3d Print Cat Skeleton

For my final college project I made a 3d cat skeleton, which I animated walking and also 3d printed.
Check out the project here http://cargocollective.com/ashleighchaney

Cat Skeleton from Ashleigh Chaney on Vimeo.

Step 1:

I made the most of the skeleton using Zbrush but some such as the vertebrae were made in 3ds Max and then finished in Zbrush.

Step 2:

After I modelled all of the bones in the skeleton I sent it to the 3d printer.

Step 3:

When the print arrived it was almost ready for painting, just a few areas needed some light sanding.

Step 4:

I painted the print using numerous light washes to make it look like bone.

Step 5:

Once everything was painted and finished all that was left was to assemble the print into an articulated skeleton.

Step 6:

The finished piece

Comments

[bohdanych2011]

Hi, amazing work! Can i get STL files for personal non-commercial use?

[SusanR66502]

Fabulous job!! So impressed with the animation too!! Is this still available as a 3D print file? I make teaching models for my vet students and am looking for a cat skeleton to use as a base, this would work great!

[l1d1ja]

Would it be possible to get the STL files for this?

[MangoL2]

Hi Ashleigh, would it be possible to get a copy of the file? My girlfriend is going to vet nursing college and would love to have an articulated skeleton for learning purposes! Would be very helpful, thanks!

[TK Trooper]

So are the files available seems as this is an instructable?

[jtweedle]

That's amazing. Do you sell or share the print files? I'd love to produce one of these for my Zoology class

[kim.anderson.10888]

That is fantastic. What would someone need to do to get those files from you?

[cinister_sinderella]

Have you thought about selling your print files? I'd be very interested :)

[heike.roberts]

How can I get an STL file to print it?

[Roryfkl]

Amazing modeling! Could your share the file so we could make it our own?

[aleigh3]

I printed it in shapeways strong and flexible plastic

[redsupernova101]

Can you please share the files? My girlfriends birthday is coming up and she loves cats and skeletons. Id love to 3D print this for her.

[The Cartographer]

Really cool.

[dhiggins4]

It really does look like bone, this part is particularly impressive.

[dhiggins4]

Best of luck in the home stretch of the competition. You and Astrotrain are both aces!

[arturoborrego]

Congratulations Ash! that's a lot of views!

[spyder2021]

what did you use to print it?

[andrea biffi]

Hi Ashleigh, your 3d modeling skills are impressive!
Thanks for sharing!