Well, maybe not anything, but it can certainly print whatever’s produced on a computer monitor. Legacy Effects, a film production company, uses a 3D printer made by Objet Geometries called Eden260V that can shape and print out a physical production of any computer designed model. This new technology is known as rapid prototyping, and it was most recently used to create the suits seen in Iron Man 2. The actors’ bodies are scanned and the suits are “print-to-wear” with only a coat of paint necessary to round out the final product. Watch the video above for a more elaborate explanation of the Objet printer and look at all the different types of models it can produce.
[Via Engadget]