The great promise of 3D printing for architecture and city design has begun to fade recently, mainly due to the price of the print media. Rather than becoming the ultimate tool for decision making in design they have been restricted to marketing models often brought out at trade shows.
Step forward the latest innovation from Mcor Technologies, a 3D printer that uses plain old A4 paper as its media. The use of standard A4 paper, of the type currently sat in your laser printer, dramatically cuts the cost of production, the house above comes in at around £1.
Models have a 'wood like' feel to them and as such the system seems almost perfect for 'planning for real' exercises, public consultation and printing from system such as ArcScene, 3D Max or SketchUp.
No word on the price of the actual printer yet however... take a look at Mcor Technologies for more information.
price of the printer?
ReplyDeleteamazing how little info there is this on their website...
nowhere could i find an actual PRICE for the printer which may cost £1 or £1million pounds...
numer one thing is price esp as they say per cc is such and such a price but no actual pricing for the printer itself...strange or what?
according to the Irish Times article the cost is: $25,000.00
ReplyDeleteany samples on how the results look like?
ReplyDelete3D printer is sure a special thing, and even really surprising at this time. It has a huge chance of influence all the whole world.
ReplyDeleteBut hey, what about a 3d scanner? :) I'd love to scan some people to my computer for reprinting!
This is something a new for me and its really a good.
ReplyDeleteI do not know how to handle it.I hope i will get it here sooner.
Wow...I bet this will really help in the architecture industry.
ReplyDeleteWhat material it use for printing. I think in the future 3D printer will be popular.
ReplyDeleteIf it is expensive, it would be hard to commercialize.
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