Thread: Making molds!
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Re: Making molds!

Is there an easy way to take a 3D CAD file, turn it into a 3D CAD file of the inverse of the object to make a mold, and then 3D print a mold, then pour urethane or something to cast the object from? Can you cast urethane directly in an ABS or a PLA mold?

Also, I'm lost on how to invert a CAD model to be basically a block with the negative of an object.
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