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<blockquote data-quote="Dirk Wiggley" data-source="post: 7746990" data-attributes="member: 6916096">I have a good quality 3D printer and I find that it is amazing for terrain and not so much for miniatures. One thing the article does not mention is that you need to get a model file to send to the printer for whatever you wish to print. You can either use a CAD program (free or expensive) and it is a non trivial task to learn how to use them, and make your own files or you can buy the files (sometimes free, often not for good ones) which you can then print any number of times. I can design some terrain but the free CAD program that I use can not handle very complex objects (lots of polygons) so a miniature and complex terrain is not something I can make on my own. Also, I can get clear resolution down to about 0.5 mm when printing objects so again this works well with most terrain and not well with many minis. Most minis are one offs for PCs and NPS (unless you're doing war gaming or making a war band of monsters) so the cost goes way up considering the model file. So with this in mind I'll keep buying my minis from my favorite manufacturers and print my own terrain. Regards,Dirk</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dirk Wiggley, post: 7746990, member: 6916096"] I have a good quality 3D printer and I find that it is amazing for terrain and not so much for miniatures. One thing the article does not mention is that you need to get a model file to send to the printer for whatever you wish to print. You can either use a CAD program (free or expensive) and it is a non trivial task to learn how to use them, and make your own files or you can buy the files (sometimes free, often not for good ones) which you can then print any number of times. I can design some terrain but the free CAD program that I use can not handle very complex objects (lots of polygons) so a miniature and complex terrain is not something I can make on my own. Also, I can get clear resolution down to about 0.5 mm when printing objects so again this works well with most terrain and not well with many minis. Most minis are one offs for PCs and NPS (unless you're doing war gaming or making a war band of monsters) so the cost goes way up considering the model file. So with this in mind I'll keep buying my minis from my favorite manufacturers and print my own terrain. Regards, Dirk [/QUOTE]

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