3D Printed Mug With Your Own Face

This is a guide to make a 3D printed mug with your own face on it using Autodesk Fusion 360.

• Computer
• Autodesk Fusion 360 account and the software downloaded on your computer
• Bellus3D FaceApp (costs 99 cents to export to computer)
• iPhone with Face ID and the TrueDepth camera. X, Xs, Xs Max, XR, 11, 11 Pro, 11 Pro Max, 12, 12 Pro, and 12 Pro Max.
• Meshmixer software
• 3D printer with filament

First, create a cylinder in Fusion 360 that has a diameter of about 30 millimeters and a height of 40 millimeters.

Next, you should insert a shell in the cylinder with an inside thickness of 4 millimeters facing a direction inside. After that, add a 2.5 millimeter filet to the top of the cylinder to smooth out the edges. Make sure it is a constant radius type.

After the fillet, you should create a separate cylinder just like the first one, with a diameter of 30 millimeters and a height of 40 millimeters. Next, create a torus on the Z axis with an inner diameter of 25 millimeters and a torus diameter of 5 millimeters. Move the torus so that it is intersecting with your second cylinder with about half of it on the outside (shown in the second picture).

Next, you should use the combine tool to cut the cylinder out of the handle, using the torus as the tool body and the cylinder as the target body. Move your handle so that it is intersecting with your original cylinder as shown in the image. Combine all of your bodies.

IMPORTANT: After this, use the scale tool to increase your model by a scale factor of 8. We are doing this so that our face model will fit in the mug.

Launch Bellus3D FaceApp on your iPhone. Select the FULL HEAD scan option at the bottom of the screen. Position the phone directly in front of your face at a distance that causes the red oval to turn green. Once the oval turns green, you can push the white button at the bottom of the phone display in order to initiate the scan. The application will prompt you to turn 90° to the left, then back to the middle, 90° to the right and then back to the middle. You will also be prompted to tilt your head up and down as well.

Once the capture is complete, FaceApp will stitch together the various perspectives to form the 3D model. You will have the option of saving the scan and/or exporting it in one of the supported 3D file formats (OBJ, GLB or STL). You will need to make an in-app purchase of $1 USD. Transfer the exported model to your computer.

Import your face model to the MeshMixer application on your computer. Use the plane cut tool to cut the model in half as shown in the picture. After that, export your model to somewhere in your files.

Finally, insert your updated face model as a mesh in Fusion 360. Make sure to align it with your mug, and combine the bodies. Now you are done and ready to 3D print your finished model!

I don't have the finished product completed yet because my 3D printer is not working at the moment. As soon as it is done, I will post photos of the finished design.