3D printing is an innovative manufacturing technique that allows for the rapid creation of highly customized parts with little to no investment in tooling or molds, and with advances in speed and multi-material capacity, small scale production of parts can be cheaper to 3D print, with no loss in function or quality. If the surface finish must be free of layer lines, that is a limitation that makes printing a bad fit in the first place, but many applications are not hindered by such textures, and of the design is thoughtful, as is the case with these objects pictured above, the layer lines actually work WITH the design as opposed to against it. the play of light across the layers creates a subtle glint that adds to the gemmy quality of the more transparent materials, and increases the luster of the opaque ones. Careful tweaking and fine tuning of settings has also allowed these particular items to have very uniform surface finishes, and hardly visible seam lines, which are artifacts that show up in most prints, regardless of quality. The exact slicing, 3D modeling, and post processing techniques to achieve such crisply detailed results is a trade secret for now, though it's only a matter of time before someone really clever figures it out! In the mean time, if you want the level of quality that comes with a degree in engineering and a lifelong love of additive manufacturing, then you've come to the right place! Check out siluma.shop for a gallery and links to where to buy them!
To #MTG fans, please check out our limited edition life counters. I designed these for myself, but I made the mistake of gifting them to my friends, and they made me go public! I hope anyone who plays #TCG games like #Yugioh or #Lorcana can make use of them too!
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