3D-printed Recovery Cage

Here's a timelapse video of the 3D printing process for a model of a vehicle recovery system.




This is the finished product with the support material dissolved away.





The design is meant to guide the vehicle into a solid structure that can survive some rough handling as it is pulled up onto the deck of a support ship.

Time-lapse video of a 3D printing job

This is what a 7 hour build looks like on our new 3D printer (filmed at 1 frame per minute).