| Is this accurate? [message #39691] Thu, 01 December 2011 20:17 UTC |
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Hi There - I'm new to shapeways and I have a quick question about pricing. I uploaded a model and it came out at .8in high and the price for full color was around $9.00. I need the model to be more like 3 to 4 inches high but when I scaled the model to 2.8in high the price jumped to $160.00... Seems to be quite a big price difference for an extra two inches, right? Is this normal or am I missing something? Thanks.
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| Re: Is this accurate? [message #39693 is a reply to message #39691 ] Thu, 01 December 2011 20:20 UTC |
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Well the price is by the cube. A quick example is a 1cm square cube is one cubic cm. A 2cm cube is now 8 cubic cm. So 8 times the cost for twice the size. If you want to bring the cost down, is hollowing an option for you model?
The Mad Moder
michael@shapeways.com
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| Re: Is this accurate? [message #39695 is a reply to message #39693 ] Thu, 01 December 2011 20:33 UTC |
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Thanks for the quick reply.
Hollowing is probably an option for the larger section of the model although I do worry about it being too brittle if it's hollow.
Also, somewhat off-topic, if my model has a multi-sub material applied to it with standard materials assigned to polygon material IDs will the diffuse colors be "printed" if I select full color sandstone? None of the materials are bitmaps or anything. They are all just standard materials with the different diffuse colors. (I'm using 3ds Max).
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| Re: Is this accurate? [message #39711 is a reply to message #39696 ] Fri, 02 December 2011 03:44 UTC |
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| Youknowwho4eva wrote on Thu, 01 December 2011 20:36 |
the walls should be at least 3mm
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With the recent improvements to sandstone.. the limit was lowered.. you can now make walls down to 2mm. During the testing phase, they actually printed a model for me with only 1mm walls and it was quite durable, but the new 2mm is easier for them to clean without breaking.
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