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(Re)Découvre : « Bird Travel », accessoire de mode gagnant du concours i.materialise : « Accessory Challenge » (en partenariat avec @MelindaLooi). #3D #Fashion #3DPrinted #Zbrush https://www.behance.net/gallery/13174289/Bird-Travel

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About 3D Printing Service

3D printing is a process that can be used in many industries to create products. Often, it is used in the product development phase to develop prototypes and models for testing and validating designs before they are made into a final product. This allows the design team to iterate quickly on designs, reducing the time required to bring new products to market.

Depending on what you need your prototype or part to be, there are several different technologies that can be used for 3D printing. Usually, engineers and designers will choose the best technology for their specific needs. This can be based on what material they want to use, or how important aesthetics are compared to functionality.

Plastics are the most common materials that are used for 3D printing. These are generally lighter than metals, making them ideal for industries that need to produce parts with a smaller weight.

Another popular technology that is frequently used for 3D printing is stereolithography, which uses a projector and laser to build up layers on a surface. This technique is used to make objects with very fine details, such as a car wheel or a complex medical device.

Other technologies that are often used for 3D printing include Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) and Direct Metal Laser Sintering (DMLS). These methods use a laser to melt and cure various types of metals. They also use UV resins to make parts with visible layers, which can be beneficial when designing parts for consumer use.

This type of printing is a great choice for manufacturing tools, and it is also helpful in creating patterns to cast metal dental crowns. In addition, it is helpful in producing patient-specific prosthetics and orthotic insoles.

There are a number of companies that offer professional 3d printing services. These are all online services that you can use to upload your 3D files and have them printed in different materials. These services vary in terms of pricing, shipping times, and other factors, but they all can help you get your next 3D print in no time at all.

Some services, such as Freelabster, will have a network of local printers to give you the fastest possible delivery. This means that your product will be shipped to you in a matter of hours instead of days or weeks. This is especially handy for businesses that need to get their product in a hurry.

Other websites that offer 3d printing service include Shapeways, i.materialise, and Ponoko. These are all online marketplaces that allow 3D designers to list and sell their designs on their platform, and then fulfill these orders with a 3D printing service. See full article here!

These services all offer different ways to design and print your products, so it is important that you find a service that is the right fit for your needs. You should also consider the size and shape of your project when choosing a 3d printing service.

Using a 3d printing service to make a custom model can be a fantastic way to personalise your next home or business. There are a wide variety of models available, from architectural models to sculptures and more. You can even add a few details to make your new creation really stand out from the crowd. Visit this website at http://edition.cnn.com/2001/US/09/22/rec.buried.treasure/index.html for more info about metals.

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X (2015)

Powerless speaker to enhance iPhone sounds which comes from its bottom speaker. X is made using laser sintering, 3D printed using powder based material which is used mostly for prototyping & customized product development.

Stereoloithography file is exported from Rhino 3D then fed to the printer for digital prototyping. The fang & tongue are a .vrml file instead to retain color information from the original file. Anatomically, a complete X has five parts: body, phone retainer, tongue, upper & lower fang. It’s a humorous design symbiotically made the speaker screaming. X is made specifically to fit on iPhone® 5 & 6 with different adapter applied to the body. 

Fabricated digitally by Ultra Clean Technology, Singapore as official appointed licensee of i.materialise in South East Asia.

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Proponent and Materialise aims to make 3D printing readily Available to the aerospace market

Proponent and Materialise aims to make 3D printing readily Available to the aerospace market

Materialise is partnering with aircraft part distributor Propnent to examine how additive manufacturing could help aerospace OEMs. The companies are anticipating the creation of a digital supply chain that allows on-demand manufacturing, with additive manufacturing being ‘brought into the procurement domain’ to make the technology readily available for MROs to source 3D printed parts. Through…

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The prints are done and they were nice enough to provide this analysis - I suppose that's the parts that either didn't make it or are just very brittle? If that's all I'm pretty satisfied.

Next time I might do the thing where you increase thiccness by "smoothing" the model somewhat - wasnt really able to figure out how to do that just yet.

Generally speaking, I wonder how "sharp" the triangles will be in the actual print.

Can't wait to see the results in person!

