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chuck geiger

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Re: CN Yellowhead Division
« Reply #495 on: August 01, 2026, 07:49:44 PM »
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Love this, so BA RAIL SYSTEMS.

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Re: CN Yellowhead Division
« Reply #496 on: August 02, 2026, 01:38:02 PM »
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It there a "making textures for dummies" somewhere?   :lol:

All the ones I seem to find look like photo skins and not a real texture.

Is there a way to do it with a raster image where you use grey scale to measure how deep to go?

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Re: CN Yellowhead Division
« Reply #497 on: August 02, 2026, 01:48:23 PM »
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In Blender, it can be done.  There a bunch of videos out there but I have not tried it myself.  Blender is free and ideal for texture work.

@robert3985 , I finally pursued the PWM settings on the Saturn 4 16k ultra that you suggested.  By decreasing both PWM settings I could resolve the holes in my test I posted a while back.  With PWM at 135 (53%) @2 seconds with 8k resin, it would print 0.25 mm holes consistently. You can't even see them but they exist when you hold them up to the light.  It also operated much cooler - ~28 vs 34 °C, and the baseplate came off easier and even had some of the holes.  I could not discern any difference in the print dimensions but it needs more testing.  It is getting much less UV so the exposure might need tweaking for prints. Thanks for the suggestion!

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Re: CN Yellowhead Division
« Reply #498 on: August 02, 2026, 02:24:16 PM »
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For reference


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Re: CN Yellowhead Division
« Reply #499 on: August 02, 2026, 10:03:31 PM »
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The station is finally printed and ready for paint.



Outstanding in all facets.  Nice work.