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Week 5 3D Scanning and Printing

Week Objectives:

  1. Design, document and 3D print an object that could not be easily made subtractively

  2. 3D scan an object

  3. Group Project: Characterizing 3D Printers

Designing and 3D Printing

I decided to design and 3D print a movable joystick in an enclosed housing. This could not be made subtractively because there is a sphere inside a slightly larger spere.

In Autodesk Fusion, I sketched these two faces along with an axis to revolve around.

joystick sketch

I finished the sketch then used the revolve feature under create.

joystick bodies

You can access my model by clicking here.

Bambu Studio

Because my node uses Bambu Lab printers, I used bambu studio to slice my model.

bambu joystick

I selected 5% infill to save material and reduce print time because this model will have minimal stress on it. I also selected a higher quality preset which takes more time, however I let the print run overnight so time is not a big deal.