Gentle Giant Studios is one of the earliest innovators in the field of 3D scanning, 3D modeling, and 3D printing. It has revolutionized the entertainment industry by paving the way for a fully digital workflow in the creation of film props, toys, and collectibles. Gentle Giant Studios required a 3D printer that could produce high-quality prototypes in the form of maquettes quickly for two main reasons. They needed to obtain the green light on manufacturing the 1:1 life-size versions for the Pixar Studio team and they also needed to meet tight deadlines due to challenging painting and lighting effects. The maquettes needed to be approved in days in order to meet the fabrication timeline of the life-size pieces which would go on to be displayed at key movie premiere events around the world.