3D Prints Give Life To Objects

This project is as much for pros as individuals. You can bring to life any on-paper project by sending it to a third-party provider. Sculpteo have 3D models you can customise but the user can also come up with their own design with the help of 3D software. Eventually it'll be possible to take a picture of something with your smartphone and create a 3D file that can be used immediately. If Sculpteo can't satisfy your needs they have also signed a partnership agreement with Dassault Systems, 3D specialist with 3dvia. Dassault offers a range of pro and general consumer products.

3D printing

Create a figurine from two photos

The 3D specialist can create a figurine of a person of your choosing, using just two photos (from the front and profile). From these images, Sculpteo artists generate a 3D model that they show to the customer, who then simply validates and chooses clothing, all for around £50.

Pirate printing?

When you place an order on the site, you can choose to make your creation 'public', which means you then give over usage rights to Sculpteo. The design is then in their gallery, can no longer be modified and can be used by other visitors to the site.

At a time when intellectual rights are at the top of the agenda, it would seem legitimate to ask whether a user could create a figurine of their favourite cartoon or film character. Paramount have for example already requested the deletion of a 3D model of an object from one of its films.

While a user may circumvent this sort of control by requesting a private copy, rights holders would still obviously be losing out.


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