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From: Ryan E. Benson
Date: Mar 1, 2013 6:52AM

At my old position, there was a 3D-Printer, which was amazing. We only
created a few small things, such as a ball contained in a cube that moved
some. It was for an advanced math course, and
the student's mind was blown when we showed it to him. We used a Tiger
embosser to create graphics, it could create 14 levels of dot heights - if
my memory is correct, but most could feel +/- 6.

--
Ryan E. Benson


On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 11:08 AM, Ritz, Courtney L. (GSFC-7500) <
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> Here at NASA, rapid prototyping was used a few years back to create a
> tactile representation of some of the Martian surface, which I thought was
> very well done.
>
> A couple weekends back, I got to meet someone who has a 3D printer. He
> did a digital scan of me, and in about 2 hours the printer had finished
> creating a great 3D image of me. It's the first time in 30 years that I
> was able to reall know what I "look" like. That took two hours. I'm not
> sure how long it would take to make a map though. The possibilities are
> endless though.
>
> Courtney
>
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> The Texas School for the Blind has one on order. I have been chomping at
> the bit waiting for it. It will produce objects 8x8x16 , a good size for a
> tactile map. Should be FUN!
> Jim
> On Feb 27, 2013 9:06 PM, "Chagnon | PubCom" < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>
> > Has anyone tried to use the new 3D printers for braille or signage?
> >
> > Or for maps?
> >
> > Can you imagine how cool it would be to print a topographic map in
> > minutes on one of those printers?
> >
> > -Bevi Chagnon
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