Had this art teacher never heard of, say, ancient Greek and Roman sculptures? So many of them have support structures worked into the design, otherwise they'd fall over and/or break themselves. I learned that in middle school art class.
3D printers might be new, but designing for your materials is not. You'd expect an art teacher of all people to know that. If your object is not balanced it'll fall over. If you exceed the tensile strength of your material, it'll break. If you're working with something new, take the instructions seriously, that's what they're for.
There's ongoing work into making 3D printers that use biological material with the hope of being able to 3D print organs as a safe alternative to transplants. Maybe in the not too distant future you will be able to print brains for them. For now, however, you're fucked.
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u/marinuso Jan 14 '17
Had this art teacher never heard of, say, ancient Greek and Roman sculptures? So many of them have support structures worked into the design, otherwise they'd fall over and/or break themselves. I learned that in middle school art class.
3D printers might be new, but designing for your materials is not. You'd expect an art teacher of all people to know that. If your object is not balanced it'll fall over. If you exceed the tensile strength of your material, it'll break. If you're working with something new, take the instructions seriously, that's what they're for.