Thanks for all the info… are the costs very expensive to print a model and what would one do with the product to finalise it… electro plating a option or is their a easier and cheaper way?
Sorry for all the questions, but I see you have all the experience as I have visited your site, love your work…
Regards Ziggy.
some details
(is realy hard to take a good photo of this material - it seam that singel layer is rounded at the edge and it reflects light in all directions, so no autofocus was possible)
this is a close up of top of the arm where the form is slowly rising (almost flat) - the printer has obvious problem with amount of detail on the curvature of the form - the layers are fully visible and the structure of a layer is not solid (it’s like a net, overcrossing lines)
Can’t you sand off those marks?
that’s normal with a 3d printer.
I cannot find it, but look for the thread of I forgot his name who made the small sculptures they gave away to the first buyers of zbrush 3.1 at siggraph this year.
You can sand of the banding and polish the sculpture if you like…
Peter
Interesting to look at those close-up’s. Thanks Realtime!
I wish there was a well-documented website gathering all current data on 3D-printing…
Every home should have one…a 3d printer! 
I have been working with 3d routers latley, same basic principal.
Here are some things I printed a while ago. The body is styrene and hands, head and boots [provided by ZCentral member Tim Leydecker] were done in wax at a higher resolution.
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yes, you can sand and polish the sculpture, you can use knife, glue, … paint … whatever you need to finish the sculpt
I was just pointing out the layer lines and marks on a surface as their come out of the printer, because one of ZBrush benefits is the fine detail on a model witch on a smaller size 3d prints is not reproduced
I agree - everyone should have a 3d printer !
I remember when we were kids and we draw with ‘0’ and ‘1’ on ZX Spectrum - and then one day came the guy with portable B&W printer for Spectrum - wow, he was the coolest. This days everyone has a color printer …
… so I am already planning where to put it … I would definitely give up drinking cool beer for this machine …
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Hello.
I like your 3d print. Real nice. I’m also planning to do some 3d prints, but the quotes I got was a little above what I’m willing to pay for a print. I’ve seen in one of your pics of the legs that the inside is X-hatchet if I can call it that. How do U do that. Or alternativly, how can I make the model hollow. This is to that the printer uses less “ink” to print.
Thanks.
hey pride.
That looks pretty good?
Are the wax boots made woth a router?
I have a cnc router myself… but for sculptures I would need an extra axis.
I have a 3d router…
For scultures you would need an extra rotating axis.
here are some examples on a router with an extra rotation axis.
here’s a page with the example. http://www.deskproto.com/gallery/venus.htm
I think I’m going to see if I can add the extra axis to my machine. The big plus of using a router in stead of a 3d printer is that most 3d printers don’t support very big objects.
Peter
Very cool stuff you guys!
3D printing is going to completely change the face of sculpting - or at leats throw the doors open wide for all us slushy clay people who still want to touch our work
S
Both done on a Z-Corp printer.
You can get price quotes from different service bureaus as well as have your file analyzed to see if it is good (water-tight) candidate for a print at [Xpress3D](Xpress 3D.com)
Below another from a Z-corp printer…
Other processes can get better detail… info on that at the Xpress3D.com site.
this 3d router staff looks interesting
but can the 3d router handle a sculpt that is dynamic and not so compact in composition, like this one:
not directly, you have to chop the sculpture into pieces.
At least the parts of the sculpture that stick out.
Not a big problem since you have to chop up ypur sculpture if you want to make a mold of it also.
Peter
Peter Pankras- the boots were printed in wax.
Blooper1980- the lattice work inside is determined by the software that plots the build. It builds “scaffolding” to support the overhanging pieces and “eggcrates” the internal structure. The material is Styrene [ABS].
Nice to see other people doing “real” stuff. 
Hello there.
I was unaware that U could also do 3d “printing” in that way, but it does have it’s drawbacks though. I would like to print this model.
http://blooper1980.deviantart.com/art/Model-Print1-67138473
The quote they gave me was about R2000 or $285, that is a little bit over my pryce range. This was origonaly going to be 20cm, but I’m now going to a 10cm print, but fist I’m going to redezign it to make it a little bit more “stable” aparantly the fingers will stand a change of breaking in the depowering process. Going to make one with her hand closed. Will keep updated.
Thanks for the info all.
Hi all…This is my first time posting but I often visit this sight to view all the great digital sculpting. Thought I would post and add my 2 cents concerning 3d routing. I have been using a large scale router for some time to enlarge sculpture to monumental size for traditional bronze sculptors. In house me and most of my employees have really gotten into digitally sculpting, outputing to the cnc, applying clay for high frequency detailing, molding and casting into bronze. We believe that digital sculpting is almost ready to really take off and become competetive in the gallery scene. Anyway, here is my company website that has some pics and whatnot.
http://www.metalphysic.com/index.html
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I’ve gone to visit your site… WOW… I wish I could do that… My main income is IT… Boring servers and routers etc, nice cash, but not what I really want to do… Good job!
Very impressive work arbayne! I ued to work at a foundry in Loveland and also assisted in detail sculpting of the horse and steer heads for the huge Dallas longhorn herding scene. What you are doing down there is very interesting and exciting!
Hello friend !!!
I am really impressed with the amazingly beautiful masterpiece created by you. I am sure that you will reach the heights one day.
All the very best for your bright future.
God Bless you !
Regards,
Pankaj Malik
Business Development | CG Innovation
http://www.cginnovation.com
It looks really good. Where did you buy the CNC router machine? I am currently planning to purchase a woodworking engraving machine that can process stair railings, solid cylinders, Roman columns, etc. I am currently working with a Chinese company called FORSUN CNC, do you have any good opinions? Here is the link to their wood CNC router machine with a rotary axis: Rotary Axis CNC Router | 4th Axis CNC Router - FORSUN