Washington D.C. Temple Video and Model Details
A Washington D.C. Temple model and video. For more information on the Temple itself, visit the Wiki.
Video
This was quite the undertaking. Mostly because of all the trees. I already had a good quality model I had made for Google Earth, and it did not take to much in the way of detailing to get it up to full quality. No, planting all those trees took a full day though.
Audio
Meadow, DC, Crickets and Birds – RBHumphries
Technical
Modeled:
Render:
Whole Scene
Vertices: 26,453
Faces: 22,314
Objects: 612
File Size: 4.79 mb
Temple Only
Vertices: 16,603
Faces: 14,907
Objects: 33
File Size: 2.97 mb
Render
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Hi Brian,
I can respect that, of course, as it’s your hard work and you can do what you want with it. I, too, came here looking for a detailed model of this temple to print with an SLA (resin) printer as a gift for a couple who let us use their home when we lost power and heat during the freezing polar vortex in Houston this week. They were married there, and I thought it would be a nice gesture of gratitude.
I recently bought this highly detailed model of the SLC temple, and I was hoping you might sell this model as an STL in a similar fashion and price:
https://www.cgtrader.com/3d-print-models/miniatures/architecture/salt-lake-city-temple
I’m not sure what bad experiences you had in the past, but I wonder if there’s a way to address those concerns and still offer it for sale. I’m the bishop of my ward and am not one to break my word if that’s a concern.
I’m curious what extra work would be needed to make it 3D printable. It appears to be just about what I’d expect already, looking at the photos you’ve posted. I suppose it would be useful to have the main building separated from the auxiliary building to conserve print volume, and similarly creating an STL with just the building vs. one with the base/sidewalk so there’s a choice of how much gets printed underneath the building. I don’t know as much as I’d like to about 3D modeling, but I wonder if there’s a low-effort version of what you’re imagining.
Anyway, just checking in again to see if you would be willing to offer it in a similar way as the SLC temple I linked above, just in case circumstances might have changed. Thanks!
Thank you for your interest in my work, but no, nothing has changed and I do not give out or sell my digital files.
This was the first temple me and my wife ever went to. I now have a 3d printer and was wondering if I could buy the model from you and print my self.
My models are created for the fastest possible video render times. As such, they are not compatible with 3D printing without extensive modification (typically 40-80 hours.) I have made the decision, due to bed experiences in the past, to not give out or sell my models.