Yes, but typically this stuff is used for prototyping products, or machine parts, and the costs are VERY high. Like "how much do you make in a year" high.

Most smaller prototyping is either very fragile, and doesn't have much detail at all. (Think like a 30% or more detail loss.)

Also there are a lot of restrictions in takeing a 3d object and making a physical item from it.. you can''t for instance had holes in a mesh, items that are one poly thick can't render, polys cannot overlap, you can't have "undercuting", that sort of thing.

Granted, its getting better, and cheaper, but it's not like you are going to get an action figure from a poser item.

If you ever saw those old blow molded dinosaurs at zoos a few years back, that's what the Iemind me of most.. either that, or pvc hollow figures. And they are usually small, not over 5" tall.

Certainly nothing I'd pay $70 for, or in a lot of cases, $200-$300.

In theindustry, it's called "Rapid Prototyping".. here's some web resource info:

http://home.utah.edu/~asn8200/rapid.html

Way too many people take way too many things way too seriously.