3D Printing, Education, Health
Open Cast
OpenCast 3D Printable Cast
The goal:
Allow anyone, anywhere to easily create a viable cast or brace with a cheap camera and 3D printer. The cast is perfectly formed to the patients body, breathes and can even be worn while bathing. This method can also be used for creating a form-fitted prosthetic device for patients as well.
Most printed casts online seem to be proprietary and closed source- this instruction and files I make freely available for anyone.
Get the Kinect camera here: https://amzn.to/2TKURif
More options to buy: https://amzn.to/36nfiXg
Prerequisite Software Installs
Install KinectSDK-v1.8 – IMPORTANT you use version 1.8
Install Skanect-1.9.1
Install Meshmixer
Plug in your Kinect camera. Windows will mess around installing drivers for awhile. If it still doesnt show up in Skanect- go in to Windows Device manager and expand the sections for the Kinect. This seems to nudge windows into finishing the install (it did for me)
In MeshMixer:
Import your scan
Slice top and bottom as needed for fingers/toes etc (Important to select NO FILL when cut)
Offset whole model 5mm
Separate shells
Delete inside one
Select whole model
Reduce 50%
Create your Pattern- If pattern too tigh- reduce further untill patern suits you
Set pattern width to around 4mm
Select all and Reduce 50%
Analyze and repair
Export to stl
Use Netfab if needed to further repair or make stl smaller in file size
- Category :
3D Printing, Education, Health
- Date :
Jul . 11 . 2015
- Client :
MKME Lab
- Address :
mkmelab.com