Just as sculptors take clay and manipulate it, digital sculptors work with a computer, mouse, and software to produce 3D models. 3D sculpting software bridges the gap between physical sculpting and 3D modelling, letting artists sculpt 3D objects by pushing, pulling, smoothing, grabbing, and pinching digitised clay to produce real-life models in software. While 3D …
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Failures are part and parcel of 3D printing, especially early on as you hone your skills. However, design challenges and spontaneous hardware hiccups and catch professional out too. While there’s no way to guarantee zero failures, you can reduce them by knowing the common causes and acting on them. For example, bed adhesion is the …
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Some 3D printing file formats hold more information than others, giving your 3D printer more detailed instructions. Whether this is beneficial depends on what you are printing and your desired specifications. For example, STL is the most common 3D printing file format because it works for simple models but only contains external surface and shape …
Many factors determine the accuracy and surface finish of 3D printed parts, but part orientation is up there with the most important. Part orientation refers to how you print parts on the build platform, which dictates the print head’s travel. The cusp of it is that FFF 3D printers produce parts with anisotropic properties where the X, …
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Most resin 3D printers are stereolithography (SLA) printers, which cure liquid resin layers with a laser rather than extruding plastic with a print head. Because they are not restricted by the mechanical movements of a print head, resin 3D printers can produce models with greater complexity than Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) 3D printers, albeit with …
Hundreds of things can affect the quality of 3D prints, including filament quality, slicing instructions, chamber temperature, nozzle diameters, retraction settings, and even humidity if materials are hygroscopic. Thankfully, if you know why things are messing up, you can resolve most 3D print quality problems without tearing your hair out. This article on seven common 3D …
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3D printers can produce amazing things, but they can also produce incredible disasters. Whether over extrusion or blobs on the print surface, you can face various issues when 3D printing. The good news is that most 3D printing problems have simple fixes, and you don’t need to go back to school or buy a new …
When you create a 3D model in software, you save that model as a 3D printer file, and there are several file formats to choose from. The most common 3D printer files are STL, OBJ, AMF, and 3MF. While each file format stores information about your model, they differ in the depth of information they …
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Hot take – it isn’t hard finding 3D modelling software for Mac that can meet your needs. Most programmes have overlapping features and do the same things, but there is a stark difference in how easy they are to learn and use. Our criteria for 3D modelling software are simple – software must have complete …
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When printing thermoplastics with dual extrusion, one extruder is typically dedicated to printing a support material and the other a core material. We have covered core materials before (FFF plastics, SLA resins, FFF metals), but what of the support materials used in FFF plastic printing? This article introduces 3D printer support materials, shedding light on what they …
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