The Official 3D Printing Discussion Thread

[carsntrucks4you]

Got today a new Anycubic Photon Mono M7Pro. Printing time is only half of time of my old Mono X.  In 5 h I have the first result. The same file on a Mono x take 10h47.

 

 

[RW033]

2 hours ago, carsntrucks4you said:

Got today a new Anycubic Photon Mono M7Pro. Printing time is only half of time of my old Mono X.  In 5 h I have the first result. The same file on a Mono x take 10h47.

 

 

Dang that’s a nice unit! 

[Lownslow]

Got tired of the AMT junk engine bays and made a custom universal one with smoothed walls so it showcases the engine more and looks better body matched

[Lownslow]

Pushed my cad skills a little further and designed my second split face wheel, most of my wheels are already drawn in assembly format, This time i chose not to "glue" them give them some assembly space and this was the result. 

[rattle can man]

Can anyone recommend a good source for basic 3d printing info for someone not familiar with the technology (from CAD to slicers tom hardware)?  If Shapeways doesn't come back in some form, I am tempted to start printing.

[MrObsessive]

9 hours ago, rattle can man said:

Can anyone recommend a good source for basic 3d printing info for someone not familiar with the technology (from CAD to slicers tom hardware)?  If Shapeways doesn't come back in some form, I am tempted to start printing.

You'll want to check with this fellow here. Chris Bell is very good at teaching folks who are new at this the ins and outs of printing. It's a sub site----he has various plans for whatever folks need, but IMO, it's worth the time to check out.

Hope this helps!

[atomicholiday]

I’ll second that.  I’ve learned a lot from Chris.  He’s a really good teacher.

[stinkybritches]

4 hours ago, MrObsessive said:

You'll want to check with this fellow here. Chris Bell is very good at teaching folks who are new at this the ins and outs of printing. It's a sub site----he has various plans for whatever folks need, but IMO, it's worth the time to check out.

Hope this helps!

The last time I checked that site it was only a subscription service. I might have to dive deeper into the site now.

[catpack68]

Is there anyone on the fourm that does 3D printing for that don’t have access to one or do not have a 3D printer?

[Lownslow]

On 7/31/2024 at 11:15 AM, catpack68 said:

Is there anyone on the fourm that does 3D printing for that don’t have access to one or do not have a 3D printer?

Printers are insanely cheap theres really no excuse to have one, ive gotten printer cheaper than my dremel which do great work. The printer i used to print this was 75$ used

[Lownslow]

theyre done ill hit them with paint later 

[atomicholiday]

3 hours ago, Lownslow said:

theyre done ill hit them with paint later 

Sweet looking rims.  Those will look great when finished.?

[MeatMan]

19 hours ago, Lownslow said:

Printers are insanely cheap theres really no excuse to have one, ive gotten printer cheaper than my dremel which do great work. The printer i used to print this was 75$ used

 

Not everyone has a place, or freedom to own a printer. There are valid reasons why people can't/won't own them.

[Tom Geiger]

16 minutes ago, MeatMan said:

Not everyone has a place, or freedom to own a printer. There are valid reasons why people can't/won't own them.

I don't have a 3D printer because I don't need another hobby.  If I went through the learning curve to print parts for my builds, the media would go bad between my usage!  Right now I'm lucky to be building one or two models a year.

[atomicholiday]

Question for the experts- how do you guys set your contact points on your supports?  I’m trying to reduce the amount of scarring I’m getting.

 

[V8tiger]

I've purchased stl files and printed a lot of parts small parts, wheels and tires. After a lot of trial and errors I'm finally been sucessful. My very simple question is about the process. I've subscribed to Polycam and scanned a 33 Willys body, I tried to export it as an stl file into Lychee... doesn't work... Is there a step in between and before Lychee slicer that I'm missing? Here's a photo of, except for the body which is an altered indy car body of Art Arfons Green Monster.. of course it's not exact..but had a lot of fun doing it. I even downloaded the double slicks!

