One of my 3D Design students created an incredible wearable vest that we had printed at Shapeways. Unfortunately, Shapeways said the tubes are too thick and the SLA material used to print it makes the vest not flexible enough to open up and put on a person, even though we told this is what we wanted to do with the printed piece. I have reached out to Shapeways and have been told that this is a design problem and to reach out on forums to see if anyone has any suggestions on how to thin out the tubes and make it more flexible, or how to cut it in half so that we can put it on the model. Any suggestions would be greatly apprciated. I have upoaded a picture of the miniature and the .stl of the large scale piece. Thank you.
vest project 2.stl (68.2 MB)
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Hey @mendezreed,
That seems like an awesome project! Is there a reason why you’re specifically using SLA technology? We’ve got a whole array of specialists behind each of the technology/material that would be likely to help you to make this happen SLS 3D Printing Service | Instant Quotes, Online Ordering | Hubs
Otherwise , I am sure someone from the community will be also be able to help you out with the design.
Cheers,
Arnoldas
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We used SLA at the suggestion of Shapeways. The final size of vest was 19 inches long so they recommended that material. They said it would be flexible, but it is not.
19 inches = 48.26 centimeters and why we see photos of Barbie? for Barbie I can try to print it. anyway you need Filaflex.
I printed a miniature for the doll to review it.
HelloHey mendezreed !
try to find HUBS around you, someone who prints Filaflex. http://recreus.com/en/4filaflex-filaments
