Kyle compares a watertight model to a water balloon. Creating a watertight model literally means that no water could flow out of the model if it was being filled up. Sometimes it’s also called a manifold model. Kyle introduces the concept of a watertight model. So let’s prep our Rhino3D model for 3D printing! 1: Checking if your 3D Model is Watertight in Rhino He is also the owner of ‘ The Outside’, a digital design consultancy specialized in 3D modeling, photo-realistic rendering, and finding solutions to any design problem. Kyle has years of experience in 3D modeling and will be your instructor in this video series. In this step-by-step video tutorial, he will show you what kind of models are perfect for 3D printing and how you can identify and fix common mistakes. While this might sound complicated, Kyle Houchens, an expert at preparing a Rhino 3D model for 3D printing, will show you how it’s done. When you’re looking to 3D print your Rhino model, some points are very important to keep in mind: it needs to be watertight, exported correctly, and have the right wall thicknesses. Note the alignment issue does not apply to orthophotos as backgrounds (all corrections are made already).Rhinoceros, or short Rhino, is a powerful and versatile modeling software for creating 3D designs. Rhino uses a mathematically-perfect camera for rendering which does not account for the distortions and properties of a real-world camera. In cases where the camera has high distortion, the model and original photo may not align in Rhino. In other words, you can see a rendered 3D view from exactly the same camera position, angle and parameters (like focal length) as the original photo, combined with the original photo as a background! This is great for modeling work, but also to render additional details on top of a photo taken from a particular location - such as a modified building rendered on top of an original photograph. PhotoModeler can export these images as backgrounds for each camera-rendered view.

The second form of image export to Rhino is an original photograph taken by the camera.

Rhino view in 3d