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Rate this handle from 1-10? A Machines Perception - Door Handle. Alexander Pelikan created a series of cutting edge door handles by controlling both possibilities and shortcomings of machines. The exploring of errors in a 3D scan has led to the visualization of a scanner’s perception. With ‘A Machine’s Perception’ door handles, a flawed Virtual Reality became real and tangible. Developed in partnership with: research laboratory TNO Eindhoven and Studio Ludens. 3D printed in steel by i.materialise. A3D scan is seemingly accurate but indeed it is very much subject to coincidence (quantum effects of the laser, processing software thresholds funny quirks of the processing algorithms). . Designer: @pelidesign Photos by: @baslab Post by: @hamithz & @pa.next ——————————————————————— * Submit your project to publish on PA (+458K) * Turn ON Post Notifications to see new content * Instagram 👉🏼 instagram.com/parametric.architecture * Linkedin: 👉🏼 linkedin.com/company/parametric.architecture * Website: 👉🏼 www.parametric-architecture.com * Facebook: 👉🏼 facebook.com/parametric.archi * Pinterest: 👉🏼 pinterest.com/parametricarchitecture * YouTube: 👉🏼 youtube.com/parametricarchitecture * Twitter: 👉🏼 twitter.com/parametricarch * Snapchat: 👉🏼 snapchat.com/paarchitecture * Tumblr: 👉🏼 parametricarchitecture.tumblr.com ——————————————————————— #3dprinting #3dprinted #3dprinter #3dprint #3dprintable #handle #doorhandle #productdesign #productdesigner #architectural #architect #architectureporn #architecture #architecturelovers #architecturephoto #digitalfabrication #architects #architecteye #architectlife #architecturelove #parametric #parametricarchitecture #parametricdesign #computational #computationaldesign #architecturephotography #designporn https://www.instagram.com/p/B886-kwHzmM/?igshid=e31gzf21mldn

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34 Best 3D Printing Services 2018 Shapeways

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Máy in 3D Origo được thiết kế cho trẻ 10 tuổi

Máy in 3D Origo được thiết kế cho trẻ 10 tuổi

Một công ty mới có tên Origo đã được thành lập với mục đích thiết kế và chế tạo máy in 3D cho trẻ em 10 tuổi. Máy in 3D Origo mới là một khái niệm của Joris Peels và Artur Tchoukanov, cả hai đều là cựu nhân viên của i.materialise và sẽ thật tuyệt vời khi khái niệm của họ thực hiện bước chuyển sang sản xuất. Thật là một ý tưởng tuyệt vời khi có thể tạo ra một Máy in 3D để sử dụng trong nhà “dễ sử…

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Industrial manufacturing - Jewelry

3D printing is used to manufacture moulds for making jewelry, and even the jewelry itself.

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5 Essential 3D Modeling Tips for 3D Printed Jewelry

I know that creating a model for 3D printing can be somewhat intimidating. Despite offering you a lot of design freedom, 3D printable models still need to stick to certain design rules. In this blog post we will explain the 5 most important 3D modeling tips to ensure that your jewelry is perfectly 3D printable.

Are you ready to follow the steps of these amazing 3D printing jewelry artists?

These rules are applicable for any orders in gold, silver, bronze, and brass.

1. Maximum Printing Size

The first thing you need to know is that there is a Maximum Printing Size. We can print jewelry in gold, silver, bronze, or brass up to a size of 88 x 88 x 125 mm – so printing bigger pieces like the bracelet in the image below isn’t a problem at all.

Tree in Cross Bracelet by Vulcan Jewelry/Desmond Chan

If you need a bigger print than 88 x 88 x 125 mm in one piece, you can switch to one of the many other materials that we offer. You can find an overview of the maximum 3D printing sizes for all materials here.

Running Rabbit Ring by Vulcan Jewlry. Silver

2. Minimum Wall Thickness

Also, the most important thing to keep in mind when creating a 3D model is Minimum Wall Thickness. In 3D printing, wall thickness refers to the distance between one surface of your model and the sheer surface opposite to it. For most of the models printed in gold, silver, bronze, and brass, the minimum wall thickness needs to be between 0.6 and 0.8 mm. The exact value depends on the material and finish of your choice and can be found in the design guide for each material right here.

For these gold-plated brass cuff-links for example, the designers had to make sure to choose a minimum wall thickness of 0.8 mm. Otherwise, the walls would be too thin and the model wouldn’t be printable.

Cufflinks by DAMN x Café Costume

To avoid any deformations in designs with fragile parts or wire structures (see the T-Rex below) we recommend a minimum wall thickness of at least 1 mm.

3D-Rex by Octavio Asensio

If you want to learn more about minimum wall thickness, take a look at our tutorial here. Trust us, it’s a really important topic.

3. Minimum Size of Small Details

Another thing to keep in mind is the Minimum Size of Small Details. What I mean by details are the very small decorative parts of your objects, such as embossed or engraved text. The smallest possible feature of your design should be at least 0.35 mm in diameter and 0.4 mm in height. Longer features such as rods should be at least 0.8 mm in diameter, or they might break during the casting.

Gorilla cufflinks in untreated brass

    4. Hollow Models

Our next tip is about printing hollow models. If you want to design a hollow model make sure to include more than one release hole – ideally you should have a minimum of three. The exact size of the holes depends on the design and the size of the model but you should try to choose 1.5 mm as the minimum size.

The print below is a great example of a hollow object with several large release holes.

Decision Spintop by Michael Mueller

If you want to learn more about what hollowing is exactly, take a look at our hollowing tutorial here.

Glam.or.ous Ring by Designeradesigns

5. Grouped Models

The last piece of advice is about avoiding so called ‘grouped models’. When uploading a 3D model to our website, make sure that your file only contains one object. You cannot upload several objects in one and the same file.

