3D models

As part of the CARI’MAM project, 3-D images of 10 marine mammals of the Greater Caribbean Region have been produced by the Agoa Sanctuary.

All models are available under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/license...). They are therefore freely reusable for non-commercial purposes as long as the author is cited (Weeteam/CARIMAM). Any reuse of these images and derived products must be shared under the same license.

You can find all the models on : https://sketchfab.com/CARIMAM/models

How to use them?

The open license allows you to share these models during animations with the general public for example. The Sketchfab website allows you to easily manipulate the models, to turn around them, to zoom in, whether on a computer, smartphone or tablet. You can for example project these images on a screen.
Sktechfab also allows you to view the models with virtual reality glasses. So for more immersion you can propose to the public to look at these animals in (very) large format.

The other possibility is to download the models and print them. As they are in open license, you can download them for free and print them with any 3D printer. The evolution of this technique allows you to choose the material used. They can be printed in color or monochrome. And why not paint them afterwards.
The files are available on SKetchfab. If you need another resolution you can ask sanctuaire.agoa[at]ofb.gouv.fr ou contact[at]car-spaw-rac.org

3D printing is a relatively young and evolving technology. It is best to ask the companies equipped according to your needs (exposure, handling, painting, etc.)
The most classic method is FDM, which is done by depositing filament that are melted and deposited on the machine. Biobased plastic (PLA) is now available but many materials exist (even resin containing wood chips). This method has become very affordable but is not very accurate and the final model may show traces of the different layers.
Stereolithography (SLA) uses a laser to solidify a resin bath and therefore gives a much more accurate result (laser resolution). These models are thinner, harder but the details (like fins) can be more sensitive to hits. Be careful if you want to manipulate the models.
The last method, mostly used in industry, is Selective Laser Sintering (SLS). It works with powders and gives a uniform, slightly granular appearance.

Besides 3D printing, milling on wood or metal is also possible from 3D models.