Comments on: Materials Explainer: 3D Printing in Frosted Ultra Detail (FUD)

By: Doug Clouser

Doug Clouser — Thu, 25 May 2017 02:44:51 +0000

I have to agree with Dennis above. We cast parts daily at 3DSI and there is no evidence of visible lines and in some cases we cast optically clear. There’s not a printing technology available today that can produce the level of detail that we cast.

By: Water ragdoll 2

Water ragdoll 2 — Thu, 04 May 2017 07:06:56 +0000

Do you have a website showing 1/35 scale military items you already have produced as well as 1/24 &1/25 scale automotive items.I am referring to model building. Thanks, Keith Rudzik

By: Denis Arrufat Gimeno

Denis Arrufat Gimeno — Wed, 03 May 2017 10:14:52 +0000

I have to disagree with the statement that “FUD pieces have a surface quality and level of detail comparable to cast resin”. Even FXD requires an extreme amount of time for sanding to get a smooth surface close to cast resin. And in most cases it comes with the cost of sanding away details, for which I chose FUD or FXD in the first place. As long as 3D printing hasn’t evolved enough to overcome this issue, best would be to have a basic 3D model without details. This facilitates the sanding process and the details can be added later on. Either printed separately or obtained through other processes like photo etching and in some cases even details already available in the mainstream market.