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Composite models [message #6468] Sat, 12 September 2009 12:16 UTC

Oskar_van_Deventer
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Hi Shapeways,

Could you support composite models, please?

My 3D puzzles have many identical pieces. Now I have to include many identical copies in the STL, which significantly increases the triangle count. In order to stay below the 500.000 triangle limit, I have to reduce resolution. Unfortunately, even a slight reduction in the number of triangles means a significant deterioration of resolution.

My Slice Kilominx design (see below) illustrates the optimization problem.
Res: 0.02 mm --> 1.185000 triangles
Res: 0.05 mm --> 736000 triangles
Res: 0.10 mm --> 629000 triangles
Ideally, my puzzles require a 0.02 mm resolution. I had to revert to 0.15 mm resolution to make the design fit within the 500.000 triangle limit.
http://www.shapeways.com/model/49957/slice_kilominx.html
I am afraid that the design doesn't work with this poor resolution.

I could try and move the problem to my customers and scatter the pieces around my shop page. It would then be up to my customers to collect and order the right types and numbers of pieces. This is not something that my customers would appreciate, which is why I always collect composite designs in a single STL.

So can you help me solve this problem, and add the option of offering composite models, please?

Thank you!

Oskar

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	Composite models By: Oskar_van_Deventer on Sat, 12 September 2009 12:16 UTC
	Re: Composite models By: TomZ on Mon, 14 September 2009 17:38 UTC
	Re: Composite models By: Youknowwho4eva on Mon, 14 September 2009 17:52 UTC
	Re: Composite models By: Jettuh on Mon, 14 September 2009 20:35 UTC
	Re: Composite models By: Whystler on Mon, 21 September 2009 02:12 UTC
	Re: Composite models By: Youknowwho4eva on Mon, 21 September 2009 13:20 UTC
	Re: Composite models By: randomblink on Thu, 24 September 2009 18:09 UTC
	Re: Composite models By: TheoGeerinck on Tue, 03 November 2009 09:50 UTC
	Re: Composite models By: TomZ on Sat, 16 January 2010 15:27 UTC
	Re: Composite models By: dadrummond on Sat, 16 January 2010 17:23 UTC
	Re: Composite models By: TomZ on Sat, 16 January 2010 20:20 UTC
	Re: Composite models By: steryne on Sun, 17 January 2010 00:07 UTC
	Re: Composite models By: PuzzleForge on Sun, 17 January 2010 03:07 UTC
	Re: Composite models By: Bathsheba on Tue, 19 January 2010 01:30 UTC
	Re: Composite models By: pete on Sun, 24 January 2010 12:33 UTC
	Re: Composite models By: PuzzleForge on Fri, 19 February 2010 05:37 UTC
	Re: Composite models By: wwwmwww on Fri, 30 December 2011 21:20 UTC
	Re: Composite models By: rawkstar320 on Tue, 23 February 2010 19:19 UTC
	Re: Composite models By: woody64 on Sun, 29 January 2012 10:03 UTC
	Re: Composite models By: mo-design on Sun, 29 January 2012 16:17 UTC
	Re: Composite models By: woody64 on Mon, 30 April 2012 19:39 UTC

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