3D SCANNING AND PRINTING

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3D scanning & printing

Group Assignment

test the design rules for your 3D printer(s)

Individual Assignment

design and 3D print an object (small, few cm3, limited by printer time) that could not be made subtractively

3D scan an object (and optionally print it)

Group Assignment

Here is a link for our group assignment

Individual Assignment

Additive Manufacturing

Or additive layer manufacturing is a process of creating a object by building it layer by layer.

Subtractive Manufactering

It is a term for various controlled machining and material removal process that starts with solid blocks or any other materials that are shaped by removing materials trough cutting and drilling

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Addictive and subtractive manufacturing

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Difference between additive and subtractive manufacturing

Design for 3D printing

Assignment for the week is to design a 3D model that cnnot be manufactured subtractively. So i designed a Vajra(thunder bolt) in fusion360.

Rough design of my model

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My design on fusion

I opened fusion360 to design a vajra for 3D printing

So first i drew a sketch of vajra. For sketck i drew line and gave fillet on edges.

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than i revolve 360 degree to get a cylindrical model.

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i select the plane for sketch on top of the cylinder. drew a circle and extrude it to make it hollow.

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than i sketch a design for 4 spikes on both end.

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i created a circular pattern and agve 4 quantity.

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I sketch a box on end of the model to make it pointed. so i extrude a new body and cut the unwanted part to make pointed on both end.

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After completing my design i export my file to .stl for 3D printing

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3D Printer

The printer we have in lab is makerbot sketch.

To print we have to convert .stl file format to .makerbot. We can either do it online or through a apps to convert

Here is a link to convert through online

Open makerbot print software and insert the .stl file

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Click on setting and customize the setting on orientation, infill and support type

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Or we can do setting from custom setting also

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Export the file in .makerbot and transfer it to printer to print.

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3D printed vajra

3D scanning

3D scanning is a process of analyzing any object on its shape and apperance. The scanner that we have in lab is revopoint.

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Connect the revopoint scanner to PC and open revascan software on PC. Click on new scan and change the required setting. Place the object in front of revapoint scanner and adjust it.

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When the scanning is complete, click on stop and apply mesh.

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Files

vajra.stl mesh.stl 3d.ply