3dPrinting Workflow Acquire or Design a digital 3D object Get this object into a file format compatible with software STL etc Use slicing software to convert the STL file into a file the ID: 633647
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3D-Printing
Or: how I learned to stop worrying and love plasticSlide2
3d-Printing Workflow
Acquire or Design a digital 3D object
Get this object into a file format compatible with software (.STL, etc…)
Use “slicing” software to convert the .STL file into a file the
printer uses (.GCODE)
Printer settings
Material settings
Adjust the size of the
object
Other?
Wait patiently, or start designing a new object. Slide3
File types
.STL (“open source”, stands for Stereo Lithography, most common)
.OBJ (“open source”, stands for Object File, 2
nd
most common)
.X3D (“open source”, ISO standard for XML-based 3D graphics)Lots of other formatsSlide4
What do we do with the .stl file?
We “slice” the .
stl
file using “slicing” software.
Common Software Used
Cura (What I will use today)open source
outputs .gcode
what this talk will use
Makerbot
outputs closed format
what is currently used by the Valley Library
Other software includes: Slic3r,
Kisslicer
, Simplify3D, and more…Slide5
What is .gcode?.gcode is a common file format that 3D-Printers use to print an object.
Example .gcodeSlide6
Slicing software settings
Quality
Layer Height
Shell Thickness
Fill Density
Fill
Bottom/Top Thickness
Fill Density
Print Speed
Support
Support Structure Type
Raft or Brim (Platform Adhesion Type)
And many many more….Slide7
Can we print yet?Last Step
Export a .gcode file
Now We Can Print!Slide8
Time for a live demonstration…
This PowerPoint
presentation can be found at
http://
people.oregonstate.edu
/~rockweld/3d-Printing.pptx