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hauke3000 — Construction 3D printed 'action figure'
Published: 2013-05-17 18:54:04 +0000 UTC; Views: 5537; Favourites: 44; Downloads: 0
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Here you can see how the figure was constructed. It basically works like a snap together model kit. It has about 30 points of articulation. I had to do some sandpapering in order to make everything fit together but that is something one should expect when 3D printing. The seam lines are a little bit big but I believe that has more to do with the resolution of my printer then the 3D file. The model and all the joints were created in Softimage.. It was then exported as STL file via Zbrush. The final Boolean operations for the joints as well as some cleaning up of the geometry were done in Netfabb. The figure is about 7 inches tall. It has a couple of swapable hands and the weapons can be stored on the back of the figure.Related content
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where can i download this model for printing whit my 3d printer
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Sorry, I do not offer files from my personal projects for download.
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do you make the joint out of a different material? Ive notice in action figures sometimes the joints are a different type of plastic otherwise it would just fall down.
I guess the way is design takes part of it too..
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It is all the same material since my printer only prints ABS plastic. The joints work fine but you cannot make things that require soft material like for example a fabric coat over the torso.
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3D Printing is amazing, a little scary it exists when I think about it.
Nice work!
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3D printing is really amazing. I cannot see what developements will happen in the next years. Thanks for liking my work.
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Yeah, thats true!
No problem
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Beautiful work! I've been wanting to try my hand at an action figure for some time now. This was just the inspiration I needed. Seriously, well done.
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Thanks a lot an all the best for your own projects.
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wow, nicely done! I shutter to think how much this guy would cost from Shapeways D:
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Yes he will probably cost a fortune. I might put him up there at some time just to see what he might cost.
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Great fabrication, and great idea! Really good use of an awesome technology that seems to have no end to it's wonderful capability. Were the boolean operations for the joints necessary in Netfabb, or could you possibly have done that in XSI where you created them? Great model, and very impressive result.
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Thanks! Netfabb allows me to create a slightly larger mesh of the parts that need to be subtracted with milimetre precision. I am not sure I can do that with softimage. This way the plugs for the joints can be created about 0.15 mm larger then the joints themselves which allows a smooth and yet tight fit. Also Netfabb allows me to clean up the mesh before the boolean operations as well.
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