Elbow Joint from CT-Scan

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About a year ago, I suffered a fracture in my left elbow. After being checked at the hospital, I asked the nurse if I could obtain CT scans (black and white cross-section images). Following some research, I found software that allowed me to create an exact 3D model from those images. So, I printed my elbow in full size and brought it with me to my first check-up with an orthopedic doctor. He was impressed and started explaining what part I had fractured using the replica. That's a great way to get a doctor's attention. Today, I created an additional stand and thought I'd share the set with the community because there might be someone studying or simply interested in this part of human anatomy. For reference, the model is accurate to real size, and I'm 1.88 meters tall. The bones need to be printed with supports and preferably with a raft. I've added screenshots from Simplify3D as well as from the print bed showing how to best place them so that the parts can be printed securely.