There are two basic ways that 3D print files are acquired - designing them yourself, or downloading them from one of the many on-line resources. I've designed a few parts, but these are usually special applications for my industry and will probably never be sold. Nearly all my source files are downloaded from on-line resources or from the two Patreon designers I support. Usually you can't sell prints from downloaded files, but if you have a commercial license and keep it current, you can sell the prints you create from those sources. The two designers I support are CinderWing3D and FlexiFactory, who have both produced awesome files. The first part of the printing process is obtaining the 3D file, but that doesn't do much on its own. To produce a file that a 3D printer can use, you must use a slicer program that converts the three-dimensional image into a series of "slices" that the printer will use to lay down the material. The slicing part of the seq...
A sample of filament prints produced over the last year, excluding models from FlexiFactory and Cinderwing3D. These have been mostly produced on the Creality CR-10 v3, Elegoo Neptune 2S and Neptune 3 filament printers: Dice towers in Grey and Green PLA Dice tower after painting Various prints in Rainbow PLA Dolphin in Silk Blue PLA Various prints in Rainbow PLA Candle Angel in Silk Gold PLA Dragon in Grey PLA Dragon in Grey PLA Dragon after painting Dragon after painting Dragon after painting Doorstop I designed for my wife's work - flexible TPU filament in Cape Coral High School colors! Tiles for role playing games in gray PLA Bookend printed in gray PLA Actual work prints! Card reader enclosure printed in black PLA+
A sample of resin prints produced over the last year using the Elegoo Mars 3 resin 3D printer: Raging Heroes Angels of the Empyrean - Vrilz'Ga-Mor Great Wyrm of Treachery - Elegoo Ceramic Grey water-washable resin, painted. About 2 months of work Closer view Water Tiger in Clear Blue resin Various prints in Smoky Grey and Clear Blue resin Various prints in Ceramic Grey resin Angelic Warrior by Lord of the Print in Ceramic Grey resin Various angels from Angels of the Empyrean in Ceramic Grey resin
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