Sampling Solido

By on March 27th, 2010 in printer

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Fabbaloo managed to lay our hands on a sample 3D print from Solido, one of the major commercial 3D printer manufacturers. The print, in the image above, is a palm-sized horse. We were very impressed with the strength of the object – it’s quite stiff to handle, and according to Solido’s website, prints are suitable for direct use as moulds for silicon based materials. While the Z layers were detectable by eye and even by touch, they did not detract from the overall structure of the object. The material is quite translucent, as you can see. 
  
Solido, if you don’t know, has a unique method of 3D printing: the layers are not from powder or liquid, they instead use solid plastic sheets as build layers, literally. A sheet forms a layer, where the excess (non-object) portion is removed. Layers are fastened with a special cartridge-based glue. The unused build material may be sent back to Solido for recycling. A kit contains 7.5 Kg of material and costs approximately USD$385-407, depending on color. For some reason, Blue and Black are more expensive than Amber and Cream. 
 
That leads us to one issue with this otherwise inexpensive approach: you can print only one color at a time, based on the material roll installed in the USD$15,000 Soldio SD300 3D printer. Of course, it’s possible to paint the printed models afterwards. 
 
This approach is a lot cleaner than dusty powder or sloppy liquid solutions used by other manufacturers and is likely quite suitable for use in office locations. And we like the horse, too. 
 
Via Solido 

By Kerry Stevenson

Kerry Stevenson, aka "General Fabb" has written over 8,000 stories on 3D printing at Fabbaloo since he launched the venture in 2007, with an intention to promote and grow the incredible technology of 3D printing across the world. So far, it seems to be working!

2 comments

  1. Hi everyone

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  2. Hi everyone

    I am Ashraf AND

    I am very very very distinguished in solid geometry ,At primary and secondary school , my records in it was full mark spontaneously without any effort from me in study it is my talent and it is the gift of God for me

    3d modeling is my interest and hobby

    I love to use solidworks software

    so

    If you send me PHOTOGRAPHS OF any PRODUCT and want a 3d solid OF it I can do perfectly for you THAT CAN BE MOVED BY online shopper to see the product details

    Also if you have a 3d model or graphic & want to have A 3d solid of it I can do perfectly for you

    The output format I WOULD PROVIDE are: SOLIDWORKS PART DOCUMENT , SOLIDWORKS ASSEMBLY DOCUMENT , SOLIDWORKS 2D DRAWING OF A PART OR ASSEMBLY DOCUMENT , SLDFTP FILE , X_F FILE , X_B FILE , IGS FILE , STEP FILE ,

    ERR FILE , VDA FILE , WRL FILE , CERTIFICATE TRUST LIST , EPRT FILE , ADOBE ACROBAT DOCUMENT ,

    U3D FILE , 3DXML FILE , PSD FILE , AI FILE , WINDOWS MARKUP FILE , CGR FILE , JPEG IMAGE , HCG FILE , HSF FILE , TIF IMAGE & MAY BE THERE ARE SOME FORMAT I FORGET

    I want to attach some photo of some of my 3d solids I draw purely in solidworks and I can do more difficult than these . with the help of God

    P.S I AM EGYPTIAN LIVE IN UPPER EGYPT I PREFER TO WORK FROM HOME

    God bless you

    thank you

    good bye

    Aِِِِِshraf

    [email protected]

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