I can't believe I'm the first to have had this idea... Any thoughts?
Edited by Cirrus, 31 July 2013 - 18:47.
Posted 31 July 2013 - 18:46
Edited by Cirrus, 31 July 2013 - 18:47.
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Posted 01 August 2013 - 15:33
I know next to nothing about modelling and this is my first visit to this forum. I've got a background (in the distant past) of 3D surface design, both manually and using CAD - together with rapid prototyping. It occurred to me that, with the sudden interest in affordable 3D printing (witness BBC Breakfast earlier this week) there could be a whole new field of modelling out there where obscure cars could be modelled in 3D and printed by enthusiasts. For those interested in extreme detail, individual components could be replicated and assembled to make a very detailed model at relatively low cost.
I can't believe I'm the first to have had this idea... Any thoughts?
Posted 03 August 2013 - 07:41
Posted 07 August 2013 - 22:34
I thought about the possibilities for models as soon as I heard about 3D printing, trouble is I'm too old to even think about understanding the technology...
Posted 07 August 2013 - 22:41
I know next to nothing about modelling and this is my first visit to this forum. I've got a background (in the distant past) of 3D surface design, both manually and using CAD - together with rapid prototyping. It occurred to me that, with the sudden interest in affordable 3D printing (witness BBC Breakfast earlier this week) there could be a whole new field of modelling out there where obscure cars could be modelled in 3D and printed by enthusiasts. For those interested in extreme detail, individual components could be replicated and assembled to make a very detailed model at relatively low cost.
I can't believe I'm the first to have had this idea... Any thoughts?
Edited by Bloggsworth, 07 August 2013 - 22:44.
Posted 08 August 2013 - 21:26
Posted 26 August 2013 - 16:38
do any 3D printers use a wax to print with
you can then use a lostwax mold [plaster]
heat the mold to lose the wax
and pour in plastic or metal in the lost wax cavity
and get a strong part after removing the one time mold
Posted 27 August 2013 - 15:28
Stereolithography is but one method of additive manufacturing.
Dependant upon who you talk to there are four or five different methodologies, really separated by the outcomes (and therefore costs) that one requires -
Multi jet modelling
Stereo lithography
Selective Laser Sintering
Selective Laser Melting
There are also a number of materials which can be utilised in such systems, much of the advantage of the system comes from the speed of producing one piece very quickly - but at quite steep cost.
ABS
PLA
UV curable resins
And arguably any metal
Printers range from £750 - £850K and capacities too. Today's typical envelope is up to 1500x650x500mm
There are also supporting technologies emerging that can strengthen what can be initially a quite weak and open structure by infusing the crystallised structure with resin.
At one of the Disney sties you can now have your head scanned and go back in I don't know how long to get your doll princess model complete with your head on it! I bet it's not cheap!!
Alan
Posted 15 October 2013 - 18:00