I would like to know a website that will print 3d models drawn in C.A.D.

Hi chrissillikerovermin-ga,

There are now a number of online service bureaus who can print
three-dimensional objects from CAD diagrams.

Redeye Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing claims to have the world's
largest installtion of rapid prototyping machines. They offer a wide
range of options, depending whether your material needs to be stiff or
flexible, plain or colored, opaque or translucent, smooth or rough,
etc:

Redeye FAQ:
http://www.redeyerpm.com/FAQ.aspx

Redeye overview, tour and instructions to obtain quotes:
http://www.redeyerpm.com/Tour.aspx

A different kind of service is offered by Advanced Technology, who are
resellers for the Dimension 3d printer. They write:

  "Our 3D Printing services are designed to help you
   evaluate the benefits of owning a Dimension 3D printer
   for "on-demand" 3D printing. We charge $40 per cu. in.
   of material used and our prices are generally up to
   50% lower than typical SLA service charges."

"Advanced Technology 3D print services online quote":
http://www.advtek.com/extra2.shtml

You could also consider Sherpa Design, who claim that they "can often
quote and produce your part in 24 hours":

"Sherpa Design 3d printing":
http://www.sherpa-design.com/3dprinting.asp

ArtToPart can produce 3d output from CAD designs using either STL or
3D printing technologies:

"Art to part rapid prototyping":
http://www.atpdev.com/prototypes.htm

There are a number of different technologies for producing 3d models
from a CAD drawing, including stereolithography (SLA). The lowest cost
method is "3d printing" and comprises essentially a dot-matrix printer
that prints with glue or plastic instead of ink and uses multiple
passes to build up a 3d model. Here's a page describing the difference
between 3d printing and other 3d prototyping technologies:

"3D printers and rapid prototyping":
http://home.att.net/~castleisland/3dprint.htm

Your CAD files will need to be submitted in STL format, which has
become the de-facto standard for 3d printing. STL represents the
surface of an object as interlocking triangles. All serious modern CAD
packages can save in STL format provided your design represents a
solid 3d object. Here are some instructions for producing STL format
files from CAD software:

"CAD-to-STL":
http://www.redeyerpm.com/CADToSTL.aspx

"STL file specifications":
http://www.arptech.com.au/stlspecs.htm

I trust this provides the information you require. If not, please
request clarification.

Regards,
eiffel-ga


Additional Links:

Image gallery showing examples of 3d printing:
http://www.ualberta.ca/AICT/3DPRINTER/imagegallery.html

Arptech FAQ:
http://www.arptech.com.au/faq.htm
(This is an Australian site, and I assume you're not in Australia.
Nevertheless their FAQ has much useful information.)


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