PotterDraw

With 3D printing on the rise, more and more people become interested in digital design. Particularly, ceramics is considered one of the easiest to work with material for a 3D printer, allowing users to test the printer while also improving their modeling skills.

PotterDraw is one of the applications that allow the design of pots, vases, bowls, plates, glasses, flasks, and more. It can work with cylindrical shapes of various shapes and sizes, allowing the user to sketch the outer wall using a spline, and generating the inner wall itself.

You can use PotterDraw to view pottery models in 3D or create new ones. It features advanced object manipulation tools, allowing users to zoom in and out using the mouse, rotate and pan the model, and move around it to view all the facets.

Aside from object visualization and manipulation, PotterDraw enables users to tamper with the properties of your design. As such, one can change the number of rings and sides in the mesh, the radius, and the wall thickness. Moreover, designers can try out different 3D effects, such as bend, ripple, helix, scallop, or twist. Thus, more complex shapes can be obtained by experimenting with the mesh properties. And, what's more, effects can be animated to create videos that show how the pot is built.

Shape is not the only parameter one can define. PotterDraw can place various textures onto the pot, your choice. The number of colors in the model and various other parameters, such as the color sharpness, the frequency of the stripes (which are automatically generated), or the color pattern, can be adjusted.

The model can be exported to various formats, including as an object that can be further modified with other graphic editors. Alternatively, PotterDraw prepares the 3D shape for printing.

PotterDraw comes with various object manipulation options and tools that allow users to distort the original design and apply the effects they want. And for those who don't know what each function does, PotterDraw comes with context-sensitive tips that are displayed within the main window as various parameters are clicked on.