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Designing Models for 3D Printing
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Consideration
● Limitations of Technology
● Difficulty
● Printing Cost and Time
● Appearance
● Structural Strength and Weakness
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Fusion Deposition Modelling - FDM
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Topics
● Overhang and Support
● Wall Thickness
● Vertical Pins
● Vertical Holes
● Warping
● Elephant Foot
● Snap-fit Joints
● Build Orientation
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Overhang and Support
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Why Support is bad?
● Waste of materials and printing time
● After print post-processing
● Bad appearance
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The “YHT” of Support
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Overhang and Support - General Design Rule
● 45° overhang
● Bridging: 10-20mm (depending on materials and printer)
● Consider appearance and print direction (let’s revisit later)
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Wall Thickness
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Rule of Thumb
● Minimum wall thickness:○ FDM - 0.8mm
○ SLA/DLP - 0.5mm
● Wall thickness = Multiple of nozzle diameters (see next slide)
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The Thin Wall Problem
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Vertical Pins
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Problems with Vertical Pins
Small Vertical Pins (Diameter < 5mm)
● Weak with no infill.
● Bad print quality
● May not get printed at all
Solution:
● Print very slowly
● Use nozzle with smaller diameter
● Use SLA/DLP Printer
● Design a hole and insert a real pin
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Vertical Holes
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Warping
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Cause of Warping
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Printing tips to avoid warping
● Print with heated build platform
● Use Blue Tape
● Print with PLA
● Add a raft/brim
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Design tips to avoid warping
● Avoid large and flat surface. Split them
● Avoid sharp corners - add fillet or chamfer
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Elephant Foot
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Elephant Foot Solution - Chamfer
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Snap-fit Joints
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Snap-fit Joints
Cantilever
● Easy to design
● Easy to assembly
● No glues needed
● Lock securely and accurately
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Designing Snap-fit Joints
Tapering
Add Fillet
Increase
Width
Positioning
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Build Orientation
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Build Orientation
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Build Orientation
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Build Orientation - A Quiz
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What’s the best build orientation?
A
DC
B
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Build Orientation Considerations
● Strength
● Overhang and Support
● Appearance
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More Resources
3D Hubs Knowledge Base
https://www.3dhubs.com/knowledge-base
Print Quality Troubleshooting Guide
https://www.simplify3d.com/support/print-quality-troubleshooting/
The 3D Printing Handbook
https://www.amazon.com/3D-Printing-Handbook-Technologies-
applications/dp/9082748509
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3D Hubs “Printability” Test
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Thanks and Good Luck!