Day 5

Print beds

• Types of surfaces to print on, glass, aluminum, Garolite etc.

• Adhesion, Tapes, Glues, BuildTak, PrintBite etc.

• Heated VS not heated print bed

  • Certain materials like ABS and Nylon work best with heated beds.

  • PLA does not require a heated bed.

• Foundation First layer

• Using a Raft or Brim to prevent Warping

• Print tower or Prim Tower, also know as a sacrificial tower, to help prepare the nozzle before printing the next layer

Part Orientation for Smooth & Functional Parts - DFAM

• X,Y,Z - Orientation

• 3DBenchy_Brochure 1 , 2 ,

• Overhangs & Angles

• Bridging

• Wall thickness

• Z delamination of layers & Build Direction, at bottom of this page

• Feature Strength

• DFAM - Design tips for FFF/FDM 3D printing and other considerations

Supports

• Water-Soluble, PVA

• dissolvable in sodium hydroxide or Limonene

• break away

Other plug ins and techniques

• Ironing (a.k.a. Neosanding)

• Unit conversion

• Post Processing Plugins - Modify G-Code

• Other Plugins

• More great Cura and printing ideas

What is going on inside the extruder and why is my tip clogged.

• Anatomy of a 3D Printer machine

• Anatomy of various 3D Printer extruders and tips