D4 JOURNAL
Failures, fixes and the bits worth remembering next time.
Not polished tutorials pretending the first attempt worked. These are project notes after the plastic has cooled down.
DEBUGGING
The Bug That Wasn't a Bug
I blamed the new cloud generator. Multipart 2 was just the wrong colour.
Read story →BUILD LOG
When a Better Design Makes a Worse Prototype
Five minutes, four escaped clips, and one very clear redesign brief.
Read story →PRINT TUNING
Tiny Text, Big Problems
The settings that finally made tiny lettering printable.
Read story →HUEFORGE
The Dog Turned Black
A gift print, a disappearing face, and a lesson in trusting the preview.
Read story →DESIGN LESSON
The 20.00 mm Magnet That Wasn’t
Why a 20 mm magnet ended up needing a 20.20 mm cavity.
Read story →WORKFLOW
Why My Prototypes Have Version Numbers
A lightweight release habit for remembering what actually printed.
Read story →PROTOTYPE
A Bottle Opener Without a Bottle
A surprisingly useful lesson in partial validation.
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