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Wat if I have the 3d printert allready? Can I print the models for me?
Looks intriguing! It was mentioned that a base is added if not included in the uploaded file. Is this a plain round base or are there various options? Also, what size is the added base?
Thanks for the replies, after reading your response and RawArts I totally understand why there is a charge now!
So you can't print to sell?
That's a bit crap then, that significantly reduces the chance of me ordering more than 1.
That looks good!
Ive been trying to test out the plugin by uploading a character, but my upload always hangs at 80 percent is this normal?
Not at the moment I'm afraid, we will try to get this out in the future.
At the moment it is a round plain base smaller or equal to the depth and width of the bounding box but we are planning to add more in the future.
It takes time to process depending on the complexity of the character, it might take 10-20 min or even more if the character is complex as we process the geometry and repair it for 3D printing.
Also please check the following models :)
How about you send them images of the final product from the ones we postes :) i am sure they will change thier minds :)
Would be willing to pay considerably more if the plugin also output to .STL
Thanks, looking forward to future developments.
get a modeling app, most export to .STL. Blender does, so does Ultimate Unwrap 3d.
Yep. I would need to see the DAZ Original license updated to include commercial 3D printing before I would ever consider this.
What is the resin type? Basically all 3D printers use "resin." As someone who works in 3D printing you know this detail is critical information for anyone who wants to paint or modify their models.
Yeah but still printability is not guranteed with most exporters, .STL alone is not enough unfortunately
I would be interested in a properly functioning exporter from you guys. It looks like you have worked out how to handle transmapped hair exceptionally well.
If you want to sell a model or model(s) please open a Sales Support ticket.
We do use multiple resin types depending on the needs of the model (character, diorama, robot) but all are paintable, will ask one of production team to give more informatioon on this part.
This is something we are continously and heavily working on and once we have something that can be used to export Daz models with a decent processing requirments then we will most likely launch it but currently our process and technology is optimized for our workflow given the complexity of Daz models and the fact that we extract details from alpha maps and normalmaps adds a high level of complexity to our algorithms..
Just curious, can you guys do cars or other vehicles, with/without interior details?
We can do vehicles and tanks but a normal car with a shinning metal, glass and interoir is still something we are investigating and researching, for the time being we would prefer sticking to what we do best and that is characters but once we are satisfied and confident enough about other things then we will offer it.
Yes that's very understandable. It's not always easy or feasible to move something from a production environment into a consumer tool. But if it ever happens I will be interested.
Thanks for understanding
but we promise to push as much as we can
Is the 7" always going to be height, or is it the maximum on any axis? Is there a way to set a lower height (I think you may have answered this in respect to difrent scales, a forthcoming, but I was thinking of - for example - making separate figures for a family where they should not all be the same height)?
I think modifying the Game Developer Licenses to include Commercial 3D Printing in some way could be a great compromise and fair deal for PAs, Daz and artists as well - and boost sales of those licenses..
The maximum of any axis =) and we are going to introduce custom sizes/scales in the near future, we avoided this with the launch because we wanted to avoid confusion about pricing especially that it doesn't make since to price 3 inch with the same price as 7 inch but this is something that we will launch in the near future and having this discussion with the community is very helpful in helping us shape the product over time.
Why isn't this plugin free? If it only uploads to the gameprint service and they then charge you a fee to print the item, seems like they are double charging you. At $250 USD for a 7" standard print, they cant cover the cost of the plugin????
Buy the way a premium 11.5" or 29cm figure from Sideshow Collectables averages $250 - so they are charging the same price for a smaller/lesser product? - Oh and what about artist commission - does a vendor/artist that created the original model get a portion of the sale? Seems to me like that's copyright infringement if not.
EULA, customers are currently allowed to 3D print items for personal, non-commercial use. - The EULA implies that an item for personal use would be printed on a personal home 3d printer. I believe any service bureau company printing an item for a fee would fall under commercial use due to the fact that they are making money from that item (without licensing or writen permission from the creator) and would thus break the EULA terms. Daz needs to consider this when allowing items to be printed.
So, you're asking us to PAY for the right to buy something from you? Are you related to Cost-Co by chance?
Seriously, I'm sure its an expensive process, but $250 for a 7" figure is beyond even what Blizzard and Warhammer40k charge... and both of them are outrageously overpriced.
LET ME POINT OUT THAT YOU CAN BUY A 3D PRINTER FOR THAT COST. Who buys a gallon of milk at the price of the cow?
To top that off, you want us to BUY A PLUGIN THAT DOES NOTHING OTHER THAN LET US SPEND MONEY WITH YOU. It has NO VALUE AS A PLUGIN and is not worth buying as such.
I am EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED in this, as I was quite excited when I saw the announcement. I EXPECTED a 3D Printing Plugin to interface with a 3D PRINTER!! Imagine that.
Though it may be a good service, I for one, will not PAY for the right to buy. I'm damned tired of basic operating/marketing expenses being dumped back on the consumer.
Centurylink does this with their "Internet Cost Recovery Fee" that they tac on top of the service charge.
AND EVERY BUSENESS DOES THIS WITH SALES TAX (which is GROSS RECEIPTS TAX passed on to the consumer instead of paid by the recipient of the income as intended)
I wish DAZ would make up their minds on the ELUA and come up with a REAL 3D PRINTING SOLUTION that includes the right to print customized scenes for resale and compatibility with 3D Printers not 3rd party vendor mail order services.
I think for keeping different heigths on figures maybe some ~ 7" 'helper primitive' (think of something like a vertival rather thin cylinder or something) on the edge of a base that can be cut off later (or maybe even hidden using opacity or something for print?) might help for as long as there's no better way available..
I did answer this question on the other thread so here is the answer:
What you pay for the plugin is actually deducted from the first order as a 10% discount (you are actually saving on your first order). We decided to follow this path because processing files (not orders) is very resource intensive in terms of processing power and costly to run on the cloud so we wanted to make sure the plugin is only in the hands of people who are truly intersted in using the service thus we don't end up in a situation were we process tens of thousands of files and only print few because at the end if we are going to make sure we lower the final product retail price then we need to make sure we lower our expenses as well and this is a way of making sure we get you the best price possible instead of increasing the price on the actual customer's end in order to pay the cloud processing bills. Personally, I would rather charge customers $250 per print instead of distributing a plugin for free and then ending up in a situation charging $300 to make up for irrelevant server processing costs. does that make sense?
Sideshow collectible models in that price range are casted and it is not one of a kind, what you own is something others own as well and it is not made for you alone from your own design, if we are casting the models then we can offer lower price point but as each model is unique then it requires (repairing on the cloud, printing, expensive resin, clean up, priming, painting, QA. refining and packaging).
Regarding the artist commission, this part is covered by the DAZ EULA
Costco is great.
Spoilers, the $200 3D printer will not allow you even to get close to this, this is tens of thousands of dollars in equipment level.
maybe you can add the kids to the same group, I guess a kid with his arms around Dad's leg or a baby in Mum's arms is still one model