CYBER SPOKE - 3DIGILATE ALEX SCHOENMAKERS 331433
THE IDEA 3DIGILATE - A 3D SERVICE. IN TODAYS AGE, A LOT OF SCULPTURES AND PIECES OF “ART” IN HOMES ARE MASS PRODUCED CHEAP ITEMS. HAVING SOMETHING THAT 50,000 OTHER PEOPLE HAVE ISN’T VERY SPECIAL. MY IDEA IS TO BRING BACK THE SPECIAL, PERSONAL ASPECT TO ART THROUGH TECHNOLOGY. ENHANCING 3D SCANNING AND 3D PRINTING TO PRODUCE REPLICA HUMAN HANDS THAT CAN BE USED AS SCULPTURES AND JEWELERY STANDS. THE PERSONAL PIECE OF ART, NO ONE IS THE SAME AS THE LAST
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REGISTER SELECT COLOUR MATERIALS
10MIN SESSION CAST HAND ALGINATE
REPAIR/CLEAN MESH IN CAD
3D SCAN PLASTER HAND
MOULD PLASTER IN ALGINATE
3D PRINT HAND
ASSEMBLE HAND ON BASE STAND
PACKAGE AND POST DELIVERY
PROTOTYPE PROCESS - CAST A HAND - 3D SCAN - CLEAN MESH IN CAD - 3D PRINT - PRODUCE BASE
CASTING HAND
CASTING A MOULD OUT OF ALGINATE. IT IS A FLEXIBLE MATERIAL THAT THE HAND CAN SLIDE OUT OF WITH EASE.
EXPOSING PLASTER
THE MOULD MANAGED TO PICK UP A HUGE AMOUNT OF DETAIL OF THE HAND. WRINKLES, VEINS AND NAILS
3D SCANNING
DUE TO UNAVAILABILITY OF RMIT SCANNER AND THE HUGE COST OF EXTERNAL 3D SCANNING I DECIDED TO TRY OUT 123D CATCH BY AUTODESK
CLEANING UP MESH IMPORTED THE PHOTOS IN 123D CATCH WHERE IS WAS MERGED INTO A SOLID I THEN CLEANED IT UP IN MESHMIXER
TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY I COULDN’T CLEAN UP THE MESH TO THE DESIRED QUALITY I GOT A FEW QUOTES EXTERNAL TO GET IT SCANNED BUT IT WORKED OUT AROUND $700.
3D PRINTING - 1ST PRINT PLA - 0.15 LAYER HEIGHT - 0% INFILL - 3 SHELLS
DUE TO THE FAILURE OF MY OWN 3D SCAN AND THE COST OF GETTING IT DONE EXTERNALLY I HAVE CHOSEN TO GET A PRE 3D SCANNED MODEL OFF THINGYVERSE TO USE AS MY EXAMPLE MODEL IF MY IDEA WAS A BUSINESS THERE WOULD BE A PROPER 3D SCANNER SO THE QUALITY WOULD BE THERE. BUT BUT AS AN ELECTIVE THE COST WAS TOO HIGH
3D PRINTING - 2ND PRINT ABS - 0.15 LAYER HEIGHT - 10% INFILL - 3 SHELLS
THE ABS PRINTED MUCH MORE SUCCESSFULLY THAN THE PLA. THERE IS ZERO OVERHAND AND A MUCH SMOOTHER SURFACE FINISH.
3D PRINTING - 3ND PRINT
THE BLUE AND PURPLE PRINT TURNED OUT GREAT. PERFECT SURFACE FINISH
PRODUCING THE BASE
I HAVE CHOSEN TO HAVE A CONE SHAPE BASE. THE ROUNDNESS MATCHES THE BASE OF THE HAND. MY MODEL IS MADE FROM PINE BUT AS A PRODUCT IT WOULD BE OFFERED IN MARBLE, STEEL OR TIMBER
FINISHING THE MODEL I TURNED UP A STAINLESS STEEL SPIGOT TO PRESS FIT INTO THE HAND. I CHOSE A GLOSS AGED TEAK STAIN FOR THE BASE AS IT CONTRAST WITH THE ELECTRIC BLUE HAND.
OPTIONS FOR ORDER PRINT
CERAMIC
FROSTED PLASTIC
STERLING SILVER
BASE
ALUMINUM
WOOD
CERAMIC
COST MOST OF THE EXPENSES ARE IN SETTING UP THE BUSINESS. A 3D SCANNER BEING THE MOST EXPENSIVE ITEM @ AROUND $2500. ON GOING COST INCLUDE ALGINATE [$15PER500GM] PLASTER [$15PER5KG] AND THEN PRINTING COSTS. STERLING SILVER [$20CM3] FROSTED PLASTIC [$2.39CM3] CERAMIC [$0.18CM3] OUTSOURCED TO SHAPEWAYS. THE HANDS WILL RANGE IN PRICE DEPENDING ON WHAT MATERIALS ARE CHOSES. BASE PRICE WILL BE $150, CHEAPEST COMBINATION BEING CERAMIC HAND WITH WOOD BASE.
TIME THE HAND SCULPTURE'S ARE A LIMITED, 1 OFF PIECE. THE PROCESS IN PRODUCING ONE HAND IS A SPECIAL AND UNIQUE PROCESS CAPTURING THE ADVANTAGES OF THE FUTURE TECHNOLOGIES IN MANUFACTURING. WITHOUT 3D SCANNING AND 3D PRINTING THIS PRODUCT WOULD ONLY BE A DREAM, THE INITIAL COSTS OF THE SCANNER ARE EXPENSIVE, BUT THIS IS A ONE OFF FEE FOR A LIFETIME OF QUALITY. OUTSOURCING PRINTING TO SHAPEWAYS ELIMINATES THE COST OF BUYING A PRINTER AND ALSO GIVES THE CLIENT A LARGE RANGE OF MATERIALS. THIS PRODUCT IS PERSONAL , NOT JUST THAT ITS YOUR HAND, BUT THERE IS A CHOICE OF MATERIAL, COLOUR AND BASE, MAKING THIS THE ULTIMATE PERSONAL PIECE OF ART.
3Digilate
a 3D service by alex schoenmakers