3D Printing

Manufacturers

Kits

3D Stuffmaker $395 +

Fabbster Multicolour printing EUR 349

RepRap +- EUR 450

MendelMax $770

pwdr. $1000

The machine is ready to use both the 3DP as the SLS process with minimal adaption, although the printer is currently prepped for 3DP

A whole new range of materials become available for experimenting with open-source rapid-prototyping; for example, when using the 3DP process: gypsum, ceramics, concrete, sugar, etc. And when the SLS process is fully supported, plastic materials like ABS, PP, Nylon and metals become available as building material.A Hewlett Packard inkjet cartridge is used for the deposition of binder. The cartridge can be refilled with custom binders using a syringe. A custom binder of 20% alcohol and 80% water has been proven to work.

Prebuilt

XYZ Printing Davinci 1.0 $499

Printrbot $599 +

FormLabs Form 1 $3299 -

Stereolithography (SL) technology approaches the highest resolution available in 3D printing, blowing away plastic extrusion (FDM) performance. Stereolithography (SL) is the gold standard for 3D print resolution and surface finish. In this photopolymer-based process, a high precision system directs a laser across a tray of liquid resin and causes a thin layer to solidify. The build platform then rises in preparation for the next layer. After thousands of repetitions, your part is complete with exquisite detail.

Fabbster Multicolour printing EUR 1699

Serious Shit

MCOR The ones Staples use

3d Systems ProJet 4500

Stratsys Objet Connex

MarkForged Carbon Fibre

Organovo Human Tissue printing / Bioprinting

Materials for printing with

Emerging objects Cement, Wood, Chocolate, Paper, Salt, Nylon, Acrylic...

Software

Free for home

Sketchup Too simple when it gets complex

TinkerCAD Webbased

Autodesk 123 Design Webbased

Free for all

BRLCAD

FreeCAD

OpenSCAD Code your model

Blender

Paid

Solidworks

Interior Design

Intericad

Digitisers / Scanning

Makerbot Digitizer $949

Autodesk 123D Catch

Visual SFM

SparkoCam Turns a Nikon / Canon into a webcam. Also allows you to add effects realtime.

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