Those of you that follow me have probably seen this miniature before, in my lightbox post
it is a rehash of the first sorceress I made. using the same body, but new head and hair. Some of the clothes also changed.
Here is a turntable animation of the 3d model. It starts with showing the mesh, to give an impression of how many(or few) triangles are necessary. notice the highly irregular mesh, this is the result of sculpting the mesh and then running a decimate operation which selectively collaps edges based on their curvature (or lack thereof)
That means that the mesh will retain the details where it is needed, while keeping the overall triangle count low. Too many triangles will slow down the slicer when I want to print it.
I uploaded the model to Shapeways in case someone should want to get their own copy. you can find it HERE dont forget to use the referal code W1HTH for a 15% discount, if you are a new user.
if not you can just enjoy a few more images of the actual print from different angles below
I printed this one on my wanhao duplicator 7 version 1.5 it is sliced with 50 micron layer height
This particular build is printed completely without supports. the long sleeves make sure the arms are supported and those were the only points that needed supports on the original sorceress.
If you are interested in in 3dprint, but arent sure if you want to dish out the 700 euros (or thereabouts) for a cheap printer , or even more if you want to go for something a bit more solid, Shapeways is a great way to test the quality of different print techniques.
Obviously their printers are industrial quality so they might not be 1-1 comparable with what you will be able to get at home, but it will give you an idea of resolution that is difficult to see from images, even supercloseups like these.
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As always if you have ideas for what I should make next I would be happy to comply and add it to my growing todo list
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