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Re: help with transparent material

nakamura_shop — 2013-05-21T21:02:19-00:00

i understand,thanks.
i think i'll print it in default plastic and i'll use it as matrix to build one in transparent resin... the entire object will cost 200€

Re: first upload? makeable?

AmLachDesigns — 2013-05-21T17:07:04-00:00

3dmIlky wrote on Tue, 21 May 2013 16:13

...Why there is such a high price?...

Because SW charges by volume for all materials except Ceramic.

Your box is large for a SW object and the walls are thick. If you go to your Model page and Edit it it will tell you the Volume. Then you can use the prices on the Materials pages to figure out the cost.

Re: first upload? makeable?

Youknowwho4eva — 2013-05-21T16:46:57-00:00

What's your intended material? If you go through the material guidelines pages, it tells you if multiple pieces are allowed for that material.

Re: first upload? makeable?

3dmIlky — 2013-05-21T16:44:43-00:00

Thanks for answering.
I think yes, they are enclosed. Up to the cap of the box. Is it ok to put two parts in one print?

Andy

Re: first upload? makeable?

Youknowwho4eva — 2013-05-21T16:39:16-00:00

Are your faces enclosed? If they weren't enclosed, the automated software would try to enclose them. Pretty much what you see is what you would expect to get. As long as you follow the guidelines for the intended material.

first upload? makeable?

3dmIlky — 2013-05-21T16:13:36-00:00

Hej there,

Can anyone please test the box, if it is fine?
http://www.shapeways.com/model/1108651/stone-box.html?li=my- models

Do the printer know what to print? I used only faces.
To view it is great. Is it necessary to make inner and outer material if there exists?

Why there is such a high price?

Thanks a lot.

Andy

Wall thickness for character

Tjaart — 2013-05-21T10:51:59-00:00

Good afternoon guys,

I am trying to print this but I have no idea why I get thin walls problems. Some of the highlighted issues are thicker than the other parts which are thinner but have no problem.

It is getting very frustrated and I had to demolish such a lot of detail to get it to print I am approaching the point where I think this cannot be printed at the resolution and size.

This is a WIP and I am just randomly thickening parts in a crude way to get it past submission. Is there any program that can just do a thickness check before I submit as I have had 7 submissions and every time there are some parts that are okay and some not.

Notes:

This is a miniature that is used in role-playing games. It is +/- 28mm x 28mm big. I am trying to print it is ultra detail frost (as I assume this is the medium with the best detail)

STL attached.

STAR TREK

victorrings — 2013-05-21T01:29:16-00:00

made this a couple of months ago and is available upon request.
hopefully i changed it up enough not to get in trouble.

Re: Im building a box that will have three parts, does it have to be watertight?

dloney — 2013-05-20T22:48:58-00:00

Thank you so much for your time! A real learning experience!

Re: Im building a box that will have three parts, does it have to be watertight?

JACANT — 2013-05-20T22:36:27-00:00

Gratis

Re: Im building a box that will have three parts, does it have to be watertight?

JACANT — 2013-05-20T22:34:27-00:00

Apart from that everything is OK.
Get a copy of http://www.netfabb.com/basic.php
It will check, repair, measure and scale. It will also show the volume.
On this model. Top - 141.31 cm3.
Middle - 319.33 cm3. One wall is showing up as 6mm thick.
Bottom - 181.09 cm 3
Box complete - 645.73 cm3

Re: help with transparent material

stonysmith — 2013-05-20T22:06:53-00:00

None of the shapeways materials are as clear as glass.
You can achieve a bit of transparency with FUD, but it's not likely what you would expect.

In any material, this item is going to be expensive:
http://stonysmith.com/wired/VolumeEstimator.asp?L=242&W= 320&H=312&T=1&S=1

help with transparent material

nakamura_shop — 2013-05-20T21:08:26-00:00

Hi,i'm building this item
http://www.shapeways.com/model/1065847/gray-fox-helmet.html? li=productBox-search

This is a wearable helmet,the frontal components of this item must to be transparent because i MUST to see trough the component.
i never bought transparent items from Shapeways and i don't know how much can be transparent a 3D printed item... someone can help me showing me some transparent item created here? this is a big item,only 1mm thickness...

Thanks in advance for your help

Im building a box that will have three parts, does it have to be watertight?

dloney — 2013-05-20T20:57:36-00:00

I think it should be a simple design: it has three parts:
The Bottom
The middle shelf (will be painted red)
The lid

The bottom will have a indented lip so that the lid (will use a clear material) can slide over the shelf and contact with the bottom part.
Thus, the design looks like this:

The middle shelf (will slide into the bottom part and be covered by the lid) It is also hollowed out inside to save on printing material. :

A simple lid (will be printed with a translucent material):

When I check for watertight meshes, I of course run into problems... due to the hollowed out design:

Any idea on what I should do to finish this project? Attached are the SketchUp files.

