We are excited to introduce CADzilla. Brain child of director, Steve Rosewell, who designed and fabricated this monster of a 3D printer. It has revolutionised the way we build sets and props at Studio Kite. Not only will we realise your props and sets with this 3D printer, it will be on the market soon so you can have your very own.

Some technical specs follow:

Build chamber in configurations up to 2.6m x 2.6m by 3.6m.

Printing speeds up to 24m/min

Layer heights .4 to 6mm

Raw chipped material can be printed at up to 25kg per hour.

Heated chamber up to 80°c to prevent warping

Materials include ABS, PE, PP, PLA, PVC and more.

Producing large shelled objects commonly involved CNC machining blocks of foam, then applying a urethane hard coat or fiberglass. 3d printing on this scale produces strong durable objects quickly with minimal material, waste and labour costs. Parts can be finished with a water based acrylic modified cement material which is weather proof and tough. Also, epoxy, polyester filler or acrylic spray putty will bond to the printed material. Glass fibre can be added to the plastic to reduce shrinkage and improve stiffness. This is especially helpful if high quality gloss paint finishes are required. Studio Kite can print your provided 3d model or we can design to your specifications whether it be an engineering component or sculptural art installation. All 3d printed objects can be fully recycled and this recycled material can be reprinted. 3d printing is overall less toxic and produces far less waste making it a far better choice for the environment.

Studio Kite was commissioned by The Dylan Agency to build the Lion for HSBC. It was displayed at Barangaroo in Sydney. The base structure was 3d printed with CADzilla, allowing a compartment for soil. Over 3600 hundred plants were used to create this majestic creature

Studio Kite was commissioned to reproduce Rayner Hoff’s much loved Anzac Soldiers and two 5 metre long bas relief panels. We had scanned data to work from, however, the sculptures had been compromised due years of weather and poor repairs. Studying original photographs, we sharpened the scanned data before sending the files to our printers. Our monster 3D printer, CADzilla, created all the larger than life figures. The sculptures were then tidied up and a water based masonry coating was applied. To complete the bas relief panels, we 3d printed thirty 450mm x 450mm sections. These sections were meticulously joined and a massive silicone mould was made. The panels were cast in a marble resin composite.

These artworks can be seen at Sydney’s Hyde Park Anzac Memorial Museum.

Chas Clarkson and Brisbane city council commissioned Studio Kite in 2019 to fabricate outdoor Christmas displays for Queen Street Mall. CADzilla 3dprinted a walkthrough Santa and Reindeer as well as Santa and Gingerbread Man Thrones.

Studio Kite, with the help of CADzilla, fabricated and assembled this futuristic table to showcase Anglo America's cutting edge software at the Gold Coast's 2019 Safety Conference. The LG screens were the first in Australia and were the perfect complement to the super slick table.

CADzilla 3D Print in PLA Plastic

The dinosaur, nicknamed Cooper, was discovered on the outskirts of Eromanga, in south-west Queensland in 2007. ‘Cooper’ Australia’s largest dinosaur, one of the top ten largest dinosaurs in the world.  Studio Kite created the front and rear limb bones, working with paleontologist, Dr Scott Hocknull, for the Eromanga Natural History Museum.

CADZILLA is a massive 3D printer designed and built by the Studio Kite team.  It prints sizes up to 2.8m x 2.8m x 4m high.

Studio Kite retro fitted our Kuka Robot as a proof of concept for CADzilla

Meet Dusty, our industrial Kuka robot that we have retro fitted to sculpt. Before CADzilla, our new large format 3D printer, this was the way we did large sculptures and props. Although we still offer this style of manufacturing, 3D printing is a more environmentally friendly and economical solution.