Easy Wireframe Mesh Guide, mesh2wireframe

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1. Select a mesh you'd like to convert into a wireframe model, for example, a mathematical surface from https://www.google.com/search?q=MATHS+SURFACES+MESH+MODELS. 2. Load the surface in Blender. If it's in .wrl format, try opening it in Meshlab and saving as OBJ first. 3. In "Object Mode," search the right menu for the spanner>Modifiers>Wireframe Modifier. 4. Export the object with desired settings. 5. If necessary, use Netfabb to correct manifold errors that often occur 50% of the time from the Blender plugin. You can also bevel the model in Blender and try other modifiers. Please share your findings here. Blender Tips: To thicken an object, Alt+S in Edit Mode, with the object selected (press A to toggle select the entire object). Alt.S is shrink-fatten, vertex extruding. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_APvFlwCHfE I wasted time trying low-poly sheep meshes from Sketchup Warehouse, all faces must be roughly the same size, else it results in reversed polygons. Also, some sheep models have mismatched vertices that make messed-up results, so use watertight vertices and high-quality starting mesh. -=Free Programs List=- Blender 64 (difficult program but takes only three clicks to save a wireframe conversion) Netfabb (mesh mending program, free version or oldapps.com version) Meshlab (Swiss Army Knife mesh program, loads and saves all formats) Meshmixer