Thanks for reading / any advice.

Re: Minions

MinionBoss — 2013-05-20T12:47:59-00:00

more minions!

Re: Dual Function Clip / Bottle Cap Clip & Phone Stand

AmLachDesigns — 2013-05-20T07:34:16-00:00

Quote:

I guess this is more a technical issue, how much distance do I need to keep from the different parts of a model so they won't fuse together when 3D printed?

For each material there is a Design Guidelines page.

For wsf for example http://www.shapeways.com/materials/strong-flexible-design-gu idelines

What you are looking for is "Clearance" - in this case 0.5mm.

Dual Function Clip / Bottle Cap Clip & Phone Stand

Swavek — 2013-05-20T06:20:49-00:00

I'm close to opening my shop here on Shapeways after many months of learning Blender for Shapeways purposes and tweaking my designs. Here is a clip that will hold your bottle cap and also serve as a stand for your smartphone.. I guess this is more a technical issue, how much distance do I need to keep from the different parts of a model so they won't fuse together when 3D printed?

Also, I am trying this out myself keeping it on my keychain and carrying it, but would appreciate any feedback on the idea as well. It's a fairly cheap product that tackles two separate issues. I imagine most people already have some form of kickstand or stand for their smartphones, but I just got my new HTC One phone and guess what, it has no such stand.. this thing works great on it.

The other issue my product solves is one that has not a lot of products on the market that do so, but I find I come across this when driving and would like to just have a bottle of soda open for a little while without having to find a place to put down the cap and later look for it or having to hold the bottle and the cap at the same time. Or am I the only one? lol

Thanks.

Bottle Cap Clip and Phone Stand

iPad Carry

mygadgetlife — 2013-05-19T20:40:26-00:00

Ok, so this is my first attempt at something like this, so go easy!

Surprisingly (or not!) there isn't much like this on the market other than an expensive aluminium one, and a cheap 'kiddie' one made from EVA foam.

The design was driven not by the need for a handle per se, but for a way to steady video shoots made with the iPad. Bear with me on this.

You see, an iPad held from the end of your arm makes for a crude Stedicam - and because of the positioning of the handle on my iPad Carry, the lens is towards the lower edge, meaning you can 'sweep' the iPad over stuff or get dramatic low level shots. That's the idea anyway. Also, it's a handle!

This test print was a bit on the tight side, which called for some (ok, lots) of sanding and some minor modifications with a Dremel to get the fit in the photo and even then it's tight. The clip is sturdy if not that pretty, but often the simplest approach is the best. And the hole for the headphones is way out; don't know what was going on there... my measurement point of reference must have been out.

Re: Minions

MinionBoss — 2013-05-19T15:32:31-00:00

this is how he started out, scared because he didn't have eyes yet

Re: Personal Jesus

Giorgi — 2013-05-19T15:23:42-00:00

Good point! Thanks a lot!

Minions

MinionBoss — 2013-05-19T15:23:05-00:00

I always wanted to have my own fun minions!

So it's time to create them

Ordered 4 different minions, and will all be around 6.5cm tall

hope you all like them just as much as I do

Re: Personal Jesus

FreeRangeBrain — 2013-05-19T14:25:18-00:00

That's a gorgeous design! Nice job!

I'd think an interesting option would be either basic silver or unpolished gold plated stainless - letting natual handling do the polishing to get some interesting variation in level of finish.

Re: Personal Jesus

Giorgi — 2013-05-19T13:37:24-00:00

Thank you! Scale is 4.5 w x 2 d x 6 h.
I think besides coloured plastic almost every material could work, if it's possible to print... But sure, silver, steel and white plastic would be the best choices for this object.

Re: Personal Jesus

FabMeJewelry — 2013-05-18T14:48:03-00:00

We don't know the exact scale but <3 the design !

Silver Glossy would be very nice, don't think Premium Silver will be possible because they won't be able to polish inside the cavities ?

Personal Jesus

Giorgi — 2013-05-18T08:11:37-00:00

Hey!
This is the necklace I designed for myself, I would love to get any material/model advices. Plus would be grateful for any hints how I could sell it here.
Here you can see other images from Personal Jesus: http://cargocollective.com/popika/Personal-Jesus

Excited to be part of the Shapeways, hopefully I will move forward and deliver more stuff soon.

Regards,
Giorgi