Robert the Bruce, King of Scotland from 1306-1326, was buried in Dunfermline Abbey, in an elaborate white marble tomb, which eroded and decayed over the centuries since. Thanks to 3D printing, a recreation of the original tomb has been produced to preserve that piece of Scottish History. Historic Scotland, collaborating with the Royal Commission for the Ancient and Historic Monuments of Scotland and the Digital Design Studio at Glasgow School of Art, worked together to recreate the 685-year-old tomb. The original tomb's fragments were 3D scanned with a Perceptron Romer v5 Arm scanner and a Konica-Minolta Vivid 9i scanner, and ultimately 3D printed on a Stratasys Objet30 Pro 3D printer. While the process wasn't without its hiccups, the tomb was eventually 3D printed in full beauty, and Historic Scotland hopes to use it in a traveling exhibit about the famous king. Find out more about the project and process in the full article: http://3dprint.com/53746/tomb-robert-the-bruce/


Below is a photo of the finished 3D printed tomb of Robert the Bruce: