ZBrush to Meshmaker to FFM Printer

[marcwolf]

Hi Folks.
This is my first post and I am still very new to 3D Printing.

Previously I have been sculpting using clays, making moulds, and pouring resin in to them to create small items. Nothing larger than a hand, and rarely smaller than a little finger tip.

Technology etc has pushed me to get a small FFM printer (Afinibot A9). At the moment I cannot afford a FDM one.

I am looking at using ZBrush to sculpt my items in and have 4R7 so I can output a STL file directly. From what I have read it looks like the output polygon density will be pretty high since most prints I have seen have been done on the UV Resin system.

Has anyone here done the same but used a FFM printer. I am very interested in any hints and tips you can provide. I have mention of using Meshmaker on the outputted STL to hollow out the model to same material.

Many many thanks
Dave a.k.a. Marcwolf

[CarterTG]

ZBrush is perfectly capable of hollowing out models...

[marcwolf]

Many many thanks for that.

I'll definately have to try that

ZBrush is perfectly capable of hollowing out models...