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General Anim8or Forum / Re: saving anim8tor files as .stl or cadd files
« on: September 16, 2010, 05:10:22 pm »
The CarveWright System may be another way for your students to realize their designs in an actual physical model.
The CW Project Designer Software now has advanced software available that allows the import of 3d STL files created through 3rd party 3d graphics software packages such as Anim8or. The STL Importer allows the import of these files that are then changed into patterns for carving. If the 3d model is large, the STL Importer allows you to "slice" the 3d model at various angles and depths. Each "slice" is then saved as a pattern in the CarveWright Project Designer Software pattern library. The patterns are then placed (or laid out) on a project board. They can be arranged to maximize the use of the medium that will be carved (wood, certain foams like HDU or polystyrene, and maybe in some instances hard acrylics). Once placed, the medium is placed into the CarveWright where it is carved and cut. After completion, the 3d model can be reassembled into a full physical 3d model.
There is also a new DXF Importer for 2d vector designs.
The CW Project Designer Software now has advanced software available that allows the import of 3d STL files created through 3rd party 3d graphics software packages such as Anim8or. The STL Importer allows the import of these files that are then changed into patterns for carving. If the 3d model is large, the STL Importer allows you to "slice" the 3d model at various angles and depths. Each "slice" is then saved as a pattern in the CarveWright Project Designer Software pattern library. The patterns are then placed (or laid out) on a project board. They can be arranged to maximize the use of the medium that will be carved (wood, certain foams like HDU or polystyrene, and maybe in some instances hard acrylics). Once placed, the medium is placed into the CarveWright where it is carved and cut. After completion, the 3d model can be reassembled into a full physical 3d model.
There is also a new DXF Importer for 2d vector designs.