3-D printing

3-D printing has the exciting and promising capabilities to print out things like Invisalign, and piping bag tips. In the Health and Science Library you can learn anatomy by printing skeletal structures, and muscle groups. Prepare for your job by preforming mock surgeries, and practice talking to patients about their diagnosis. For now I’ll take you through the process of my 3-d prints.

My end goal is to learn how to upload files to a S-D card/USB and 3-D print a model of Hedwig from Harry Potter.

Materials and tools

SD card/Hard Drive/ USB depending on printer used. This will be used to get your file from in your computer to the printer

Computer with Puraslicer, and thingiverse
3D printer
Fillment- the material that is heated up and layered to create your object.

Process

1) Use thing-iverse to find a model of something you want to print. You can save the file by using the download all files on the upper right-hand side.

2) Open the application Puraslicer, and on the toolbar click the cube to import your downloaded object.

3) Depending on the printer it may need a USB or an S-D card. Make sure the brim is on and the supports are set to everywhere. When you have the USB inside of your computer export the G-code into the usb and take it out.

4) Put the Usb into the printer and if the filament is

The printer will start to heat the filament up, watch the first few layers to see if the printing will fail and if you need to stop it.

Hedwig

Harry Potter

Reflections

Here’s the final look of the printed object. He’s perched on a rock with his body turned to the side. Learning the capabilities of 3-D printing beyond figures is what I believe will make break waves for healthcare like models of patient's anatomy. I learned that I’m terrible with files and you should ask for help even if you think you’ll be ok. Cause you won’t.

This was my first time doing 3-D successfully. My other attempt went wrong by not selecting the right printer on the computer, which is something you must look out for, or your print will fail.