ZBrush and SubD: Design for 3D Printing with SLA

Learn how to combine ZBrush and SubD CAD software such as Rhino, as you design objects for stereolithography (SLA) 3D printing.

Not all CAD packages excel at the same tasks. But moving models between them can be difficult. In this course, you can learn a workflow for moving models between ZBrush and CAD packages that use SubD (subdivision surfaces), such as Rhino. Instructor Jean Gorospe shows how to build incredible designs that take advantage of both their strengths-and prepare for an exciting 3D printing process known as stereolithography (SLA). Follow along and discover how to build a modern task chair in Rhino, transfer the model to ZBrush for high-res detailing, send the mesh back to Rhino to convert it to NURBs, and finalize the design for printing. Jean even shows you what the results look like coming straight off an SLA printer, and after they've been washed and cured.

Introduction

• Welcome
• What you should know
• How to use the exercise files

1. Design Concept

• Workflow introduction
• Pipeline overview

2. Build the Chair

• Use primitives to build the legs
• Create and blend the wheels
• Model the body from a plane
• Extrude and crease chair edges
• Bridge the arms to the body
• Form the base support
• Extract faces

3. Work in ZBrush

• Export the mesh and reference parts
• Add fine details to the mesh

4. Work with T-Splines in Rhino

• Convert the mesh
• Finalize the model

5. Set Up the Build

• Import model into 3D printer software
• Navigate around the software
• Fit the model in the build
• Send the model to the printer

6. Print the 3D Model

• Initial printer setup
• Final printer setup
• Removing the plate
• Post-printing process

Conclusion

• Next steps