

OBJ and opened in MeshLab – suitable for 3D printingįor 3D printing, MagicaVoxel permits export of created files in a variety of formats, including. A lousy 3D model I created in MagicaVoxel, exported in. The features of MagicaVoxel, when combined together in ingenious ways, allows the relatively easy creation of fairly complex 3D objects and scenes. MagicaVoxel includes some 3D modeling features I’ve never encountered before, like a shuffling feature that pushes a structure through the workspace – and then wraps it around to the other side automatically. For example, you can quickly create a maze shape with a single command. There is a “command” feature where you can enter some simple line commands to create or manipulate 3D objects is a more programmatic fashion. Watch this busy video to see even more features: The built-in renderer is handy for this feature.
#TEXTURES IN MAGICAVOXEL SERIES#
Basically you’re creating a series of different scenes much like a 2D flipbook.

MagicaVoxel also includes an ability to duplicate shapes and slightly modify them to create a 3D animation sequence. Building an animated 3D deer in MagicaVoxel

This tool includes a painting function, where you can apply textures to individual blocks – although you’d typically apply a color to a face selection. What operations? One is a “push-pull” style tool where you can stretch a face in and out – just like you’d see on more powerful 3D CAD tools. If it detects a continuous chunk of flatly-aligned blocks, it considers them a “face” and permits operations on it. It’s not exactly spline-level capability, but it’s not bad for an introductory tool.Īnother paradigm shift is that this tool recognizes 3D “faces”. You can also perform “freehand” operations and then create 3D shapes from your efforts. It’s a lot like using a 2D pixel-based image tool like PhotoShop. There are complementary tools to select, move, rescale and erase groups of blocks. With that you can easily draw a line (of blocks) in a simple operation. Instead you use drag and drop style tools, such as the “line” tool.
