Comments on: Making Your Own Copies of the Met's Masterpieces with a 3D Printer http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2012/06/11/making-your-own-copies-of-the-mets-masterpieces-with-a-3d-printer/ Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:34:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: tOM Trottier http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2012/06/11/making-your-own-copies-of-the-mets-masterpieces-with-a-3d-printer/#comment-33251 tOM Trottier Wed, 13 Jun 2012 19:00:54 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=37692#comment-33251 How about virtual sculptures you can rotate in 3D, zoom in, etc., in full colour? Museums - where are you? How about virtual sculptures you can rotate in 3D, zoom in, etc., in full colour? Museums – where are you?

]]> By: nessy agnes http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2012/06/11/making-your-own-copies-of-the-mets-masterpieces-with-a-3d-printer/#comment-33250 nessy agnes Wed, 13 Jun 2012 06:21:56 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=37692#comment-33250 Great technology guys. Of course, nothing can replace true art as well as artistic talent. Yet the notion is fantastic. You can create a database of all famous pieces of art. Great technology guys. Of course, nothing can replace true art as well as artistic talent. Yet the notion is fantastic. You can create a database of all famous pieces of art.

]]> By: Chris Hawkins http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2012/06/11/making-your-own-copies-of-the-mets-masterpieces-with-a-3d-printer/#comment-33249 Chris Hawkins Tue, 12 Jun 2012 17:25:42 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=37692#comment-33249 I did a similar thing and got it printed in full color sandstone from Zcorp (via Shapeways). The color wasn't exactly right but...I posted about it on the Shapeways forum here in case anyone wants to see the result- http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=msg&th=7380&start=0& The trick is to make it hollow so it doesn't cost a jillion dollars. I did a similar thing and got it printed in full color sandstone from Zcorp (via Shapeways). The color wasn’t exactly right but…I posted about it on the Shapeways forum here in case anyone wants to see the result-
http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=msg&th=7380&start=0&

The trick is to make it hollow so it doesn’t cost a jillion dollars.

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