Author Topic: Bringing your models to reality  (Read 712 times)

Offline Bridger

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Bringing your models to reality
« on: November 08, 2008, 06:06:52 AM »
Hello

I am working on model part that will later be printet out with a 3d polyjet printer. The problem is that i am not very experienced in these things so i need some that can do that.
As a payment for yourwork what would you say if you yould get your bridges or ships as a model :).

Here you can see what has been done until now

http://s111.photobucket.com/albums/n133/Bridger1701/NX-2000/

Here you can see the first prototype

http://www.flickr.com/photos/30727025@N02/2958875964/

U.S.S. Excelsior NX\NCC-2000 are the first project

I hope that you will help me

For the my drawings i used Autocad 2009 but asong you can save you files as stl all can be used.

Thanks Bridger

Offline MLeo

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Re: Bringing your models to reality
« Reply #1 on: November 08, 2008, 06:35:13 AM »
I tought it worked pretty much as a normal printer, except that it doesn't use COM cables and only accepts CAD files?
I still can't read peoples minds, nor can I read peoples computers, even worse, I can't combine the two to read what is going wrong with your BC install...

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Offline RCgothic

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Re: Bringing your models to reality
« Reply #2 on: November 08, 2008, 07:28:25 AM »
I used a 3d printer to prototype a small air-powered car. the cad file first had to be converted into a format the printer could use, AFAIK the software required comes with the printer.

Offline Bridger

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Re: Bringing your models to reality
« Reply #3 on: November 08, 2008, 08:59:12 AM »
Yes this correct in this case it is STL