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Originally Posted by BigV
slang, what would be the usefulness of a 3D printer for this kind of work? it could take the models you're talking about and make a real object from them, for small objects, of course.
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This is new technology and I'm not too familiar with it yet.
My guess would be that engineering type programs such as AutoCadd would be better to have physical models made from electronic models. They normally use ".stl" ( stereo lithography ) files to product physical models and I've not seen that format available in Maya.
Having physical models from something created in Maya does sound pretty exciting though. Doing that you could create video content and then offer something trinket-y as a real life likeness. That could be very helpful in branding new or smaller businesses. Or local business for that matter. Maybe you don't want to go global. Here's a way to stay at a local scale for much less investment.
Kinda like how the fast food companies advertise movie characters and then offer the gizmos and such in their outlets.
That's something that I'd not thought much about but it's an idea with some interesting possibilities, V. As a promotional campaign on a small scale ( thousands of $s not tens of millions ) that could be very good for a smaller business or project.
Did you have something specific in mind?