3d printing tips printing tips – from model to print • save your model as an stl. • load the...

3DPrintingTips–FromModeltoPrint

• Saveyourmodelasanstl.

• LoadthestlfileonCuraoranotherslicingsoftware.

• SuggestedprintingtemperaturesforPLAfilamento Nozzle:210°Co Bed:60°C

• Makesureyouhaveselectedtheprinterandmaterialyouwillbeusinginthetopright.YouwillbeusingPLAforalmosteverythingyouprint

• Checkifyourdesignneedssupports.

o Supportsareneededifyourdesignhaspartsthatextendfurtherthan45°fromthevertical.

o Thisisrepresentedherebytheredsurface.Ifnosupportsareadded,theredsurfacewilldroopdownandnothaveitsintendedshape.

o Toaddsupports,clickonthesupportsectionandchecktheboxnextto“GenerateSupport.”Itisgenerallyokaytohavesupportplacementsetto“Everywhere.”

o Ifyouwant,changeto“LayerView”inthetoprighttoseewheresupportswillbeprinted.Thebluematerialwillbethesupports.

• Settheinfill.

o Formostdesigns20%infillworksgreat.Changethisonlyifyouhaveareasonto.

o NEVERdo100%infill.• SaveyourmodeltoanSDcard.

o HitthebluesavebuttononthebottomrighttosaveyourmodelasaGCodefileonanSDcard.GCodeistheinstructionsfora3Dprinter.

• PlacetheSDcardintheappropriateprinter

• Makesurethebedislevel.(VERYIMPORTANT)o Thebedofaprintermustbelevelsothateachlayerprintsflat.Ifthe

extrudernozzleistoofarabovethebed,thefirstlayerwillnotstick.Ifthenozzleistoolowandpushingintothebed,noplasticwillcomeout.

o Toadjustthebedheight,turntheknobsunderthebedonthecorners.o Ontheprinter,movetheZheightoftheextruderto0mm.Theextruder

shouldbejustabovethebedsothatapieceofpapercanfitbetweenthebedandthenozzle,butnomore.

o Checkthisdistanceonallcornersbymanuallymovingthebedandextruder.

• ApplyPVAgluetothebedifnonehasbeenalready.o PVAglueactsasanadhesive;ithelpsthefirstlayersticktothebedand

preventsitfromcomingofforwarping.o PoursomePVAglueontothebed(preferablywhenheated)andusea

papertoweltomoveitovertheentirebed.o Donotusethepapertoweltocleanthebed.UseittomovethePVA

acrossthebed.• Starttheprint!(Notthelaststep)• Watchthefirstlayertoseeifeverythinggoesaccordingtoplan.

o Alotofthingscangowrong,andyoucannotbesurethattheprintwillbesuccessfulunlessatleastthefirstlayerprintswell.Donotleaveimmediatelyafterstartingtheprint.

o Ifitisnotprintingasitshould,canceltheprintandassesstheproblem.Isthebedlevel?WasthecorrectfilamentdiameterchoseninCura?Weretheprintingtemperaturessetcorrectly?WasPVAglueappliedtothebed?Istheprintermalfunctioning?

Othertips

• Rememberthatthewhiteboardinthebackoftheroomwillshowwhichprintersareworking,whichareoutofservice,andwhatneedstobedonetofixthem.

• Beforestartingtheprint,youcanpreheattheprinterbychoosing“PreheatPLA”ontheprinter.Thiscanallowyoutochangethefilament,applyPVAgluewhilethebedisheated,orjustreducetheheatingtimewhenstartingtheprint.