Hi tx for the video, this is very interesting. What printing material did you use here and where do you see more commercial textile orientated materials coming from? Could you print this out with polyamide "threading"?
@imnolte this is Polyamide or White Strong and Flexible as we call it on Shapeways
If you mean by threading, the finest we can currently print is 0.7mm at which point the strength may be an issue. Also the files can get pretty huge with the number of polygons needed if you model it smooth..
@Shapeways I see thanks for your response, your FB updates are very interesting too.
I'm not that well versed in the CAD technologies, but I guess the software side (file size) of the problem should be fairly easy to correct - seeing as they are repeats of the same geometrical patterns?
Any guess on a time frame when the print material and printer heads could get close to replicating standard textiles? Pls excuse my ignorance on the subject. Tx
Hi tx for the video, this is very interesting. What printing material did you use here and where do you see more commercial textile orientated materials coming from? Could you print this out with polyamide "threading"?
Tx.
imnolte 1 year ago
@imnolte this is Polyamide or White Strong and Flexible as we call it on Shapeways
If you mean by threading, the finest we can currently print is 0.7mm at which point the strength may be an issue. Also the files can get pretty huge with the number of polygons needed if you model it smooth..
Shapeways 1 year ago
@Shapeways I see thanks for your response, your FB updates are very interesting too.
I'm not that well versed in the CAD technologies, but I guess the software side (file size) of the problem should be fairly easy to correct - seeing as they are repeats of the same geometrical patterns?
Any guess on a time frame when the print material and printer heads could get close to replicating standard textiles? Pls excuse my ignorance on the subject. Tx
imnolte 1 year ago
i've been waiting for this. now We can just throw clothes back into the machine to be recycled. NO MORE LAUNDRY
jillybooty 1 year ago 2
Digital fabrics is a really intersting new area for Additive Manufacturing. We will see a lot of cool stuff being made this way in the future.
netfabb 1 year ago
Printed clothes ftw.
DreadKnight666 1 year ago 4