FROM DIGITAL SHAPE TO STUDIO SHELF

Your next mold
starts with
a model.

Turn your STL into 3D printable parts for making plaster slip-casting molds. Built for ceramic makers with a shape in mind.

Upload an STL. Plan the mold. Print the tooling.

HOW IT WORKS

Your model.
Your plaster mold.

Upload your 3D model
Start with an STL of the piece you want to cast.
Print the mold-making parts
Use Moldcaster to plan and export the parts you’ll 3D print and assemble to shape the plaster.
Pour your plaster mold
Pour plaster into the assembled printed parts. Let it set, then remove the printed parts.
Cast your clay piece
Use the plaster mold to slip-cast your piece, then dry, fire and glaze it.

THE PROCESS

Print the parts that shape your plaster. Then use that plaster mold to cast your clay.

01
Bring your shape
Upload your STL, check its orientation, and set the size and shrinkage allowance.
02
Work out the mold
Set your printer dimensions and mold options. Inspect the parts and review the release checks.
03
Take it to the studio
Export the printable tooling. Print and assemble it, cast the plaster, and trial your mold.

MADE FOR THE WAY YOU MAKE

Bring the model you have already designed. See the vessel, plaster mold and printed tooling in the 3D workspace.

Enter the build envelope. Inspect the tooling sections, including the connections needed to assemble larger forms.

Use the workshop’s single, stacked and multiple-copy options to plan tooling around your form and production needs.

BRING YOUR NEXT IDEA