This is a replacement part for a futon that I got from a friend. Luckily it was a plastic part!

I measured one of the existing parts with calipers, then wrote a small script in OpenSCAD to make it.

These are some additional 3D scans I did in January using ReconstructMe during the Ryan North scanning session.

Each scan has an "raw" version and a "final" version. The final ones have been cropped and cleaned a bit and are ready for 3D printing.

If you'd like to do more extensive cleanup, grab the raw version and use your favourite 3D software to work on it.

Come visit us! We're a friendly makerspace in Toronto and have an open house every Thursday evening from 7-10pm: site3.ca

This is my first 3D scan made using Skanect.

The creators of Skanect were kind enough to furnish me with a commercial license, and my roommate was kind enough to sit very still. :)

I've not yet tried the in-app finishing tools such as mesh simplification and cropping. For now I just used Netfabb Studio Basic to delete some scenery and close holes in the mesh.

I had the opportunity to print a dinosaur at work ( 3dphacktory.com ) on the Objet 500, so I remixed IcanCwhatUsay's Tyrannosaurus rex to be larger and use multiple materials. :)

Because of the way that the original was created, it was easy to isolate the eyes and teeth in Netfabb Studio and move them into separate files.

In Objet Studio, I imported the three files together as an assembly, and chose a different digital material for each one.

I've scaled up Steeve Becker's cropped version of David Neff's 123D Catch scan from the Met MakerBot Hackathon to (almost) life-size and sliced it into pieces for the MakerBot Cupcake.

This is my second life-size sculpture print. The whole thing is 38.4cm tall assembled.

It'll be a few weeks before I can do final cleaning and painting, but I didn't want to wait any longer to share the project.

Two sets of files are available: One for stock Cupcakes (26 parts, untested), and one for tall Cupcakes like mine (16 parts). (Zydac's Z-axis upgrade at thingiverse.com/thing:4716 is very easy and highly recommended.)

"I will literally explode" - Ryan North

Update Feb 11: We blew it up! Full story on Wired: wired.com/design/2013/02/ryan-north-kickstarted-head-pop/

Ryan's promise to explode after reaching the $500,000 mark on his book's Kickstarter inspired me to reach out to him, and offer the services of Site 3 coLaboratory in order to help him fulfill his goal.

The first step was to make a 3D scan of Ryan using ReconstructMe and a Microsoft Kinect: kickstarter.com/projects/breadpig/to-be-or-not-to-be-that-is-the-adventure/posts/384256

Next, I cleaned up the 3D scan and have now uploaded a mini-bust version that everyone can print out at home. See a video of one being printed: youtu.be/zcCjJxf-oew

Finally, our team will use a large-scale 3D print of just the head portion for future explodening. (Still in progress.)

More info:
To Be Or Not To Be: kickstarter.com/projects/breadpig/to-be-or-not-to-be-that-is-the-adventure
Site 3 coLaboratory: site3.ca
Derek Q.: techknight.com
ReconstructMe: reconstructme.net

I got some Voxel Factory 3mm ABS filament for Christmas, so I decided to make a spindle to mount the spools to the side of my MakerBot Cupcake.

Basically it's a combination of a printed spindle, printed spindle guard (so that the spool doesn't fall off), and a flange and turntable from the MakerBot Filament Spindle MK1 kit.

The turntable is then bolted to the side of my printer, and so far it seems to work pretty well.

You'll need some M3 bolts (four of short-ish length) and M3 nuts.

I've sliced Cosmo Wenman's Portrait of Alexander the Great into smaller pieces for the MakerBot Cupcake.

I know that's sort of insane, but I'm seriously underemployed and my Cupcake MK4 w/HBP is all I've got. :)

Two sets of files are available: One for stock Cupcakes (39 parts, untested), and one for tall Cupcakes like mine (27 parts). (Zydac's Z-axis upgrade at thingiverse.com/thing:4716 is very easy and highly recommended.)

Big thanks to Cosmo Wenmen for creating this 3D scan.
I've always loved making large, multi-part prints (thundercats sword, bathtub u-boat, etc), but his two recent life-size sculptures inspired me to think bigger. When I can afford more plastic I'll attempt some life-size 3D scans of my own!

Every year, Site 3 coLaboratory site3.ca has a halloween party.

This year, I whipped up some trophies for the costume contest with my MakerBot Cupcake. (1st, 2nd, 3rd, and a prize for oversized costumes.)

I combined Bioluminescence's Deus Ex candelabra at different sizes to create a base, and used my trusty Plastruct Bondene to weld them to different scales of akaziuna's vampire skull and Artec's celtic skull.

Quick and dirty clip-on guide piece for filament and for the extruder's RJ45 cable.

For use with tall MakerBot Cupcake 3D printers that have a separated top, such as those upgraded using Zydac's Z Axis Extender Kit thingiverse.com/thing:4716

The NFB logo is a beloved icon to many Canadians.

I chose to make a 3D printed version of the "Man Seeing" figure because I wanted to print something cool with my UV-reactive green ABS plastic.

The original source of the logo is an EPS file that I found on SeekLogo here: seeklogo.com/nfb-onf-logo-99153.html

I deleted the non-figure portions, saved it as SVG, and then extruded it into 3D using Blender.

