Recipe for a Fun Plane in Blender

Check out our new recipe for designing a fun plane in Blender, which you can make with your children!Tools:A computerThe Swiss army knife among 3D software: Blender!A few minutes1 brain (or more) Ingredients:2 spheres2 conesSalt, pepper… Here we go!

• Delete the cube (Right-click on it and press X + Enter).

• Add the first sphere (Shift + A and select the UV Sphere in the Mesh list).

• Rotate it 90° following the X axes (R+X+90).

• Quadruple the size following the Y axes to create the fuselage (S+Y+4).

• Go to Edit Mode (press the Tab key).

• Select and delete the two extremities of the fuselage (in side view, Press B to activate the “Box Select” tool).

• Go back to Object Mode.

• If you want, you can decrease the size following the X axes (S+X+0.5) to make the fuselage narrower.

• Give some thickness to the fuselage using the Solidify Modifier (thickness value = 0.2).

• Add the second sphere (Shift+A and select the UV Sphere in the Mesh list).

• Decrease the size by half (S+0.5).

• Make it longer in the Y axes (S+Y+1.5).

• Move it upward (G+Z+1 or more).

• Move it a little bit toward the front of the fuselage (G+Y+”-1”). Only the top half of your second sphere should be visible.

• Add the first cone (Shift+A and select the Cone in the Mesh list).

• Rotate it 90° following the X axes (R+X+90).

• Quadruple the size (S+4).

• To create the wings, decrease the height of it (S+Z+0.2 or 0.3).

• If you want wider wings, increase the width (S+X+1.5 or 2).

• To create the tailfin of your plane, duplicate the first cone (Right-click on it, press Shift+D, press Enter).

• Rotate your new “flat cone” 90° following the Y axes (R+Y+90).

• Decrease the size (S+0.5).

• Move it backward until the vertical part of the tailfin and the horizontal back part of the wings create a perfectly flat cross along the X axes (G+Y and move your cursor toward the back of the plane).

• Move the tailfin upward until you get a nice fin.

• Select the fuselage, the cockpit, the wings and the tailfin together (Right-click on the first one, while holding the Shift key pressed, Right-click on the three other parts).

• Press “Control J” to join these four parts together to form a unique object.

• Your plane is ready and looks like it is made of many facets, like a cut crystal.

• If you want it with a smoother surface, use the Subdivision Surface Modifier (View value of 2 or 3 should be ok).

Good job!To get the best result with your printer, print your plane the nose upward and its rear part on the bed of your printer. Enjoy!