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I have an STL file of this ceramic keepsake made from the paw print of our family dog, who passed away earlier in the year. 

I want to:

- fill in the hole (top center, it's on the original to hang it like a ornament)
- produce a high resolution replica out of a precious metal

What steps do I take?

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Top hole can be fixed in an app called meshmixer. 

The easiest way would probably have it 3d printed as a wax model then investment cast with silver.

Shapeways and materialize can do the casting process now. There used to be services that could print directly to silver with laser sintering but I can’t find them now

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its probalbly not something that you can really do at home without a huge investment in equipment.  if you have any questions let me know. 

You might be able to sand cast it but again, its a steep learning curve with a bunch of equipment needed

Thank you for the information! Working on the meshmixer piece and exploring wax modeling -> casting

Gonna get this thing done