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Maya for 3D Printing - Rapid Prototyping

In this course we're going to look at something a little different, creating technically accurate 3D printed parts.

# 76 13-05-2006 , 04:52 PM

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1- I make them myself in 3ds Max and export with plugins for 3ds max to indigo.

2- Well, I can't leave the program on all night, so I have to turn it off at around 10:00 pm.

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# 77 13-05-2006 , 05:27 PM

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yeah no kidding

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# 78 14-05-2006 , 10:47 PM

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oh- just to clear any confusion- the program itself does not stop. It keeps going 'till you stop it.

also, Indigo has a really nice "Physicall Sky" lighting system, which calculates sun color and intenisty by the angle of the sun (target directional light, 3ds Max)

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# 79 15-05-2006 , 12:53 AM

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dang dude how old are you, 13 right? how do you get the money to buy these programs?

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# 80 15-05-2006 , 01:10 AM

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licenses- non commercial licenses. 3ds max is about 240$ a year.

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# 81 15-05-2006 , 02:00 AM

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how old are you? and do you have the full verion of maya?

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# 82 15-05-2006 , 11:52 AM

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dude im 13, and the software itself isnt expensive, the commercial licenses are. I have a non-commercial license with maya....

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# 83 15-05-2006 , 12:19 PM

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especially maya and xsi these days.
not so much 3d max or others, but maya students can get for 199 and 499 USD.

when i was a 13 i dont think i would spend my weekly allowance on software... i had other ideas then

:p

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# 84 15-05-2006 , 12:27 PM

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hey, I dont get allowance user added image

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# 85 15-05-2006 , 01:25 PM

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Yo, people!

I've downloaded Indigo and it's not as slow as I thought it would be user added image

I must say I actually like it! user added image

But I have no posibility to convert MayaFiles to XML user added image

Does anyone know about an easy and good converter?

.MA -> .XML
.OBJ -> .XML

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# 86 15-05-2006 , 02:46 PM

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unfortunately,they are still working on a Maya exporter.

BUT- go to the indigo website, download a 3ds Max converter by U3dreal (its better then the one at Trisnica, and I've tried both).

YOu can go to the autodesk website and download a 30-day trial of 3ds Max, or you can download Blender (free 3d modeling program) and import the OBJ files to blender, and export via the Blender exporters.

And if you think that was OK speed, go to the forums, find the thread called Indigo 0.5 test 2, that thing is a friggin rocket, well compared to 0.4 anyway.

Also, if you use 0.5 test 2, you need the exporter in the 0.5 test 1 thread, also by U3dreal (for 3ds Max). Else, you have to continue using 0.4 until a 0.5 Blender exporter comes out... or until a Maya exporter comes out.

And the reason I am posting NOW is cuz I had to go get mouth surgery and I can't possibly go to school! user added image

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