I need to 3D print a tessellated wireframe out of a solid (while

>wireframe
These are harder to print than just plain 3D objects
Generally, to do this you'll need a dual-head extruder that prints out support structure that can melt away when done.

>>513797
i dont care about the printing difficulty, i need to create those tessellations

In blender there is some modifier called skin modifier (atleast I think it's that one) that solidifies your wire frame exactly like in your pic.

>>513826
i havent used blender actually... does it create the wireframe from a given solid? by modifier do you mean plugin?

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>>513826
There is also a Wireframe modifier in Blender that generates a mesh-based wireframe of the model.

>>513835
ive only used pro-e, rhino and sketchup... is blender specifically unique in this case? I think im just not finding the right options in rhino or sketchup for this type of work

>>513836
I don't know, I haven't much knowledge on other 3D apps.

>>513838
any experience with meshlab? ive read that you can edit stl polygons into w/e you need

>>513840
I dunno, ask someone else.

Never seen this as a option in meshlab, but I could have missed it.

Get blender like you've been told, work on that file, broaden your pipeline out of CAD into CG. +1 for this forum and the answer.