If you need several prints of the same file, just upload your file and adjust the ‘quantity counter‘. This will also lead to a nice discount.

Reytan Rock’o’clock rings

Please keep in mind that these five modeling tips are only valid for prints in gold, silver, bronze, and brass. You can find more modeling tips for these materials as well as all our other materials in the design guides.

Once your 3D model is ready, simply upload it here, see your instant price quote and let us take care of the production process.

Remember to share your jewelry designs with us on social media with the hashtag #imaterialise.

Jewelry doesn’t finish with precious metals. Discover our favorite 3D-printed jewelry in non-metal materials! Remember to follow the design guidelines for these alternative materials.

  from 3D Printing Blog | i.materialise https://i.materialise.com/blog/3d-modeling-tips-for-3d-printed-jewelry/

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34 Best 3D Printing Services 2017 / 2018 Shapeways

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Turning a Stick into a 3D Printed Bronze Stylus

Jeremy Burnich discovered metalpoint sketching by accident – and soon after created a bronze stylus in the shape of a stick by using 3D printing. The design was modeled in Rhino and ZBrush and manufactured in 3D printed bronze by i.materialise.

Jeremy was in his backyard with his dog when he saw a small stick on the ground, held it in his hand like a pen, and knew in that moment what he wanted to create. Having created a silver stylus before, he wanted something inspired by nature for his second version and decided to turn a twig into a so-called inkless pen for sketching on stone paper.

Jeremy Burnich became interested in metalpoint sketching and soon created a 3D-printed bronze stylus.

The idea to create these metal writing instruments came by accident, when Jeremy happened to brush his silver ring against a page in his stone paper notebook. Intrigued by the mark left behind, he investigated further and discovered that copper, bronze and aluminum foil had the same behavior.

This led him to discover metalpoint, where people, including Leonardo da Vinci, put a binding agent on a canvas to leave metallic traces behind:

Jeremy was proud to discover the use of stone paper for metalpoint, and soon had developed a silver stylus. His prototype required a lot of hammering, to the point where he wanted a less labor-intensive fabrication method for a second version.

  He came up with a number of designs using different types of materials to try and capture what he had in mind for the stick-inspired stylus. However, in the end, he decided to move to bronze as the most optimal material and use 3D scanning to capture his unique vision and bring it to life.

“I wanted something that would look nice and was useful, and would be at the price point that I wanted,” he said. “It has to look a certain way and work, which precious metals allows for.”

He also didn’t like the feel of other materials, such as aluminum, and wanted to oxidize the metal to achieve a certain aesthetic: oxidizing the stylus brings out more detail of the intricate texture, and can be done by putting the stylus in a solution of sulfur and then polishing.

Finding the perfect twig scan

To turn the branch into a life-like bronze stylus, he found 3D printing to be the best solution. More specifically, he decided to use 3D scanning and have i.materialise do the casting. Searching for different branch and twig design options on Sketchfab, he turned to get help from around the world and settled on a twig that was scanned several years ago by K’s Design Lab in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan.

“I looked for branches that I thought would make good pens and hold nicely in your hand,” he said. However, he thought the bark was not detailed enough for his creation.

To make the model more realistic, he returned to his backyard in Pittsburgh and photographed a number of tree trunks and bark. He turned the textures and patterns on the bark into height maps, loaded them in ZBrush as brush alphas, and then sculpted realistic natural details, along with a rounded tip, on the scanned twig.

After he was done adjusting the 3D mesh, he exported the file and had i.materialise cast it in bronze and finish production.

“I have always had a really good experience working with i.materialise. They are really good at working with you in terms of specifications and on a person to person basis,” Jeremy said. “They are very willing to let me take that leap of faith, and assure that the designs will work and it will come out well.”

The stylus itself is 4.7 inches (120 millimeters). “i.materialise is willing to make the biggest, little pieces,” Jeremy said. “I was really pushing the limit and maximum that they allow.”

Just like baking a cake in the oven

The whole process, including the design process and production, took about two weeks.

When he first received the inkless pen, his first reaction was “this is awesome!” It looked just like a metal branch, and it worked – precisely what he envisioned.

“It was just like baking a cake in the oven, the only difference is this cake took two weeks!” he added.

Once it arrived, there was little post-production required. The last step was to oxidize in sulfur, in which he meticulously placed in the nooks and crannies of the bark texture to bring out the realistic details of the branch and bronze highlights on the sculpted bark. Then, the fully functioning bronze branch stylus and conversation-starting piece was complete.

Learn more about 3D printing in bronze on our dedicated material page. If you created a 3D file that is ready to be printed in any of our 19 other 3D printing materials, make sure to upload it via our online 3D printing service.

If you need more information about 3D modeling, make sure to take a look at our tutorial on how to cut costs for your next 3D printing project and which 5 modeling mistakes you need to avoid.

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