>>10809984>>10809686>But i dont think that they are that big.>And i guess there is no difference of a 3D mold and recast from the original toy.You made a lot of assumptions that were stated as fact. It wasn't clear that you were just talking out loud and wondering.
Essentially a 3D model is printed and then that is used for physical prototyping purposes, for paint masters, to show off prototypes at trade shows, etc. The positive. The same digital 3D model is used in the CNC software to mill out the negative cavity from the steel blocks. Thus creating the mold halves with the negative of the modeled part.
>To get the original toys and bypasss hours of work would be to get the original pieces and recast it. In my eyes it would work but propably only in small quantities and garage shop. Thats again why i ask.Apples to oranges. If you're talking about a person making duplicates of the originals in their garage, sure they can mold and cast. But we're talking about large scale, mass production, making far more durable products. Completely different processes.
>Thats very complex. No wonder it got more expensive. But i guess this produces more complex partsYes, this is not called casting. This is injection molding with steel tooling. It's for mass production as very high volumes of parts. There is a near-endless range of things you can use it for. All different types of plastics, rubbers, polymers, etc. Different manufacturing processes such as insert molding, overmolding, blow molding, etc. Mold planning and engineering of these steel molds is an insanely complex art in and of itself.
