If you have some success printing put some photos up on the forum. I for one would like to see some 3D printed Elite craft.
Community Event / Creation ED game models for 3D printer.
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Has anyone any suggestions on a good 3d printer to go for. I liked the look of the M3D but it looks like delivery starts next year. Something preferably in the UK, you don't need to sell a kidney to buy it and is well supported. So far I have read a bit about the Velleman K8200 and the Omerod RepRap Pro.
I have and Up!Plus which is sold in the US under the name Afinia. Can print ABS and PLA. Printed with both materials. It is fairly unknown but got best grades at the Makezine. I'm very happy with my printer. Just depends on the size you need. Ultimakers are also pretty good but are mostly for PLA and have to be assembled.
check also for other printers here:
http://www.makershed.com/products/afinia-h480
Here you find stuff, which I printed
https://www.thingiverse.com/Rand/designs
It does look an interesting printer but a bit pricey at £1250 from Maplin. Seems to be the going rate also and it's a mk2 version. I am sure the prices are going to plummet soon when they become more popular. Same thing happened with other new tech. I was hoping to dabble at it for around £500.
http://www.3ders.org/
a site to watch, they maintain a price list of kits and finished.
I suggest you buy a finished machine and not a kit, its not worth the frustration, even if you are a capable technician. Maybe build the second one.
and some other useful 3d priting related sites that I watch all the time:
http://www.thingiverse.com/
http://3dprint.com/ 3d news
http://www.scoop.it/t/3d-printing-and-innovative-technology?page=1 3d news
http://www.yeggi.com/ object search engine
http://planet.arcol.hu/ a site scraper, more sites down the right side
a site to watch, they maintain a price list of kits and finished.
I suggest you buy a finished machine and not a kit, its not worth the frustration, even if you are a capable technician. Maybe build the second one.
and some other useful 3d priting related sites that I watch all the time:
http://www.thingiverse.com/
http://3dprint.com/ 3d news
http://www.scoop.it/t/3d-printing-and-innovative-technology?page=1 3d news
http://www.yeggi.com/ object search engine
http://planet.arcol.hu/ a site scraper, more sites down the right side
Find your local 'maker' / 'garage' / 'builder' / 'hackspace' .. if there is anyone you will find with advice, suggestions, or actually selling them, these folk can help.
I expect the nomenclature to be the same.
http://www.hackspace.org.uk/view/Main_Page
failing that, the england staples has a printing service, and Mcor is from there to.
You can always send it off to shapeways, and have it made.
I expect the nomenclature to be the same.
http://www.hackspace.org.uk/view/Main_Page
failing that, the england staples has a printing service, and Mcor is from there to.
You can always send it off to shapeways, and have it made.
in Star Citizen no problem
Hi,
with the models from Star Citizen there is this no problem:
https://forums.robertsspaceindustries.com/discussion/55529/3d-printing-the-drake-cutlass
https://forums.robertsspaceindustri...3d-printing-the-misc-freelancer-picture-heavy
https://forums.robertsspaceindustri...-freelancer-i-think-i-scaled-it-too-large-lol
https://forums.robertsspaceindustri...ian-space-suit-and-behring-p4sc-service-rifle
Chris Roberts encurage them to use their property - for private use only.
Hi,
with the models from Star Citizen there is this no problem:
https://forums.robertsspaceindustries.com/discussion/55529/3d-printing-the-drake-cutlass
https://forums.robertsspaceindustri...3d-printing-the-misc-freelancer-picture-heavy
https://forums.robertsspaceindustri...-freelancer-i-think-i-scaled-it-too-large-lol
https://forums.robertsspaceindustri...ian-space-suit-and-behring-p4sc-service-rifle
Chris Roberts encurage them to use their property - for private use only.
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I expect getting real ship scans in elite is going to take 4k grabs and 2 accounts.
And dedication, as it wont work on the first try, it never does.
is anyone willing to try? I will do the work. I need subjects.
http://www.123dapp.com/catch
And dedication, as it wont work on the first try, it never does.
is anyone willing to try? I will do the work. I need subjects.
http://www.123dapp.com/catch
Here is possibly a good guide. It works for SC, might possibly work with ED with few adjustments.
https://forums.robertsspaceindustri...08/3d-printing-star-citizen-ships-for-dummies
https://forums.robertsspaceindustri...08/3d-printing-star-citizen-ships-for-dummies
Hi,
in SC the 3D-models are easy to get. The format is "open" and there are many tools to transform these to the printable fileformats.
In ED the 3D-models are "closed", they are proprietary and not documented.
Also the container-format is unknown and reverse-engeniering is prohibited by the EULA.
This is the main problem to easy build 3d-prints.
in SC the 3D-models are easy to get. The format is "open" and there are many tools to transform these to the printable fileformats.
In ED the 3D-models are "closed", they are proprietary and not documented.
Also the container-format is unknown and reverse-engeniering is prohibited by the EULA.
This is the main problem to easy build 3d-prints.
This needs to be explored: .. though elite is defiantly not the unreal engine.
http://3dprintingindustry.com/2014/10/15/makers-muse-3d-models-games/?
"The creator of the 3D printing video channel Makers Muse Angus Deveson has taken the time to demonstrate how to extract 3D models from the video game Chivalry: Medieval Warfare and details the process of converting those files into 3D printable models, in a new video tutorial."
http://3dprintingindustry.com/2014/10/15/makers-muse-3d-models-games/?
"The creator of the 3D printing video channel Makers Muse Angus Deveson has taken the time to demonstrate how to extract 3D models from the video game Chivalry: Medieval Warfare and details the process of converting those files into 3D printable models, in a new video tutorial."
Im very interested on this thread, any update from Frontier?
This isn't quite the same but I've made a papercraft of the Cobra and Sidewinder and I've uploaded the Cobra source files that I created to make the papercraft.
Here is the thread: https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=111198&highlight=
There are links to the papercraft and to the source files in the first post. If you look on the 4th page of the forum a fellow named Corwyn has taken the base model and is working on a more detailed version... possibly to 3d print one.