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3D Printing Wax Pattern For 9 meters Imitation White Jade Dragon Girl Sculpture

In mid-February 2020, Be-Cu received a sculpture order from Vietnam, requesting to complete a 9.8-meter-high imitation white marble dragon girl sculpture by the end of March. After a rough calculation, the time given by the customer is only 40 days!

Be-Cu prototype company has been in the sculpture design and production business for nearly 15 years, but it is the first time that it has received such an urgent large-scale sculpture order. In order to be able to deliver as scheduled, the team of the sculpture factory hastened to start the sculpture design on the one hand, and on the other hand started the technical path planning of the project immediately.

Traditional Large Imitation White Marble Sculpture Production Process

Make mud drafts of 1:1 equal size;
Silica sol shells are made on clay manuscripts;
Use the silica sol shell to turn out pieces of wax molds;
Casting aluminum blocks;
Make brackets according to the sculpture design drawings and the structure of the sculpture itself;
Welding or riveting, welding or riveting the cast parts of split casting on the bracket according to the number;
Painted and glazed.
After a series of complicated procedures, the construction period is at least 3 months. This route is obviously not going to work.

Encountered such a problem, the chief engineer of the sculpture factory did not rush. It turns out that in 2019, in order to improve production efficiency, the sculpture factory specially purchased three 3D printers as new technical equipment. After a period of practice and exploration, it has begun to gradually introduce 3D printing technology into sculpture production, so it has accumulated a lot of success experience.

(3D printed small dragon girl sculpture prototype)

3D Digital Technology Implementation Steps Of 9.8m Large Dragon Girl Sculpture

Steps 1

Draw a graphic design and ask the customer for preliminary confirmation.

Steps 2

Please ask the art masters from Sichuan Academy of Fine Arts to make small-sized clay drafts according to the plan, and then 3D digitally scan and 3D print to make sculpture samples. Please confirm again with the customer to avoid differences in sculpture shapes.

Steps 3

After the design is finalized, the 3D data is scaled up to a height of 9.8 meters, the shell is extracted, and then the parts are disassembled and divided into blocks to facilitate subsequent production. The wall thickness is set between 5mm and 7mm, which can not only ensure the structural strength of the finished sculpture, but also save the material cost of wax mold 3D printing, aluminum casting and other processes.

Steps 4

Three 3D printers started working at the same time, using almost 100 kilograms of PS wax model materials, and 3D printed 105 wax models.

Steps 5

The 3D printing wax model is quickly cast, and the aluminum block is cast by the lost wax method.

Steps 6

Make brackets according to the sculpture design drawings and the structure of the sculpture itself; then weld or rivet, fix the split cast aluminum parts on the brackets in sequence according to the number, and complete the separate assembly of large sculptures.

Steps 7

Spraying and glazing to complete the appearance of imitation white marble.

Steps 8

Transport the sculpture parts to the designated location, complete the on-site assembly and installation, and re-decorate the appearance details.

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