It ain’t easy being plastic, you realize? Objet — the 3D printing house that aimed to switch your office’s all-in-one Epson back in July — brought some of its snazziest pieces here to SIGGRAPH , and we popped by to have a gander. Targeting the animation-inspired crowd that showed up here in Vancouver, the corporate brought along some Hollywood examples of the way its multi-material Objet260 Connex helped movie makers craft prototype creatures before they were inserted into the storyline. Thor’s Destroyer and Avatar’s Na’vi were both to be had, in addition to the 2 critters shown above. The hothead at the right was crafted in around 18 hours (and subsequently painted), while the cool cat at the left was inbuilt three fewer. Wildly enough, that fellow required no painting whatsoever; as long as you’re cool with shades of grey, you may program your object to be colored from the outset. Oh, and as for his cost? Around $80 for the materials — slightly more for the printer itself.
BILLERICA, Massachusetts, August 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ –
Objet Ltd., the innovation leader in 3D printing for rapid prototyping and additive manufacturing, can be showcasing its advanced 3D printing solutions at SIGGRAPH’s 38th International Conference and Exhibition on Special effects and Interactive Techniques, 7 – 11 August 2011 in Vancouver, Canada.
Objet’s newest multi-material 3D printer, the compact Objet260 Connex – in keeping with the company’s patented inkjet 3D printing technology and the world’s only system ready to jet two materials together – would be on display.
Objet may be showcasing Objet-created models from two blockbuster movies: Destroyer, from the 2011 American superhero film Thor and Neytiri of the Na’vi clan from 2009′s Academy Award winning movie Avatar. The models are only a couple of examples of ways Objet’s technology is utilized by Legacy Effects – an award winning, full service character design, make-up, specialty prop and animatronic studio – to assist bring movie characters to life.
Jason Lopes, senior systems engineer at Legacy Effects, says that rapid prototyping have been integral to their design process since Jurassic Park 3: The Lost World. “From the instant we were introduced to Objet’s technology, we knew it will change our business,” says Lopes. “Things we had never considered are possible with this technology. All detail is captured and nothing is ever lost or forgotten in translation. Basically, anything that we are able to think up, the Objet 3D printers can print within hours.”
Objet can even have several extraordinary models available to illustrate the breadth and flexibility of its materials, able to simulating properties starting from varying grades of rubber to clear transparency, each of the method to rigid, ABS-grade engineering plastics. Objet currently has over 60 3D printing materials, including 51 composite materials (Digital Materials), allowing designers and engineers to print typically challenging parts.
Visitors to Objet’s booth (934) can view:
* A model motorcycle from the workshop of Orange County Choppers – a brand new York-based custom and production motorcycle manufacturer featured on Discovery Channel’s American Chopper. The motorcycle was built to illustrate the power to stick different Objet materials together to provide a prototype to assist the team at Orange County Choppers fully understand the design intricacies of the motorcycle.
* an absolutely functional skateboard, printed on an Objet Connex multi-material 3D printers which has similar high dimensional stability, thermal resistance, and toughness as ABS-grade engineering plastics, enabling it to continually sustain the load of a man.
Objet 3D printers use patented inkjet-based technology to jet ultra-thin layers of photopolymer materials onto system build trays, where each layer is cured with UV light. The method delivers models which might be handled immediately, with exceptional accuracy and allowing complex geometry, including thin walls, overhangs or even moveable parts.
Objet’s true-to-life models offer unique opportunities for the Animation and Entertainment industry. Objet looks forward to hosting SIGGRAPH attendees on the Objet Booth 934 to experience the most recent in 3D printing systems and materials.
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