3D SCANNING AND PRINTING

Here its my 3D design and printed process.

Team Practice

Here its the link of our team practice.

  • TEAM PRACTICE

    • Step 1

    First, I designed my piece using the Rhinoceros program.

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    Step 2

    Unfortunately, the file did not work when I tried to import it into the Ultimaker Cura program, which is the 3D printer's software.

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    It didn't work because it was filling the entire piece when it was supposed to be hollow, so I had to redo my design in Fusion 360 from scratch.

    Step 4

    I started by generating a new document in the program and adding a new sketch on the front face.

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    Step 5

    In the sketch, I drew half of my piece using the "line" tool to create the design, allowing me to set a preferred width and height with the "dimension" tool.

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    Step 6

    This allowed me to edit measurements and create symmetry in the piece.

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    Step 7

    Using the "trim" tool, I removed unnecessary parts of the sketch and generated a single drawing.

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    Step 8

    With the drawing ready, I switched to the perspective view and selected the "revolve" tool, then chose my sketch and revolved it 360 degrees for a complete rotation.

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    Step 9

    Once done, I duplicated the initial sketch on another layer and edited it to leave only the outline without the filling, using the "trim" tool to select the disposable part.

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    Step 10

    With the "flat pipes" tool, I selected the crown of my piece and generated a pipe 2mm thick as a new part.

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    Step 11

    I selected the first pipe and, in the top view, used the circular pattern tool, creating 20 identical patterns around the first piece.

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    Step 12

    Then, I selected everything and applied a Boolean operation to make a single piece.

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    Step 13

    I created a new sketch in the front view, changed the piece's display type to wireframe to better visualize it.

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    Step 14

    I sketched the dimensions of the previous piece so that the new one could fit using the "lines," "dimension," and "trim" tools.

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    Step 15

    I repeated the same process as with the first piece and revolved it 360 degrees.

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    Step 16

    Then, I created a new sketch again in the front view and in the same position as the second piece, drew half of a circle to revolve later.

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    Step 17

    With the circle established, I went to the top view and, using a circular array, repeated the piece 360 degrees 20 times.

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    Step 18

    I then selected the circles with the upper piece and merged them into a single piece.

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    Step 19

    Once the piece was ready, I exported it in two parts as STL files for printing.

    3D SCANNING AND PRINTING

    Step 1

    First, I downloaded and installed Ultimaker Cura software for Mac.

    Step 2

    Once ready, I opened the first model, positioned it at the origin (0,0), and scaled it to my preferred dimensions in mm.

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    Step 3

    I went to specific parameters and made the following changes:

    Component Function
    Quality 0.2
    Walls 3 walls for structure
    Infill 20.0 with Grid style
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    Step 4

    I printed it without support because the piece's shape didn't require it.

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    Step 5

    I previewed the piece with the SILCE botton, and when satisfied, I exported it to an SD card to transfer it to the printer.

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    Step 6

    I followed the same steps for my second piece and exported it to the same SD card.

    3D PRINTING

    Step 1

    Once the documents were ready on the SD card, I inserted it into the Ender printer.

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    Step 2

    I turned on the machine and, on the touch screen, went to print and selected my first file.

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    Step 3

    Then, I went to Home and pressed play.

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    Step 4

    The printer first heated the bed and then started printing.

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    Step 5

    I waited for the first piece to finish and then proceeded with the second.

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    FINAL PIECES

    These are the final desing and print result.

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    3D SCANNER

    Step 1

    First, download the "EXScan SE" program for the 3D scanner.

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    Step 2

    Once in the program, open a new workspace.

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    Step 3

    Choose the location on the computer to save the file.

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    Step 4

    Select scanning without textures.

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    Step 5

    Place the object to scan on the scanner plate.

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    Step 6

    Start the scanner, and it will rotate slowly 25 times.

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    Step 7

    Once done, save it. If there are areas left unscanned, reposition the object and start scanning again.

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    Step 8

    After the second scan is complete, go to the puzzle icon, where the two previous scans are inserted and merged into one.

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    Step 9

    Export it as an STL mesh, and it's ready to be printed.

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    3D SCANNER 3D PRINT

    Step 1

    The same steps are taken to print the piece and export it to the printer.

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