3d printing small parts of my costume allowed?
#1 | Chiboro on 2 years ago |
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i wanted to know what 3d printing rules are or if any. i am making all of the costume but there are some things like small accessories that i modeled in zbrush, would those count as "self made" or would that not count? |
#2 | EXEC_HYMME_MACARON on 2 years ago |
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I'm guessing this would vary from con to con. |
#3 | nathancarter on 2 years ago |
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Varies by con. Ask the organizers or judges. |
#4 | vonjankmon on 2 years ago |
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Yeah, being up front in where the model came from is important. Honestly, now-a-days contests should have a judge who is at least passingly familiar with 3D printing to be able to ask contestants the right questions about any 3D printed aspects of their costume. The method of 3D printing used (FDM vs SLA/DLP), type of printer used (done at home, at a Maker space, or purchased), the post processing done (Sanding, XTC-3D used, etc), and source of files (Model created by someone else, modified from someone else model, or created by yourself) are all questions that should come up about 3D printed props or costumes. |
#5 | CapsuleCorp on 2 years ago |
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While I'm never going to be down with singling out a method or piece of equipment for crafting for special rules or dispensations (where do we draw the line? Embroidery machines? Cricuts? Airbrushes? Am I supposed to spin my own thread out of cat hair? Because I totally could) I've actually judged enough 3D printing to be able to confidently say that a good judge should know how to treat it. That is: exactly like every other technique from embroidery to leatherwork to worbla. First, know what goes into 3D printing a thing, second, know what finishing techniques should be used to make the piece look clean and finished, and third, balance that level of effort and skill against the parts of the costume made by other methods. And I do mean balance - I have as much against a judge who only looks at the sewn pieces and dismisses armor work as being nothing but putting glue on foam and I do against a judge who gets wowed by 3D printing but can't recognize a self-drafted pattern when they see it. |
#6 | TunaSpleen on 2 years ago |
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I do a fair amount of printing in my own competition costumes, and CapsuleCorp hits it on the nose. If you plan on mentioning that you used 3D printing technology in your costume to make those parts considered during judging, you need to be clear about the origins of the piece and what you did versus what you didn't. The more effort you personally put into it, the more any competent judge will care. How much you get away with also depends on your division--novices can say "someone else printed and assembled it but I painted it and mounted it to my costume" but by the time you're in advanced, you're expected to be able to model/print/finish your own stuff from scratch (unless it's so bizarrely complex you had to use industrial fabrication machinery, in which case bonus points for being awesome). |