i.materialise 3D Printing Service Blog: "Today we are launching Sketch to 3D. Sketch to 3D is a 3D modeling service that can turn your drawings into 3D models. Now you can draw anything you want and get it 3D printed. 3D printing is an amazing technology that potentially can let you make whatever you want. But because few can 3D model it has been impossible for most people to make exactly what they want to make, until now. The democratization of manufacturing has now reached you. Now you have no excuse, you can now 3D print whatever you want to.
Saturday, April 09, 2011
i.materialise launches Sketch to 3D, A 3D modeling service for 3D printing
i.materialise 3D Printing Service Blog: "Today we are launching Sketch to 3D. Sketch to 3D is a 3D modeling service that can turn your drawings into 3D models. Now you can draw anything you want and get it 3D printed. 3D printing is an amazing technology that potentially can let you make whatever you want. But because few can 3D model it has been impossible for most people to make exactly what they want to make, until now. The democratization of manufacturing has now reached you. Now you have no excuse, you can now 3D print whatever you want to.
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This is a cool idea, as is the service GrabCAD to which they link. I am surprised to see that it only costs $80 for somebody to convert your napkin sketches to a 3D DWG, but it seems like this service could become indispensable for industrial designers and architects. I noticed that they didn't list prices for the 3D printing itself, but I imagine it has to be rather expensive.
Great job idea! Taking a skill that they have and letting people pay them to make an object they sketch is an easy way to get money. Anyone that works for them can make a 3D model on a computer easily, then they just have to print it. $80 is a good price to just convert the drawing, they can always gain more money from the materials order and printing cost. The prices might go up when you print it, but its a good service for people who want custom made objects.
Such a cool project! Ben showed us the metals workshop, run by Larry, on campus, and their 3D printer is a decade old, but the things that thing can do are astounding. I want to see the day that CMU design and production students just print out models, and call it a day. It raises the question however, what part does hand craftsmanship play in the future of theater and model making, it seems important not to lose these classic skills, while still educating ourselves in progressive new technologies.
This is so cool. The only thing is that it doesn't seem very practical, or maybe, not financially practical. 3D printing is extremely expensive, and I know that I would like to save my money to print more finalized drawings. However when 3D printing becomes more fiscally possible, this software will really hit its stride.
This article is really more of an advertisement than an actual piece of journalism, so I would really like to know how well this product actually works. It is difficult to transcribe your design for a product without some type of drafting background, so I think this would be a major setback. Also, since the company is clearly based in Europe, are the international shipping costs going to be worth the product? I think this is one of those ideas someone sees and says "that's awesome" but never really wants to pay to actually use.
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