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<blockquote data-quote="Ceramicwombat" data-source="post: 4950589" data-attributes="member: 73526">Thanks for pointing out this site, Nytmare. I have not yet completed any humanoid shapes but I did create a few dice. They are up at my shop at:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.shapeways.com/shops/madebywombat" target="_blank">Shapeways | Made by Wombat</a>For anyone who wants to create humanoid minis (or anything else for Shapeways), I would recommend <a href="http://www.blender.org/" target="_blank">Blender</a>, a free 3D program that allows for the export of STL files for sterolithographic printing. The user interface is counter intuitive and sometimes frustrating, but I think it is worth learning. Simple shapes are easier to create in SketchUp and then export to Blender.You can't choose different arbitrary scales when purchasing items through the store, but the scale of the models is very easy to change. If you see a model in 39mm scale that you want in 25mm scale, e-mail the artist and ask if they can upload the model in the smaller scale.I have had models made from the Transparent Detail and Stainless Steel materials, and the detail was very fine on both, but details smaller than .3mm start to become lost. Also, there is a definite grain to the printing process. This is noticeable on flat surfaces mostly, and I don't know how it would impact the complex surface of a humanoid model.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ceramicwombat, post: 4950589, member: 73526"] Thanks for pointing out this site, Nytmare. I have not yet completed any humanoid shapes but I did create a few dice. They are up at my shop at: [url=http://www.shapeways.com/shops/madebywombat]Shapeways | Made by Wombat[/url] For anyone who wants to create humanoid minis (or anything else for Shapeways), I would recommend [URL="http://www.blender.org/"]Blender[/URL], a free 3D program that allows for the export of STL files for sterolithographic printing. The user interface is counter intuitive and sometimes frustrating, but I think it is worth learning. Simple shapes are easier to create in SketchUp and then export to Blender. You can't choose different arbitrary scales when purchasing items through the store, but the scale of the models is very easy to change. If you see a model in 39mm scale that you want in 25mm scale, e-mail the artist and ask if they can upload the model in the smaller scale. I have had models made from the Transparent Detail and Stainless Steel materials, and the detail was very fine on both, but details smaller than .3mm start to become lost. Also, there is a definite grain to the printing process. This is noticeable on flat surfaces mostly, and I don't know how it would impact the complex surface of a humanoid model. [/QUOTE]

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