InPro_09d

09d - 3D printing exercise

Filament thickness / resolution.
Infill pattern and density. Shell thickness.
Support. This is the most important part: choose none if the model is really simple, “tree” if the model has many complicated parts, or “normal” if it just has some floating parts.
Skirt. Just to test extrusion, adhesion and calibration.

Download one or more models from Thingiverse.
Install Ultimaker Cura or Orca Slicer. Start it and configure it. The printer is “Snapmaker v2 A350”.
EXPLORE the options. Place the models, turn them… Create the G-CODE for the model(s) that you downloaded.
Send an e-mail to your boss (<100 words) justifying your choices for the model that you are going to print.

I had to turn the model 90º for easier printing.
My colleagues are spending a lot of PLA in supports. They should learn to turn the pieces for more efficient printing.
I think that we need a dual extruder to be able to print with two different colours.
Since the model is a human figure, the support tree is necessary. I know that trees spend too much PLA, but the arms risk falling off if we don’t use this support.
The supports make the print take longer. I hope you understand that they are essential for this piece. At least a vertical support is enough, which is less wasteful than a tree support.
Since we moved the printer yesterday, I just performed a calibration.
If the finish has too many imperfections, we will sand the final piece with a new tool.