Blender 3D Printing by Example

Raising the details with Extrude

All our faces and edges are well defined. However, if we switch to Object Mode, the solid rendering of our window still looks like a plain rectangle:

Since all edges and faces are the same height, our model still renders as a plain rectangle

Everything is at the same height right now, so there is no real differentiation between a window pane and a shutter. The 3D model and, more importantly, the final print won't reflect those details. If I am sending this out to a Service Bureau to do full-color printing, I do have the option of keeping everything flat and using colors to illustrate those details. Techniques ...