A litte dms-20 video :)

[Jay Vaughan]

> So how sturdy, and how smooth are the plots coming out of this  
> machine?
>

Pretty sturdy, imho.


> I've got a couple of 3D plots right in front of me, and whilst you can
> make small details with them, they're not smooth, and they tend to  
> warp
> when you're holding them, making them unsuitable for the purpose for
> which they were produced (modelling).
>


Really depends on the model.   Structrual integrity and tensegrity is  
an important consideration in the model design.  Contact through each  
layer is also significant; if there isn't enough of it, you get a weak  
model.  The kids at Metalab have put a lot of effort into designing  
and understanding the strength issues; what at first may seem like an  
'easy' object to form, often requires a few passes before you get the  
strength issues optimized ..

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Jay Vaughan