5. 3D Scanning and printing¶
Group assignment:¶
- Test the design rules for your 3D printer(s)
The group assignment for this week is to test the design rules for the available 3D printers. In SciFablab we have three printers, two of them on fused deposition molding (FDM) technology and one on stereolithography SLA technology. The test can be dependent on the technology. I will make the tests on FLSUN printer and if I have time on the the other two.
The Machines¶
FLSUN V400¶
The newest printer that has become our favorite for 3D printing is FLSUN V400.
Product Features: - 600mm/s High-Speed Printing - Support 300℃ Printing - 300300410 mm³ Build Volume - Dual Drive Proximity Extruder - All Metal Structure
Snapmaker 2.0 A350¶
The second FMD printer is the same machine I used in the laser cutting week and Electronics production week.
- Layer Resolution: 50–300 microns
- Nozzle Diameter: 0.4 mm
- Max Nozzle Temperature: 275°C
- Supported Materials: PLA, ABS, PETG, TPU (Hardness > 95 Shore A), wood filled PLA, and more being tested
Anyonic¶
The software¶
Ultimaker CURA 5.6.0
Luban
The Design Rules tests¶
There are various test “suits” that one can choose to gauge the parameters and quality of the printers. There is the one referenced in the lecture. These tests are nice that you have all the files needed including the design FreeCad files.
The tests for FLSUN are shown below
Tests with support overhang, clearance
unsupported angle, overhang, bridging, wall thickness, dimensions, anisotropy, surface finish.
Comparison between configuration and printers¶
3D Benchy and kisckstarter autodesk-3d PLA
References¶
Info and tutorials¶
- Explanation of the popularity of the 3DBenchy test
- Tests for FDM printers from Kickstarter and Autodesk with explanations
- Full controll a software for writting directly gcodes
- Another gcode viewer repetier.com
- For later thoughts if I want to print with chocolate
- FDM vs. SLA: Compare Filament and Resin 3D Printers
- An informative blog about 3D printing