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where to download 3d model by other artist for 3d printing

videoninja719videoninja719 Posts: 344
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Hello. I would like to know is there a place people go to to download 3d models/figures for 3D printing? im not exactly a trained artist to model a full figure beautifully, so im looking for others model. The one im particularly looking for is 2B from Nier Automata. 

Thanks :)

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  • FSMCDesignsFSMCDesigns Posts: 12,851

    Considring it is a copyrighted game model i doubt there is any place you could find a legal copy of it for 3D printing.

  • videoninja719videoninja719 Posts: 344
    FSMCDesigns said:

    Considring it is a copyrighted game model i doubt there is any place you could find a legal copy of it for 3D printing.

    i found a few at some website selling. but they are all over the place. i guess based on your answer there isnt a website dedicated to selling 3d models figurine for 3d printing. iwonder  do people usually model their own 3d items? or just download/purchase the models elswhere on the internet from a better artist rendered models.

     

  • 3Diva3Diva Posts: 12,022
    videoninja719 said:
    FSMCDesigns said:

    Considring it is a copyrighted game model i doubt there is any place you could find a legal copy of it for 3D printing.

    i found a few at some website selling. but they are all over the place. i guess based on your answer there isnt a website dedicated to selling 3d models figurine for 3d printing. iwonder  do people usually model their own 3d items? or just download/purchase the models elswhere on the internet from a better artist rendered models.

     

    3D printing isn't very big yet. It's not a very common request yet. I'm sure eventually there will be a lot of sites dedicated to selling the blueprints of 3D models for printing -but for now if someone wants a figure to print with a 3D printer, most will probably have to buy it from a vendor legally able to sell the copyright figures, hire an artist to sculpt the figure, or sculpt it themselves. 

  • FSMCDesignsFSMCDesigns Posts: 12,851
    videoninja719 said:
    FSMCDesigns said:

    Considring it is a copyrighted game model i doubt there is any place you could find a legal copy of it for 3D printing.

    i found a few at some website selling. but they are all over the place. i guess based on your answer there isnt a website dedicated to selling 3d models figurine for 3d printing. iwonder  do people usually model their own 3d items? or just download/purchase the models elswhere on the internet from a better artist rendered models.

     

    There are a few sites that host mesh for 3d printing, but all the sites I have seen have many copyrighted models (models from games, DAZ, other creators) that are hosted illegally, so I wouldn;t consider them legit sites for 3d printing needs. Since the model you want is owned by Platinumgames, they hold the copyright for that model, so anyone giving away or selling anything to do with that model would need a license from them to do so.

    Most quality 3D printed figurines you see have been designed from scratch for that purpose. If a person wants to own and use a 3D printer, they really need to have the knowledge of how to model and create their own assets for printing.

  • kaotkblisskaotkbliss Posts: 2,918

    Unless they are only printing for personal use

  • DzFireDzFire Posts: 1,473
    kaotkbliss said:

    Unless they are only printing for personal use

    Personal use would still fall under copyright violation.

  • kaotkblisskaotkbliss Posts: 2,918

    If the model were obtained illegally. If it was a fan-made model (not ripped from a game)

  • videoninja719videoninja719 Posts: 344
    divamakeup said:
    videoninja719 said:
    FSMCDesigns said:

    Considring it is a copyrighted game model i doubt there is any place you could find a legal copy of it for 3D printing.

    i found a few at some website selling. but they are all over the place. i guess based on your answer there isnt a website dedicated to selling 3d models figurine for 3d printing. iwonder  do people usually model their own 3d items? or just download/purchase the models elswhere on the internet from a better artist rendered models.

     

    3D printing isn't very big yet. It's not a very common request yet. I'm sure eventually there will be a lot of sites dedicated to selling the blueprints of 3D models for printing -but for now if someone wants a figure to print with a 3D printer, most will probably have to buy it from a vendor legally able to sell the copyright figures, hire an artist to sculpt the figure, or sculpt it themselves. 

    ah. that explains. thanks. would be nice to have the models in our 3d softwares to play with.

     

  • Male-M3diaMale-M3dia Posts: 3,584
    kaotkbliss said:

    If the model were obtained illegally. If it was a fan-made model (not ripped from a game)

    Fan made models of a copyrighted item is still copyrighted.

  • agent unawaresagent unawares Posts: 3,513
    Male-M3dia said:
    kaotkbliss said:

    If the model were obtained illegally. If it was a fan-made model (not ripped from a game)

    Fan made models of a copyrighted item is still copyrighted.

    DzFire said:
    kaotkbliss said:

    Unless they are only printing for personal use

    Personal use would still fall under copyright violation.

    This is technically true, but 3D printing fan art for your own use isn't any different ethically from rendering 2D fan art for your own use.

  • DzFireDzFire Posts: 1,473
    agent unawares said:
    Male-M3dia said:
    kaotkbliss said:

    If the model were obtained illegally. If it was a fan-made model (not ripped from a game)

    Fan made models of a copyrighted item is still copyrighted.

    DzFire said:
    kaotkbliss said:

    Unless they are only printing for personal use

    Personal use would still fall under copyright violation.

    This is technically true, but 3D printing fan art for your own use isn't any different ethically from rendering 2D fan art for your own use.

    Only if you have permission to do so.

  • agent unawaresagent unawares Posts: 3,513
    DzFire said:
    agent unawares said:
    Male-M3dia said:
    kaotkbliss said:

    If the model were obtained illegally. If it was a fan-made model (not ripped from a game)

    Fan made models of a copyrighted item is still copyrighted.

    DzFire said:
    kaotkbliss said:

    Unless they are only printing for personal use

    Personal use would still fall under copyright violation.

    This is technically true, but 3D printing fan art for your own use isn't any different ethically from rendering 2D fan art for your own use.

    Only if you have permission to do so.

    Explain how 2D fanart can be ethically different than 3D fanart then, I'm all ears.
  • DzFireDzFire Posts: 1,473
    For example, you have one of my items, you have permission to do 2D art but not 3D prints, I own those rights. LucasArts allow 2D fan art (George was a big fan of this) but the company doesn't allow any 3D printing (look it up) King Features Syndicate, who owns Betty Boop, does not allow any fan art. They have taken a hard stand towards there intellectual property. It boils down to if you have been given permission or not.
  • agent unawaresagent unawares Posts: 3,513
    Right, and chips are more ethical than soda because I can buy chips at the gas station but if I steal Coke from the supermarket that's not okay. I am very obviously referring to a case where one has the same permission or lack of for both 3D and 2D fanart. Everyone is wagging fingers at this guy when if he'd asked about lookalike items for a render people would have been fine (as evidenced by the fact that "inspired by" stuff gets sold here all the time). Why on earth do people think sculpting vs painting fanart takes more from the original creators? Would you have come to say "personal use would still fall under copyright violation" if this hadn't involved a physical object? People happily experiment with extracting and rendering game models to learn and nobody goes off on them. This just...baffles me. :/
  • kaotkblisskaotkbliss Posts: 2,918
    DzFire said:
    King Features Syndicate, who owns Betty Boop, does not allow any fan art. They have taken a hard stand towards there intellectual property.

    They sure don't do a good job of enforcing it. I just googled Betty Boop fan art and was bombarded with a ton of it... LOL

     

    Both have made very good points and since there's really no way for anyone to know (as in you're not out there selling the stuff) it boils down to ethics. Like pocketing that pen at the bank counter. It doesn't hurt anyone, but it's still wrong.

  • Richard HaseltineRichard Haseltine Posts: 109,502

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