<![CDATA[SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — U Print Printer]]> https://www.soliforum.com/topic/1864/u-print-printer/ Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:42:34 +0000 PunBB <![CDATA[Re: U Print Printer]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/17879/#p17879 If you have been using Tinkercad for awhile, then it's a good time to learn something more complex and capable.  Some free, professional options are Creo Elements for PC, and on Mac there is the Rhino OSX beta and Autodesk Inventor Fusion Preview.  The Rhino beta is a limited time, but they say they have many months to go.  The Fusion preview doesn't have an expiration date for Mac.

]]> Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:42:34 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/17879/#p17879 <![CDATA[Re: U Print Printer]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/17829/#p17829 Alibre is a very capable CAD and the $199 version can export to STL directly.

I went for the Pro version about a year back, which gets something akin to SolidWorks or Inventor capability for  fewer $1000s - things like constraints based multipart assemblies.

]]> Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:45:39 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/17829/#p17829 <![CDATA[Re: U Print Printer]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/17827/#p17827 alibre sounds decent, but the cost is $199.  Free CAD is open source, but may not be up to standards. You can try it... may work out fine for you.

]]> Tue, 26 Mar 2013 23:02:09 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/17827/#p17827 <![CDATA[Re: U Print Printer]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/17825/#p17825 Thanks, Excellent advice.

I'm more directed toward CAD work. So,  I'd like to find CAD software that fits the professionally-usable/free/somewhat-easy-to-use category.

Any suggestions?

]]> Tue, 26 Mar 2013 22:52:06 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/17825/#p17825 <![CDATA[Re: U Print Printer]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/17799/#p17799 badspell68 wrote:

Would something like this work or is it not intended for modeling objects for printersr?

pixologic.com

Sculptris will export to an OBJ file which can then be translated to an STL file via MeshLab (meshlab.sourceforge.net)

badspell68 wrote:

I'm not an artist ,so how does one model if they can't drawl?

"How do you get to Carnegie Hall...?  Practice!"

Any program will have a learning curve, and Sculptris is no exception.  I would suggest picking a piece of software and learning it top to bottom.  This may take a bit of time, but you should be able to pick up the basics.  CAD software is very precise so if you're trying to make objects that have tight tolerances, this would be the way to go.  If you're a free-former and just want to make cute objects, you might try something like Blender (blender.org), or Wings3d (www.wings3d.com).  Both of these are free, so you don't have any overhead costs.  Plus they'll give you an idea of how polygon modelling works.  Sculptris is free, but it's really an artist's program.  It responds well to "push and pull" modeling like working with clay, but has a very high learning curve to use well.

]]> Tue, 26 Mar 2013 20:18:12 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/17799/#p17799 <![CDATA[Re: U Print Printer]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/17797/#p17797 Would something like this work or is it not intended for modeling objects for printersr?

pixologic.com

I'm not an artist ,so how does one model if they can't drawl?

]]> Tue, 26 Mar 2013 19:51:59 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/17797/#p17797 <![CDATA[Re: U Print Printer]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/17791/#p17791 General CAD software will work, so long as you can export the file to an STL file, but any 3d modelling program will work as well (some are even free).  You won't find a consensus on which is more common for beginners.  I use Carrara (a 3d modelling program) to output an OBJ file which then gets translated to an STL by MeshLab (free).

]]> Tue, 26 Mar 2013 19:37:06 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/17791/#p17791 <![CDATA[Re: U Print Printer]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/17787/#p17787 Is a general cad software sufficient or is there something more common to beginner users?

]]> Tue, 26 Mar 2013 19:10:00 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/17787/#p17787 <![CDATA[Re: U Print Printer]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/17778/#p17778 What software is sort of standard in the community now?
WOW, is there a printer that is the Uprint quality for a lesser price?

]]> Tue, 26 Mar 2013 17:48:13 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/17778/#p17778 <![CDATA[Re: U Print Printer]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/17777/#p17777 Uprint is $14k for the printer, or $16k bundled with the support removal system, or leased at around $300/mo.  http://investors.stratasys.com/released … eID=624867

]]> Tue, 26 Mar 2013 17:47:31 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/17777/#p17777 <![CDATA[Re: U Print Printer]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/17776/#p17776 http://www.solidoodle.com 
SD3 model

]]> Tue, 26 Mar 2013 17:46:55 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/17776/#p17776 <![CDATA[U Print Printer]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/17769/#p17769 What is the reputation of the Uprint printers? Are they considered high end and reasonably priced? What are the good printers out there, ones that are of higher quality output that can produce large object?

Thanks all!

]]> Tue, 26 Mar 2013 17:11:15 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/17769/#p17769