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This is a great thread and I have enjoyed it very much. I’m working on a chapter for a book that is talking about this very process. Getting things out of the computer and onto your desk. It is fascinating. I have also pitched a second book that will focus on artwork that is created with new technology. All of this is a part of my graduate work, bridging the gap between the traditional studio and new technology. I thought I might share a few of the links that I have found on this subject.
First I’m very excited at the growth of digital printing. Ex one has a wonderful process of printing in metal. Here is a direct link to their site and check out the artwork and printing of Bathsheba Grossman and Gil Burvel. http://www.exone.com/eng/technology/..._prometal.html
Solheim Rapid Prototyping Laboratory in the Mechanical Engineering Department on the University of Washington campus is doing a great deal of research on digital printing. I am happy to report they have just come up with a way to digitally print glass and of course ceramic. http://open3dp.me.washington.edu/
Now you will also see that solheim prints their recipes. They are open source. Open source offers the opportunity of growth.
And the blog also reads
“"Are we the first in the world to 3D print translucent porcelain? It took us a while, but we did it!" Assistant Professor Ronald Rael at the University of California at Berkeley and a team of architecture graduate students (Emily Licht, Colleen Paz, Brian Grieb and Plamena Milusheva) have developed a method for 3D printing translucent porcelain. “
3d printing of porcelain. Too cool.
Now for those who want to try their own extra hobby you can make your own 3d printer. There are a couple one is rep rap http://reprap.org/bin/view/Main/WebHome
The other is maker bot http://www.makerbot.com/ These are both open source. I have some pictures on my blog Nov 2009 of the cupcake machine at work.
If that all wasn’t cool enough. Yes, they are beginning to digitally print skin and organs. Here is an article that I wrote with links. http://www.creativesculpture.com/blo...an-organs.html
Please anyone else interested or knowledgeable about this topic please feel free to e mail me any information. And anyone wanting to know about it can certainly follow my blog or tweets.
Keep this thread alive!
Bridgette Mongeon
Oh a couple more things. A great book on the subjec is "Printing the Future" by ed grenda and his worldwide guide to rapid prototyping http://home.att.net/~castleisland/home.htm
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WIP - Print process tryout help?
Hello Boys and Ghouls,
Having sculpted in various traditional media I am now trying out digital media as well.
A few years past I became a Business Angel on a 3d printer that recently entered the market and I wanted to try out printing this first digital sculpt.
I was hoping to get some advice for how to set up this sculpt for printing. The printer is an SHS technology. I've enquired the two Ingenieurs about possible specific further details for the printer, answer is pending.
I would like to print the eyes rotatable in the socks. The eyeballs are made from sphere tools so they should be no problem but any suggestions as to how to fix the sockets would be much appreciated.
This area is brand new for me so I'm in need on information on all aspects of this process, resolution, size, format etc.
I was planing to print this fairly simple to start out with and then gradually advance the sculpt, between prints. I would like to try out masking techniques and texturizing next.
These questions don't really seem to fit into any of the Forum categories(?) so I hope some one can help me out from here.
Cheers and Tally-Ho!
-Philip