webgl cad program for popular 3d printing services

Wall thickness minimum: .6 mm
Detail thickness minimum: .3 mm
Maximum height: 30 mm for smaller items (like rings), 20 mm for bigger items (like bracelets)
Maximum length & width: 150 mm x 150 mm
You can expect accuracy of +/- 25 micrometre (.025 mm)

3D printing service.

Customize and create 3D printed products. Welcome to the Future of Stuff.

Sure, those gigantic tributes to Italian plumbers look great on your PC screen, but sometimes you want something a little more tangible. That's exactly what Mineways lets you do. Yep, it's another demonstration of why we all need a 3D printer in our life, although this Minecraft-friendly software can also export your models across to 3D printing site, Shapeways, which will do the whole printing slog for you. Sure, it'll cost you, but it's likely to be a mere fraction of your own 3D printer. The Mineways program is based on the open-source mapping tool Minutor and creates both a data and texture file ready to pinged across to the Shapeways site. You can also attempt to reclaim some money from those many hours sunk into Minecraft by selling your creations on the site. Check the source below for tutorials, more examples and the latest version of the model exporter.

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Mineways offers up 3D-printed models of your Minecraft creations originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 03 Jan 2012 11:03:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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