Hello,
Hopefully I'm posting this in the correct section, apologies if I'm not.
I have been a long time amateur 3D modeller and recently I have been getting into the whole, turning your virtual 3D models into physical 3D models world, and I must say I'm enjoying it!
I have printed 2 3D models so far via SLS (below are examples) and they tend to be small as I'm generally on a budget.
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Getting past my intro spiel and onto my question
This forum has some great threads I've been reading and one thing I have noticed, is out of those who don't scratch build and 3D print, they tend to make moulds of their 3D prints and re-cast (hope I'm using the right terminology there; sorry, I'm new to all of this :behave).
Apart from producing multiple copies of their models/replicas, can I ask what benefits they get from doing this?
:confused
For instance, is it to convert the material type to something that easier to work with or produces smoother & better results? Or is it the case it's just generally done in case something goes wrong and you don;t have to start from scratch again?
Thanks in advance to anyone who takes the time to even read this post.
Hopefully I'm posting this in the correct section, apologies if I'm not.
I have been a long time amateur 3D modeller and recently I have been getting into the whole, turning your virtual 3D models into physical 3D models world, and I must say I'm enjoying it!
I have printed 2 3D models so far via SLS (below are examples) and they tend to be small as I'm generally on a budget.
Tron Light cycle
Shapeways | Forum: It arrived! => Tron LightCycle
Dead Space Helmet
Shapeways | Forum: It arrived! => USB powered Helmet light
Getting past my intro spiel and onto my question
This forum has some great threads I've been reading and one thing I have noticed, is out of those who don't scratch build and 3D print, they tend to make moulds of their 3D prints and re-cast (hope I'm using the right terminology there; sorry, I'm new to all of this :behave).
Apart from producing multiple copies of their models/replicas, can I ask what benefits they get from doing this?
:confused
For instance, is it to convert the material type to something that easier to work with or produces smoother & better results? Or is it the case it's just generally done in case something goes wrong and you don;t have to start from scratch again?
Thanks in advance to anyone who takes the time to even read this post.