3D Print Family Portrait Project Patients and families at the Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital have the opportunity to participate in this exciting and unique project based out of our Teammates for Kids Child Life Zone.
Tools and Resources
Things to Consider:
Tablet: iPad 32GB with Wi-Fi
Patient should have ability to stand or sit very still for 3 minutes. Age, medications, room activity, medical equipment and more can affect this. Caregiver may hold child on lap.
Room/ environment must provide enough space for movement of scanning staff member. If space is restricted, two staff members can use “hand off” method to capture as full a scan as possible.
Sufficient time should be allotted. A minimum of 15 minutes is needed for an experienced staff person to complete a session which includes patient education and preparation, room preparation and scan.
If a patient wants to hold a toy or stuffed animal, best results will occur if it is held or hugged against the patient’s chest.
Multiple people may be scanned as a group. More time and room space will be needed, a playroom is ideal. People should be grouped very closely, with no space in between them. This will likely require post production editing.
Medical equipment may be scanned with the patient if placed as close as possible. Most tubes can be removed in post production editing if desired.
Scanner: Occipital Structure Sensor Tablet software: itSeez 3D
The 3D Family Portrait Project
Desktop editing software: Meshmixer
Our "Patient and Family 3D Portrait" project aims to capture special moments in a unique and beautiful way. Using 3D scanning technology, our staff can take three dimensional images of patients and their families in their rooms or in the Child Life Zone. Scans are then processed and transferred to our 3D printer to create one of a kind treasures. These sculpted moments can serve as powerful keepsakes and legacy pieces as well as instruments of play. Using the same process, child life staff can create objects for play or tools for medical education, such as prints of site specific medical equipment and machines.
3D printer and software: Makerbot Replicator+, Makerbot Print,
LB 2019
Printing materials: Makerbot PLA filament, multiple colors Print finishing tools: For removal or support structure and aesthetic finishing of print. Safety glasses, small scissors, clamp scissor, small scraper, cleaning materials. Presentation / gift bag: Handout with scan date, details, contact information
Scan Session
Processing, Editing , Printing and
Printing other items
General overview of scanning process
Finishing
Public files can be useful too!
During a preliminary visit, and upon referral of child life specialist, patient and family is introduced and invited to participate. An explanation of the process is given and questions answered. They are shown a sample print of their child life specialist or nurse. At this time, the scanning staff member assesses room appropriateness and scheduling, At scan session, process is reviewed with patient and roles are practiced (scanner & scanee). Tablet is used to complete scan. Staff member waits for file confirmation and performs second scan if needed. Patient is informed of production timeline.
File is exported from itSeez3D onto desktop computer via web interface.
File is imported to Meshmixer program for editing of errors, removal of medical devices, addition of support structures, etc.
File is exported to Makerbot for final file preparation. Size, infill are selected and print is begun. Print is cleaned. Support structures are removed and final finish is completed. This can be done by staff or as project with patient, if appropriate.
Many items can be downloaded online. Movie props, action figures, characters, book marks, spaceships.. Thingiverse.com and more.
You can scan medical equipment from your own hospital to create unique teaching tools.
Many programs which patients use to create (such as Minecraft) can export files than can be edited and printed, bringing virtual patient creations to life, see below!
Mesh mixer can be used to mix different scans and objects from different sources, like making an “Alex cake” below.
Scraps left over from prints can be used for fun “found object” art projects.