3D printing...getting closer
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God knows how much the print carttridges wii be, though.
http://www.economist.com/sciencetechnology/tq/displaystory.cfm?story_id=14299512
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Amazing stuff i'd love to see a video of it in action.
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theyre pretty boring to watch, really, as they generally take several hours to print and you then have to finish the model afterwards.
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I have to admit that the article sparked my interest because I've had a go myself.
The shots below are direct SU to STL export. I had to subdivide and smooth an existing low poly model to avoid facetting.The resolution leaves a little to be desired at present...I had to remove the end of the gun barrel, or make it much thicker.
You're limited a little by the process resolution itself and also by the limitations of what will survive as a self-supporting bit of plastic (thin antennae are a definite no), but overall it works pretty well. I had dreams of doing all the kind of surface detail you see in a Zbrush model, but it's not up to that standard yet...it would probably take forever to print, too.
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@unknownuser said:
Amazing stuff i'd love to see a video of it in action.
In action - like Remus said, its boring:
[flash=340,285:5qmvgu9r]http://www.youtube.com/v/6qqMywvcpNk&hl[/flash:5qmvgu9r]Some of the possibilities
[flash=500,315:5qmvgu9r]http://www.youtube.com/v/PDLOmoQj4H0&hl[/flash:5qmvgu9r]
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