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• Stefan Hermann, the creator behind the popular CNC Kitchen YouTube channel, wanted a better way to add custom textures to his 3D models. Although fluent in CAD, he found Blender,...
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Stefan Hermann, the creator behind the popular CNC Kitchen YouTube channel, wanted a better way to add custom textures to his 3D models. Although fluent in CAD, he found Blender, the software best at redesigning a mesh, too frustrating to learn quickly.
“My mind was trained on parametric CAD, and I find it really hard to get into,” he admits. “I opened it, watched half a UV unwrapping tutorial, got completely lost, and closed it again.”
So Hermann did what any resourceful engineer does these days: he vibe-coded his own solution. The resulting app is called “BumpMesh” and is a surprisingly powerful web-based tool specifically for applying displacement textures to 3D prints.
Go Beyond Fuzzy Skin
Adding textures to your 3D print isn’t just about the aesthetics. Though it can be useful for