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Minmatar DigitalHaunt
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Posted - 2009.09.21 14:46:00 -
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Just thought some of you might appreciate this... We have a MakerBot over at Hive76, and of course I couldn't resist the urge to print an EVE model. Because this printer can't yet print things with overhangs very well, the Capsule is probably the easiest thing to print. Also, because of it's shape, I had to cut the model in half first. Here's a photo of the rear almost finished
I'll post more photos once I get the other half done, and the two ends joined together.
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Posted - 2009.09.21 14:56:00 -
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Originally by: Mashie Saldana Very cool, what size will it be when assembled?
It'll be about 50mm wide, somewhere around 120'ish mm high I think... I don't remember the dimensions off hand. I changed it around a lot, trying to print it as a whole and at different sizes, but that just wasn't meant to be.
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Posted - 2009.09.21 19:28:00 -
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Originally by: Liua Ae I see a new era in anal toys based on EVE coming.
Step 3, profit.
lol.. yeah, a lot of people think the pod looks like a buttpod. I'm not a fan of the new model really. Looks too alien-like.
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Posted - 2009.09.21 21:19:00 -
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Originally by: Manu Hermanus wow this thread degenerated fast...
and fun pic
Boy has it... /me sighs
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Posted - 2009.09.22 00:48:00 -
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Originally by: Daquaris For those of us that get logged out after 60 seconds, and don't want to constantly log back in to see embedded pictures:
Link to the pic
Very cool.
Thanks man! Incidentally, The 'Report' is not the reply button at all.. Sorry about that.
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Posted - 2009.09.22 03:15:00 -
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Originally by: Jacob Mei How long does it take one of those printers to actually print something like that?
That half took about 45 minutes, I suspect the other half wont take quite as long, as there's less detail in the front.
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Posted - 2009.09.22 15:12:00 -
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Originally by: Jacob Mei
Originally by: Recircuit
Originally by: Jacob Mei How long does it take one of those printers to actually print something like that?
That half took about 45 minutes, I suspect the other half wont take quite as long, as there's less detail in the front.
Is it a solid object or is it hollow inside? (obivously its two halves but I mean does it waste material when it doesnt need too?)
What sort of program do you need to use to create a printable object? I would imagine that it would have to be a 3-d object to begin with so I would imagine that images and what not (like something you made in photoshop) would be out.
Mashie is correct. I used TriExporter to get the model, then opened in Blender, and exported it to STL. From there, I run it though Skeinforge to get the gcode, and then load that into ReplicatorG, which tells the printer that to do.
You can make it as dense, or hollow as you like. Obviously, the more dense it is, the longer it will take to print. This one's mostly hollow, and uses a hex filler pattern. You can change that as well ;)
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Posted - 2009.09.22 15:46:00 -
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Originally by: CCP Whisper wtb: 1 pod. How much are these to produce?
The ABS is about $12/lb + Shipping, and that half weighs about 26 grams. It's very cheap.
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Posted - 2009.09.22 18:47:00 -
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Originally by: RedSplat If CCP were Games Workshop you would be getting sued about now
Good thing they're not then! CCP's been pretty cool about fan stuff.
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Posted - 2009.09.22 23:30:00 -
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Originally by: maCH'EttE Updates?
Is it finished now? Do you have any bigger pictures?
ha, not yet... I'll have one tomorrow, I promise ;) I'm pretty excited to get it finished too.
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Posted - 2009.09.24 12:59:00 -
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Well, I tried to print the other half last night, but it didn't go well. I wont have another chance to try again until after fanfest, but in the meantime, here's a video of the first half printing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xq07ups59R0
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