How to print Wood

You will need:

• Wood-infused filament
• Blender

Steps:

1. Open Blender and create a new project.
2. Select the cube.
3. Press the TAB key to switch mode
4. Right-click on the cube.
5. Choose the Subdivide option.
6. Set the Subdivide value to 100.
7. Press TAB to switch mode
8. In the bottom-right, select Textures (the last tab).
9. Add one and choose the following:
   • Type: wood
   • Noise basis: Original Perlin
   • Pattern: Band noise
   • Second basis: Sine
   • Type: Soft
   • Size: 0.94
   • Turbulence: 50.60
   • Nabia: 0.10
10. Select the cube.
11. Choose Modifiers (wrench icon).
12. Add a Deform -> Displace modifier.
13. Choose the texture we created earlier.
14. Set the following parameters:
    • Coordinates: Global
    • Direction: RGB to XYZ
    • Space: Local
    • Strength: 0.050
    • Midlevel: 0.5
15. Export it to STL.
16. Print it.

It's advisable to experiment with the above parameters because different settings may be suitable for objects of different sizes. Trial, error, and getting a feel for it are important.