Blender 3D Printing by Example

Adding and sizing a cylinder

To give our bracelet plate a more polished look, we are going to add a new cylinder to round out the edges. To ensure our cylinder and cube match, we'll want to set the diameter of the cylinder to be the same as the width (Y) of the cube. In other words, we want the diameter of the cylinder to be 15mm, which would make a radius of 7.5mm:

The cylinder diameter should match the width of the cube

We'll also want it to have the same thickness, or depth, as the rest of the base. In this case, 2mm for at-home printing and 1mm for Service Bureaus.

The steps to add and size the new cylinder are as follows:

1. In Object Mode ...