PS: I know some folks might prefer the original 1969 logo with the free-floating iris/head, but it's more practical to print the modern one as a single piece. :)

* Video of print: youtube.com/watch?v=jHYckrWA0iY *

I made a 3D printed version of the FreshBooks logo using OmNomNom Creator last week.

We used a Kinect and ReconstructMe to make 3D scans of members and guests during our weekly open house night on August 16th, 2012.

Each scan has an "original" version and a "final" version. The final ones have been cropped and cleaned a bit and are ready for 3D printing.

If you'd like to do more extensive cleanup, grab the original version and use your favourite 3D software to work on it.

Come visit us! We're a friendly makerspace in Toronto and have an open house every Thursday evening from 7-10pm: www.site3.ca

(And if you're interested, our previous set of 3D scans are here: thingiverse.com/thing:20347 )

I really like TheRuttmeister's unbranded version of CosmoWenman's Venus but still wanted a base, so I combined it with a modified rock by mrbug.

I love printing figures using silver ABS (it tends to come out really rough and rocky-looking for me), so I wanted my version to look like it was emerging from stone.

At 200mm, this is the tallest single object my MakerBot Cupcake has printed so far!

Surface map made using OmNomNom Creator and a random Clint Eastwood portrait from GIS.

I posted about this and OmNomNom on Ponoko here: blog.ponoko.com/2012/06/20/omnomnom-creator-turns-2d-images-into-3d-models/

We used a Kinect and ReconstructMe to make 3D scans of members and guests during our weekly open house night on March 29th, 2012.

Each scan has an "original" version and a "final" version. The final ones have been cropped and cleaned a bit and are ready for 3D printing.

If you'd like to do more extensive cleanup, grab the original version and use your favourite 3D software to work on it.

If you'd like to visit us, we're a friendly makerspace in Toronto and have an open house every Thursday evening from 7-10pm: site3.ca/

** Keep scrolling way, way down to get to the files! **

3D scan of Jonathan G.

Made using ReconstructMe 231, a Kinect, and a GTX 295.

Even more 3D scans! This time it's Paul W., scanned during an experimental energy drinks party.

Made using ReconstructMe 231, a Kinect, and a GTX 295.

Even more 3D scans! This time it's Lauren A., scanned during an experimental energy drinks party.

Made using ReconstructMe 231, a Kinect, and a GTX 295.

More 3D scans! This time it's Syber B.

Again hair overhangs were a concern, but in practice it wasn't an issue.

Made using ReconstructMe 231, a Kinect, and a GTX 295.

I had a 3D scanning party last night, and this is one of the attendees, Matt Q.

Made using ReconstructMe, a Kinect, and a GTX 295.

I had a 3D scanning party last night, and this is one of the attendees, Wendy B.

I was worried about the hair overhangs, but they didn't cause too much excess material.

Made using ReconstructMe, a Kinect, and a GTX 295.

Made some shamrock plugs for St. Patrick's Day using amyhurst's "Sham... Rock!" OpenSCAD script.

I resized the output a bit to make it a bit larger than my Space Invaders and Pac-Man plugs.

This is a Kinect scan of the Diablo figure that was released in 2000 after the launch of Diablo II.

Mainly intended as a test of scanning small-ish objects. The original can be seen here: blog.ponoko.com/2012/03/01/more-3d-scanning-fun-with-reconstructme/

Made using ReconstructMe from reconstructme.net

This is a Kinect scan of the Soap MacTavish head-shaped night vision goggles stand that came with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.

The original can be seen here: blog.ponoko.com/2012/03/01/more-3d-scanning-fun-with-reconstructme/

Made using ReconstructMe from reconstructme.net

My first self-scan using a Kinect and the beta version of ReconstructMe.

Read more and watch a video of the capture & print in action on the Ponoko blog: blog.ponoko.com/2012/02/23/real-time-kinect-3d-scanning-with-reconstructme

I like making videogame-themed plugs for my stretched earlobes, so after lunch today I made some Pac-Man ones.

Using screenshots from MAME as reference, I recreated the game sprites using 3DTin and two layers of cubes.

Eye and mouth areas are recessed for easy painting.

Use this OpenSCAD script to generate the earlobe portion of 3D printed plugs.

Combine with Pac-Man(s) thingiverse.com/thing:16132 or Space Invaders thingiverse.com/thing:5096 or Shamrocks thingiverse.com/thing:19309 !

I was listening to CBC while playing with Dolf Veenvliet aka macouno's new ShapeWright service, so I generated a ship using "CBC Radio" as the DNA and printed it.

You can make your own ship at shapewright.com and read a bit more about the service at blog.ponoko.com/2011/09/28/shapewright-generates-3d-models-in-your-browser

Bioluminescence made a great candelabra based on the one in Adam Jenson's apartment in Deus Ex: Human Revolution.

Some of the wider parts meant to be printed raftless on a Thingomatic did not print well on my Cupcake, so I used Netfabb Studio Basic to slice them into these new versions.

** Update 2011-09-03 **
After printing a few different versions of the base (whole, halved, quartered), I found that the whole part from the original design turned out the best.

To print it on my Cupcake I had to use Skeinforge 35 and set the raft to print at the same size as the object's first layer. There was a bit of warping but sanding sorted it out.

The split arms were still necessary for me.