How to add textures besides fuzzy skin

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How do model makers do things like dragon scale and such? I thought maybe by using SVG files, and that seems maybe possible, but it has not beeing going well so far.

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I had thought they added those textures while modeling, not in the slicer. At least, thatā€™s how Iā€™ve done it previously

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one way is to painted the details on the surface as a alpha bump map brush. most tools have options , just learning is the thing. z-brush, blender, fusion. some can do a better job than others.

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I think the original poster was looking for other textures that (just like fuzzy skin or ironing) can be applied in one click directly on the slicer

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That ā€˜texturesā€™ are called displacement mapping and funny enough thereā€™s a PR in Orca slicer to add them: Implement 'fuzzy skin' displacement mapping by undingen Ā· Pull Request #7985 Ā· SoftFever/OrcaSlicer Ā· GitHub

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But not in Bambu Studio Iā€™m guessing? I feel like Iā€™ve reached the point where I need to grow a pair and start working outside the Bambu slicer.

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In Bambustudio, you can actually right click the model, add part, SVG, thatā€™ll load the texture file. Then you have to manually place the texture where youā€™d want it to be and lastly hit the ā€œUse Surfaceā€ option. It will even apply through curves, at least up to some degree.

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Out of Studio, Autodesk recently added a bunch of MeshMixer capabilities to Fusion. MeshMixer still has the advantage for some operations but Fusion is a bit more one stop now. Adds textures easily using images of the texturing you want to apply (check pexels.com) Texturing can add a lot of bulk to file sizes and slow slicing in Studio.

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This is exactly what I was looking for, but are there any compiled versions for me to try?

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I didnā€™t know that, good to know.

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Typically an organic shape like a figure is made in a mesh modelling program like blender or zbrush, and they have tools to add texture. A simple way is to draw it in 2d and then create a digital texture from that which is applied to the figure (digitally) like a stamp. Another way is procedually generated using the feaures in this programs. For hair, the scluptor likely does it by hand.