I have been toying around with the idea of purchasing a 3D printer for a while now. I recently spoke with a contractor who builds houses, and suggested that he offer a 3D model of the house made from the blueprint to show his clients so they could really visualize what their new home would look like and how the rooms would be arranged.

I've been considering the MakerBot Replicator 2 for a while now, but I'm wondering if that will be large enough to print the houses in an appropriate size. The other option I suppose would be to print out sections of the house separately and somehow attach them afterwards.

I have ZERO experience with 3D printing, but I have used Cinema 4D quite a bit so that part of it would be an easy transition. I would appreciate any feedback on this, whether it sounds like it could be a profitable service to offer, or if I'm going about this the wrong way etc.

Thanks,