Posted by Lizzy Van Lysebeth on August 1st, 2009 in Tutorials

Below you will find a 7 min tutorial I made on SLS (Selective Laser Sintering) a rapid prototyping process which builds models up in layers by lasering only the parts that need to be solidified. It is an affordable process to model up prototypes or forms which would be difficult to produce with standard manufacturing processes. SLS builds up your model in Nylon which results in a fairly strong object which leaves many possibilities for post processing and finishes such as lacquering or metal plating. The dimensions for an SLS build depends on the capacity of the machine that will build it so make sure you check these dimensions first.

The movie is 27MB so please be patient for it to load.

For more technical information on the process you can try these following links:

More information on Selective laser sintering: http://www.3trpd.co.uk/architecture/pdf/architectural-brochure.pdf

More information on Metal laser sintering: http://www.3trpd.co.uk/pdf/DMLS%20Brochure.pdf

More information on 3D Printing: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D_printing