Digital Enlargment 

Fine Art - Statuary - Large scale models - Mock ups

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Digital Enlarging – Is a method of using digital data to create a large scale model.  The process can also be used to reduce the scale of an object.  How the Enlargment Process Works The first step is the digital data.  The data can be output direct from some 3D design and artistic software.  If your working with a physical scale model (a maquette)  it can be laser scanned.  The data format for either case is usually an STL file. Once the data is recieved a PME software is then employed (Polygonal-Mesh Editor).  This software is used to filter irregularities, remove noise in the data, etc. . .  Once the data is in good shape the PME is utilized to scale the project to it's requested size.  The software is then used to divide the model into smaller more manageable parts.  This is not always requried.  The number of parts will vary depending on the size and complexity of the model.  Once the number of parts are finalized it is time to send them to the CAM system (computer aided manufacturing).  This system allows our experts to apply toolpaths that the 5-aixs machines will work to.  There are several toolpaths applied to each part.  First is the roughing operation.  This operation will do the bulk of the material removal and get the part close to it's final net shape.  The next set of toolpaths are finishing passes.  These operations finish machine the model down to it's final shape.  There are usually many variations of finishing passes, they use different tools, different tool sizes and aproach at different vector angles. After all of the parts have been run though the CAM system.  G-code is produced.  G-code is a text based machine instruction language used to control the CNC machine movements.  At the machine each part is setup specificly for howit is to be machined and how the toolpaths were applied.  Each part gets cut using indivdual programs that consist of hundreds of thousnads to milliions of lines of g-code. After all of the parts are cut they are then carefuly and matiquicoulously assembled.  After asembly the model is complete.  If it requires post processing, we offer value added services.  Your model can be polyurethane hardcoated and then painted if requried.      .

             Scaning Original 12"-    Digital Scan data   -                       Elarged to 9' tall          

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