[3dem] 3D printing

[Andrey Malyutin]

Hi all,

I've used shapeways.com to print several 2 inch models of viral particles.
I've started with .mrc files and ended with uploading .stl files to their
servers (converted in Chimera as described by Gabe). I've had to
'repair<https://www.shapeways.com/tutorials/how_to_use_meshlab_and_netfabb>'
my initial models to be acceptable for their printers, which required a few
additional pieces of free software and just a bit of time. All of the
models so far that I've printed were single piece and single colour. They
can, however, print coloured (depending on input model format), multi-piece
models, and in a large range of materials. The prices have been reasonable.
They are dependant on the volume of the model and can be made cheaper by
removing internal density where viable. Additionally, educational
discount<https://www.shapeways.com/blog/archives/2012-shapeways-educational-discount-for-3d-printing-on-a-student-budget.html?%2Farchives%2F2012-shapeways-educational-discount-for-3d-printing-on-a-student-budget_html=>is
available.

Andrey


Andrey Malyutin
Graduate Student
Indiana University,
Department of Chemistry
800 E. Kirkwood Av.
Bloomington, IN 47405
Phone: (269) 352-6880



On Thu, Jan 16, 2014 at 2:10 PM, Cindi Schwartz <cindi.schwartz at colorado.edu
> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Has anyone out there taken an IMOD model or similar 3D model from their
> averaging data and printed it to 3D printer? Can you give details from the
> starting model format (imod?) to the final model format (???)? What kind of
> printer you used among the many manufacturers out there. How many colors,
> was it a single piece or multi-piece, etc? Was it owned by your University
> or did you do it through a 3rd party printer?
>
> Thanks,
> Cindi
>
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