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AMPrint @ RIT 3D Printed Lattice Guitar


The AMPrint Center @ RIT 3D printed structured lattice guitar body was printed at the AMPrint Center @ RIT. The AMPrint Center is a NY Center for Advanced Technology (CAT), specializing in Additive Manufacturing, 3D printing, and functional printing The guitar body was printed on a Stratasys 450mc printer using ASA material (a thermoplastic material with similar characteristics to ABS). The print took 150 hours. The lattice was designed using AutoDesk NetFabb Ultimate software. The other components (neck, pickup, strings, etc.) were obtained from a kit.

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Getting ready to take guitar body out of printer


Finished guitar body in printer


Finished guitar body in printer


Dr. Denis Cormier removing guitar body from printer


Dr. Denis Cormier removing support material


Alex Boulger and Syed Imran putting guitar body in cleaning basket


Syed Imran and Alex Boulger putting basket into CleanStation


Andrew Greeley checking guitar body


Andrew Greeley painting guitar neck


Andrew Greeley assembling components


Dr. Denis Cormier posing with Guitar in front of Stratasys Fortus 450mc


Dr. Bruce Kahn posing with Guitar in front of Stratasys Fortus 450mc


Dr. Denis Cormier and Prof. Bob Sneider


Incoming RIT President Dr. David Munson recording Prof. Bob Sneider


Incoming RIT President Dr. David Munson smiling


Eastman School of Music Professor Bob Sneider comments on 3D printed lattice guitar


3D printed lattice guitar music compliation, played by Eastman School of Music Professor Bob Sneider


Guest artists playing 3D printed lattice guitar


Guest artists commenting on 3D printed lattice guitar