I’d like to share, of the 3D puzzle developed by our design team (www.plusplastic.com).
Inspired by the simple idea of making toys that can be printed and played with immediately, this project features six unique 3D dinosaur puzzle models that can be mixed and matched. Designed with a simple interlocking structure, these puzzles offer fun and educational experiences for both kids and adults.
You can download 3DM(NURBS) and STL files of these models from food4Rhino.
I looked around a bit at your store and may have missed this: Could one who does not have a 3D printer order an already printed puzzle set ? If not, maybe an idea of something to offer?
Thank you,
Andy
p.s. Understood, that one could download the models and then have them printed by someone / a service but that assumes a technical know-how that while those on this forum have, perhaps not so for a wider audience- that may / may not be inclined to learn to get a set of the puzzle pieces.
I agree with you. Thank you for your opinion. While printing is indeed one of the important goals, wouldn’t it be meaningful to share editable models, as it could provide many ideas to those who might need them.
Sorry, I did not mean to imply / exclude that the sharing the of the models so folks can edit them is not meaningful. Indeed , meaningful and even fun to do. With the community on this form, those inclined to take your company up on it’s generous offer, it is a near certainty that [if shared here] all manner of fun , innovative, creative puzzles could / will be done and seen.
Kyle [no surprise] puts forth a manufacturing path for puzzle sets-use a mold and print them -perhaps- in-house or via a partner [a derivative application of Kyle’s quite funny / humorous, but one in which, as is often , if not all-ways has an element of truth to it {see his post about boats and 3D printers} - and one that has the marked advantage in that your company can control the quality and safety of the models printed i.e. the materiel they are made of , suggestion of the child’s age to use of this toy, and the material[s] the puzzle pieces are made of and their size. I imagine the latter comprises a specialized discipline comprised of psychologists, psychiatrist, material experts, toxicologists and others in addition to where, here in the USA, particular government agencies have regulatory and over-site authority and guidelines with respect to toys intended for use of [ without getting medical jargon-ish] from birth to through the day after one turns 18 years old- or maybe older? e.g. for reason [s] that if I ever knew, I have forgotten, children go through a stage of putting objects into their mouths. Does the materiel the pieces are made of have a chance of a state change at a “standard temperature and pressure” i.e. give off a volatile martial based gas, semi- “fractionally” soluble in water etc.
A funny story- my mother very much - to by just about any “norm” considered playing with toys as a fundamental educational tool to a “good” extreme- she [somewhat difficult for us children of hers to imagine] has a masters in education.
Sometime shortly after Mattel went public, she bought - relative to means- a significant number of Mattel shares. My father acting the “big shot” businessman / investor made fun of her [in a nice loving way] about this “investment”. Well, longish story short - I believe the stock in a relatively short period, not only increased allot in per share price but also split. My father graciously admitted his myopic miss on this one to my mother and for many blessed reasons, they lived happily ever after.