3d printing cheaper and more accessible for $50 - $150

[spyrewolf]

saw this posted on digg this morning..

http://gizmodo.com/5041836/shapeways-allows-you-to-materialize-any-3d-object-star-trek-style

http://www.shapeways.com/

Apparently they use a 3d printer and can have have it to your door in bout 10 days,
they only do white or transparent and mix of both but looks pretty cool...

I don't know a heck of a lot about 3d printing this could be expensive for all I know,
but the results looked pretty damn good.

basically you make you model
convert it to collada or X3D
upload it to there site ...then wait

costs between $50 - $150 roughly

[doc rob]

check these guys out:

http://offloadstudios.com/core/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=7&Itemid=40

[benclark]

shapeways has an absolute maximum limit of 250,000 triangles for a model :( the materials they do look nice though

[Sectaurs]

I'm in on the Shapeways beta [it's not hard to get in] - haven't gotten anything printed yet, but I'm working on it. Will be sure and post it up here if I do. From what I've seen, they do very nice work. And soon to have .obj format support. Hooray

[Justin Meisse]

Has anyone here gotten a 3D print? I now some people talk all big about getting one and then we never hear about it a gain

[Sectaurs]

Here's a print my buddy got of one of the Satyr Brutes from TQ [model by "coolest-guy-ever-Brian-Parnell AKA modeling_man"]

He's about 5 inches tall. $110 shipped, from 3darttopart.com . Low poly shape resolution intentional.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/134/345046612_face8f07b5_o.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/150/345046798_b081350998.jpg

[Parnell]

Damn dude. I forgot how cool that model came out in 3D. Thanks again Travis!
Also, Rich Sullivan came up with the concept!
*sigh* i miss ILE
B

[StrangeFate]

I got a 3D print months ago, already forgot from who... came broken in 3 pieces :/

[Justin Meisse]

yeah, I was wondering about the material, is it very fragile?

[flaagan]

3DArttoPart is pretty cool (and local to me, if I recall). When I was QA'ing at Maxis / EA, one of the Urbz character modellers had all the main characters from the game printed out and setting around his desk, including the dude walking his pitbull.

[BoBo_the_seal]

I'm in Shapeways and my fat guy quick sketch head was quoted at $10,000! A little steep for me.

- BoBo

[[MILES]]

I'm in Shapeways and my fat guy quick sketch head was quoted at $10,000! A little steep for me.

- BoBo

Shoot, at that price I'd be carving my own out of soap.
(I wonder how much they are selling the custom bed pan for, from the video...) ;)

[sinistergfx]

Holy craps, that quite a bit off of $50-$150. What do people normally print? Cubes?

[Sectaurs]

Holy Cats! How big were you attempting to get it Bobo? And did you shell it so that it's hollow inside? They charge by the volume of material.

[Tumerboy]

Ya, Bobo was trying to get a full helmet made out of it :P