[MeatMan]

On 8/6/2024 at 9:35 AM, atomicholiday said:

Question for the experts- how do you guys set your contact points on your supports?  I’m trying to reduce the amount of scarring I’m getting.

 

What slicer are you using? Its simple to do in Lychee, which has a slider for that.
Realize tho that as you reduce the tip diameter you reduce the contact area which can cause the print to fail. I only reduce the tip size on smaller areas of the print, not to reduce scarring.

[atomicholiday]

17 minutes ago, MeatMan said:

What slicer are you using? Its simple to do in Lychee, which has a slider for that.
Realize tho that as you reduce the tip diameter you reduce the contact area which can cause the print to fail. I only reduce the tip size on smaller areas of the print, not to reduce scarring.

I’m using Chitubox.  Light supports, 0.30 tip diameter with 0.10 penetration.  None selected for tip shape.
I don’t get many failures, and the supports come off easy, but they leave fairly large raised marks, larger than the contact area.  Almost like a pimple, if that makes sense.

I’m new to this, so it might be perfectly normal.  But I’d like to optimize the contact points as much as possible if I can.

[MeatMan]

41 minutes ago, atomicholiday said:

I’m using Chitubox.  Light supports, 0.30 tip diameter with 0.10 penetration.  None selected for tip shape.
I don’t get many failures, and the supports come off easy, but they leave fairly large raised marks, larger than the contact area.  Almost like a pimple, if that makes sense.

I’m new to this, so it might be perfectly normal.  But I’d like to optimize the contact points as much as possible if I can.

Yeah, its pretty normal though there may be some remedies I don't know about.
I try to position my model to have the supports at the least likely area to matter if it has marks while keeping islands to a minimum.

[stitchdup]

you can reduce the scarring a little if you hold the piece in fairly hot water while you remove the supports

[V8tiger]

Can someone simply write out the work flow process for me? (Where I am now ) I purchase an stl file. Drag it my slicer, maybe mess with the scale a little if I need it then download it to my usb a d  the use and it work!  I think i might be missing a my question, what if I want ro scan a part but it won't emport inyo aleechhl. Down load the diectly in to Lycee?  It dosen't work... it doesn't work. Is ther another program i need beforing being avle to import it to Leechh?  THAKS!i

[RichCostello]

57 minutes ago, V8tiger said:

Can someone simply write out the work flow process for me? (Where I am now ) I purchase an stl file. Drag it my slicer, maybe mess with the scale a little if I need it then download it to my usb a d  the use and it work!  I think i might be missing a my question, what if I want ro scan a part but it won't emport inyo aleechhl. Down load the diectly in to Lycee?  It dosen't work... it doesn't work. Is ther another program i need beforing being avle to import it to Leechh?  THAKS!i

Can someone translate this into english please?

[stavanzer]

He is talking about 3D printing, as I recognize some of the terminology.

After that, I'm stumped.

[Fat Brian]

14 hours ago, V8tiger said:

Can someone simply write out the work flow process for me? (Where I am now ) I purchase an stl file. Drag it my slicer, maybe mess with the scale a little if I need it then download it to my usb a d  the use and it work!  I think i might be missing a my question, what if I want ro scan a part but it won't emport inyo aleechhl. Down load the diectly in to Lycee?  It dosen't work... it doesn't work. Is ther another program i need beforing being avle to import it to Leechh?  THAKS!i

Is the scan in .stl file format? Scans also aren't typically ready to just scan and print, you have to clean the up a bit in Blender or something. 

[V8tiger]

That's what I'm asking....I subscribed to Polycam and scanned a 33 Willys body. Got the scan. Then I tried to export it as an STL file into my slicer Lychee and it doesn't  work. So that my missing step.. I have to go into program such as Blender, clean it up before I can import it to my slicer.... then to my printer. Thank you so much for the info. I appreciate it.