Thank you Makai, and thank you also to the four other people who replied
privately. Here's a summary:
* Three people recommended MeshLab: Free, imports PLY,
exports STL,
http://meshlab.sourceforge.net
* One person offered, if MeshLab didn't work for him, "send
me the files, and I can stitch it together for him."
* "Netfab free version allows import of .ply, which you can
save back to stl for 3D printers."
* "Z Brush is an excellent value... I think it is under $1k
and upgrades are free for life"
* "Autodesk Fusion 360. They will need to convert it to an
OBJ or STL file. You can convert a PLY to OBJ online"
It's interesting how useful the RP-ML still is!
It's also interesting that everyone else had no idea this was happening
because most replies were private. Last May when I sent out the question
about my collection (www.fabbers.com/relics), I got ten replies, all of them
private, so everyone else might have thought I got nothing. Fact is, those
replies were all helpful and got me moving towards finding interested
museums and a broker! So thank you RP-ML. I'll let you know when the
collection's new home is determined.
From: Makai Smith [mailto:Makai.Smith_at_bentley.com]
Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2016 06:08
To: rp-ml_at_rp-ml.org
Cc: Marshall Burns
Subject: RE: [rp-ml] Scan data for 3D printing
MeshLab will do it. Imports PLY, exports STL.
..ahh the ole Cyberware head scanner. I had the pleasure of scanning the
multitudes as a volunteer at SIGGRAPH 2000. The scans reminded me of
daguerreotype portraits, the facial expression being of someone told, "Hold
still and don't look at the camera!"
-Makai
From: rp-ml-owner_at_rp-ml.org [mailto:rp-ml-owner_at_rp-ml.org] On Behalf Of
Marshall Burns
Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2016 8:59 PM
To: Makai Smith <Makai.Smith_at_bentley.com>
Subject: [rp-ml] Scan data for 3D printing
(Thanks Seppo, for getting the list breathing again after this message
bounced this morning!)
Hi folks, can anyone help with this question from a scanning expert?
"I know the scanners inside and out, but I don't know much about using the
data. Recently I got an inquiry about 3D printing a Cyberware head scan. The
guy wants to know the easiest way to take an old Cyberware "ply" file and
send it to a printer. The people I know use expensive commercial software
like PolyWorks, Maya, Geomajic, and Zbrush. Do you know of a free or very
cheap package that could import a ply file, allow for some editing, and
export a print file?"
Thanks for your help.
Marshall
www.fabbers.com
Received on Thu Sep 22 2016 - 22:58:20 EEST