct export from ZBrush to print format! This tool will help decrease the time it takes to get a ZBrush sculpture ready for 3d print production, and open up the services of most 3D Printing Service Bureaus."[/i]<b>[i]
     Bill Henderson - Creative Director - Offload Studios Inc.[/i]</b> 
  
                   [i]"Going from the final design to rapid protoyping ready parts has been a timely production within itself... That has now been eliminated with Decimation Master and the 3D Printer Exporter plugin for ZBrush. The ability to go directly from ZBrush to a optimized scaled prototype part, eliminating any other software in between, is priceless. Once again Pixologic turns the technical to art.[/i]"
     [i]<b>Jason Lopes - Senior Systems Engineer - Legacy Effects</b>[/i]

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                          [i]Model Courtesy of <b>Adam Ross</b>[/i]                
                          
                        [[attach=208287]Snake[/attach]](http://www.pixologic.eu/preprint/documentation/maq3d_high.jpg)
                        [i]Click to enlarge - Model Courtesy of <b>Yann Bajard, Maq3D</b>[/i]
                        
                        
                           
              
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:large_orange_diamond: This plugin is available with ZBrush 4R6.


:large_orange_diamond: Installation

The plugin is automatically installed with the standard installation of ZBrush.


:large_orange_diamond: Frequently Ask Questions

Q: I don’t see 3D Print Exporter in the ZPlugin palette.
A: If you did a custom install of ZBrush then run the installer again and make sure you install the 3D Print Exporter plugin.

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Is it possible to set which is the Z axis? I exported an stl, but it was laying down…did I miss a button?

I was also looking for a way to specify the up axis on STL export. The default of Y-up is incorrect for most 3d printing applications. Should be Z-up.

Years later and the STL exporter is still pretty much useless. Aside from not being able to choose the up axis, the exporter scale over rides the scalemaster scale, and reimporting STLs for tweaks is unpredictable too.

I always bring everything to my DCC before sending to the print prep stage. At least I know I can rely on a consistent position and scale.