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Topic: Screensaver for .stl???

I was wondering if anyone had created a screensaver for rotating 3D models? I think it might be cool to design something and see it spinning on my desktop fading in and out of wireframe. Has anyone done this yet?

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Re: Screensaver for .stl???

That does seem like a cool idea.

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Re: Screensaver for .stl???

This could be a start...just upload your STL to the Soliforum and open it to see the rotating 3D preview and start a screen recording.  Once you've got a video, try this:

http://lifehacker.com/5082231/create-cu … -or-photos

Good luck!

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Re: Screensaver for .stl???

IronMan wrote:

This could be a start...just upload your STL to the Soliforum and open it to see the rotating 3D preview and start a screen recording.  Once you've got a video, try this:

http://lifehacker.com/5082231/create-cu … -or-photos

Good luck!

Not quite the same. You wouldn't see it rotate randomly changing speeds and angles, and other odd ways to approach the object. Just using a video wouldn't be the same.

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Re: Screensaver for .stl???

Well, like I said...It's a start.  When I preview an STL, it starts spinning by itself, but if you want to vary the speeds and such, Perhaps a motion study video recorded in FreeCad or Solidworks would suffice.

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Re: Screensaver for .stl???

IronMan wrote:

Well, like I said...It's a start.  When I preview an STL, it starts spinning by itself, but if you want to vary the speeds and such, Perhaps a motion study video recorded in FreeCad or Solidworks would suffice.

Maybe a way to make the object appear to bounce off the edges of the screen and all over the desktop sometimes as well might be cool.