It is a rather large model. It would have to be split into multiple parts
There are many flat parts which can easily be represented with sheet material
It would take a long time to print
If one is working with a 2D file would have to be modelled in 3d in a modelling software
Zund Cutter ★★★★
Layers could easily be produced from sheet material
The file required for cutting can be produced in 2D
No burn marks
May struggles with some of the tight details
Would have to be made from card
Laser Cutter ★★★★★
Layers can easily be produced from sheet material
One could easily work in 2d to produce the cut files
Has burnt edges.
Would be able to cut all of the tight corners and details
Could be made from Card, Airplane ply, wood Veneer or Acrylic
Manual Method (Cardboard and a knife) ★
It would take an extremely long time to produce something of this complexity by hand
Would require a massive amount of skill and patience.
Is possible but not recommended if there are digital cutters available.
Landscape model 1:2000 - 350x350x130mm
FDM Printer ★★★★
Some complex 3-dimensional geometry with double curvature, which makes sense to 3D print.
The 3D model would have to be split in 4 pieces which could work. (Only 2 split lines)
The ‘spiral vase’ method could be used to reduce time
Zünd Cutter ★
The form is too organic and is made up of mostly double curved surfaces. Would be make very little sense to produce this on the Zünd.
Would only make sense to use the cut pieces to assist with another manual method in clay by creating templates or an internal armature.
Laser Cutter ★
The form is too organic and is made up of mostly double curved surfaces. Would be make very little sense to produce this on the laser.
Would only make sense to use the cut pieces to assist with another manual method in clay by creating templates or an internal armature.
Manual Method (Clay sculpting) ★★★
If perfect precision and accuracy isn’t of high importance, then this could be a very quick and effective solution.
Some templates or internal structure could be used to help by giving some more accuracy to the model.
A nice idea would be to produce the negative and pour in plaster for a more permanent model.
Small Context building 1:500 - 192x118x48mm
FDM printer ★★★★
FDM printers perform rather well producing small box like shapes
I would take a couple of hours to pint but a rather minimal amount of setup time
Could be clad in a thin material afterward or spray finished
Zund Cutter ★★
Would have to consider the construction method and redraw in 2D before cutting.
Requires some assembly
Laser Cutter ★★
Would have to consider the construction method and redraw in 2D before cutting.
Requires some assembly
Would have burnt edges
Manual method (Bandsaw and Disc sander) ★★★★
Most material options
Easier to sand the individual pieces before assembly. Would be able to achieve a very high-quality finish
Could be clad in paper or card afterwards.
Facade 1:50 - 252x324x8mm
FDM-Printer ★
Not ideal for large flat pieces as it’s prone to warping.
Not the nicest quality finish for something of that size.
Too large for the printer to be printed in one piece.
Zünd Cutter ★★★★★
Would work very well as the elements could be broken down into layers and stacked.
Laser Cutter ★★★★★
Would work very well as the elements could be broken down into layers and stacked.
Manual method (cardboard and Knife) ★★
Would take rather a lot of time
If one has access to a digital cutter, it makes little sense to do this by hand and there are parts with internal cut-outs for the windows.
The strips under the windows however could quite easily be produced on the guillotine.
Structural truss 1:200 500 x 40 x 35mm
FDM printer ★★
Structure not too suitable for FDM printing as the profiles are rather thin. Would work for SLS or SLA but would be very expensive to produce at this scale.
Too large to fit on the 3d printers at the Raplab
As these parts could easily be produced on a digital cutter there is no reason to print these
Zund Cutter ★★
Would maybe struggle a bit with the small details
Would slightly overcut in the corners making them very weak
Laser Cutter ★★★★★
The laser would have no problem replicating something with these intricacies
There would be some assembly required
Manual method ★★ (wooden sticks)
Would take a lot of time and effort to produce something rather fragile.
