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The two example outputs shown in Nomad Sculpt
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Making textured 3D digital assets using depth maps and Python 3

If you read my previous post about using Python 3 to make trimmable and sculptable textured planes…

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A Roman Flagon from Caerleon

When it comes to roman pottery, the area around Caerleon, in south Wales, seems to have been…

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The end product as created by OpenSCAD
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OBJ to OpenSCAD bridges using Python 3

Blender and OpenSCAD are two of my favourite open-source 3D creation apps. Blender because it’s a swiss…

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VR360 RGB-D images to OBJ files in Python 3

Taking 360-degree photos is a lot of fun, but it’s very difficult to take stereoscopic 3D VR…

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Winnie the Witch blender render and 3d print
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Witnie the Witch

Is it really Halloween again! If you’re reading this then hopefully it is, or at least approaching…

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Rhoslan Dolmen feature image of a 3D model painted and with a small model of a man sitting on it
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Rhoslan Dolmen 1:76 scale model

Sometimes the best neolithic sites seem to be nestled away in the British countryside with few good…

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A portrait-mode photo from the Pixel Camera app
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Stereo photos from Pixel Camera files using Python 3

Here’s something that you might not know: some Google Pixel Android phones have an option in the…

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Chester roman columns feature image
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Columns from Chester Roman Gardens

Chester, or Deva as it was once known, was a Roman city home to the 20th Legion:…

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Distances I could travel per kilogram of 3D printing
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FDM 3D printing power use and emissions

We live in a time where everything we do needs to be judged in terms of the…

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The remains of the Roman gravestone to Marcus Aurelius Lucius
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Marcus Aurelius Lucius Roman Gravestone

For a far flung part of the ancient empire, Britain is fortunate to have many Roman remains….

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