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@Ayo, @Pat

3D modeling is not an easy task per se. I know that many
are afraid of the challenge, Using Blender for 3D modeling.
But aside from 3D modeling, Blender has many uses.

For example, I built this little scooter with the first version of MagicaCSG.
I imported the .ply file into Blender and used Blenders inbuild Freestyle Renderer
to render the outer contour as an .SVG vector file. Which i loaded into VectorStyler.
The outlines are very messy, but it works.

3D Model in MagicaCSG

SVG Output from Blender, is a vector graphics file

Here a Pic of MagicaCSG its a tiny 3D SDF Modeler
from the same guy "Ephtracy" who made Magicavoxel.
Its current in development, you have to be a Patreon
of it to get a copy. I have no Problem to support him.

Pic of MagicaCSG

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For those who dont fear the Blender Challenge

Well i dont use Blender actually for 3D-Modeling.
But i would not fear the challenge so much.

Blender goes trough many transformations its now at
Version 4.1 many things have changed. Add to this the great
help that is avaible with youtube tutorials.

Apart form this there is are also a special fork (Version) of Blender
which is a bit behind the actual Version but offers all Features.
Its call "Bforartist" "Blender for Artist". The goal of this fork is to make
Blender easiere to use. They revampe the UI and the make the tasks more
mouse orientied.

Here the Link to their Website
https://www.bforartists.de/

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A little update:
The public alpha of ConjurSDF, the SDF modeling addon
for Blender, has now been released.

I already mentioned ConjureSDF in a post above.
This enables SDF modeling in Blender now.

Here a Video

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Another little update related to MagicaCSG.
I asked the developer once about this, but wasn't sure if it
would ever be happen. But Womp 3D has it and MagicaCSG
will now also get a Text Tool. It is currently in development.

The not so good news is that MagicaCSG only runs on PCs.
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Here the Link related to the Text Tool
https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@ephtracy/112879220334017884

Here the whole MagicaCSG Thread
https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/magicaCSG

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MagicaCSG related, a free version is online

For anyone who like to tried out SDF-Modeling
here is the free Version of MagicaCSG (PC,only).

Its a bit limited features wise. But you can have
fun with it and it is free. Save and load your models
is possible, but no model export as .ply

No install is needed, just unzip the File and start the .exe

Here the Link:
https://ephtracy.github.io/index.html?page=magicacsg
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Here a little scooter i once made in MagicaCSG
in a much older Version

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A Video of the upcoming Text Feature of MagicaCSG
there will only be one font for now because this feature
requires some processing power.

https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@ephtracy/112937856746564156

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A nice little Update about MagicaCSG, a nice little SDF Modeler
i mentioned in posts above. Even though I don't use it as often these
days, I'm still a Patreon supporter of MagicaCSG.

It supports now TrueType fonts (.TTF) with the latest Update.
This means also you could use Symbol Fonts for creating
patterns with the also build in array functions.

Here a Example i made

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Of course you could also use normal fonts

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Some more news about MagicaCSG SDF Modeler,
which also touches on the topic of vector graphics.

The developer is working on basic support
for importing .SVG and .MCSG files for kitbashing.
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I therefore asked him if SVG export (for vector graphics) will be possible.
Adobe's Project Neo already offers this feature.

His answer: "That's not currently planned, but at least Bézier polygons/polylines
will be exportable as SVG in the future."

Here's an image from the Dev how SVG import is going so far.

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Finally !
SVG vector graphics import is now possible in MagicaCSG (Win)
with the latest Beta. This Version of MagicaCSG is only avaible
via Patreon which is 6,55 Euro/Month to support the Dev.

If external SVG is modified, the imported SVG will also be modified
when you reopen the program and load the project.
Seems like a pretty nice Feature to me.

Like Bezier Polygon, SVG primitive has properties Bevel/Round/Hole/Shell/Cone.

Here a simple Test, SVGs were made with VectorStyler.
Text is also possible in MagicCSG you could use any Font for this.

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SVG Strokes in MagicaCSG

Since Beta 7.2, MagicaCSG can import SVG vector graphics.

This means apart from shapes that vector strokes can also be imported.
Overlapping, grouped lines create a gap at their intersections. However,
this can be easily fixed by performing a Boolean union beforehand.

Here a few Examples:

The original vector file made in Vectorstyler

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Extruded in MagicaCSG

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Used with MagicaCSG own Array Feature