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Complete newbie here - only just came onto this site from a reference in WIRED magazine. I have never used CAD software.

I am, however, a traditional modeller in clay, plasticine or wax. Is there ay way to reproduce, for example an existing model in plasticine, into plastic or silver?

In the WIRED article, they spoke of making spooky figurines directly from photos of people - reproducing in 3D from 2D image files? How would one do that?

Pity I'm starting a new job next week and will have very little time as I can well see that this could become obsessively interesting!

Thanks
Elisa Roselli
]]> efroselli 2012-10-13T19:46:28-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=55315&th=11171#msg_55315
Autodesk has a free version.. 123dCatch.com
Another (paid) program is www.3dsom.com

I can't directly recommend either.. both of them failed to create usable model(s) for the set of images that I attempted to use. However, I believe some other forum members have had better luck with them.]]> stonysmith 2012-10-13T21:11:24-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=55331&th=11171#msg_55331
Best wishes,
efroselli]]> efroselli 2012-10-14T13:45:57-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=57646&th=11171#msg_57646 DO create models in wax - and want to have them made in plastic. I tried a CAD program
called SKETCHUP (because it's free!) - I've been having fun, but I doubt I'll ever be able
to render a drawing as specific as I require.

What I'm hoping to do is to create a model in wax and somehow get it re-created in
plastic. so if anyone answers your post, do let me know!! I'll do likewise, if I make any
progress...

cheers tereze in NY]]> tereze 2012-11-29T04:10:13-00:00 http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=57648&th=11171#msg_57648 in NYC! in the jewelry district, there are mold makers who will make a rubber or silicone mold from
the wax model, and then cast it in silver or gold. There are also many casters in Rhode Island. I
don't know where you live, but if you want to have your models made in silver, that can certainly
be done. there are technical requirements, though, as to size - I am talking about jewelry and small
objects. Also silver is very expensive - we make our models hollow; sometimes we have to
make them in two parts and then solder the silver parts together.

happy to answer any questions about silver casting -

cheers tereze]]> tereze 2012-11-29T04:14:20-00:00