Additive FFF 3D printing

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Here are two Hepburn stands to be 3D printed

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to begin first navigate to the additive tab in the manufacture workspace

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and click to create a new setup.

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The setup dialogue allows users to specify

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the manufacturing method by selecting a machine.

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In this case, navigate to the fusion library and filter for additive

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an eff

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select a printer,

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click OK.

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A mouse let a print setting.

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In this case,

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the A BS 2.85 millimeter print setting,

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the bodies are both automatically selected.

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So all that is needed now is to click. OK

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to finish creating the setup

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great.

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The parts have been arranged in the center of the print bed.

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The next step

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since both the headphone stands need their overhanging faces supported

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is to generate a support structure.

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Navigate to the supports group in the toolbar.

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Here there are two support options.

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Solid volume

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and solid bar support.

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Solid volume support is best for supporting large overhanging areas.

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Whereas solid bar support is ideal for

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bodies with small specific overhanging areas,

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select solid volume support. And this opens the volume support dialogue

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here, select the individual faces that require support.

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Alternatively,

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the whole model can be selected and supports will be generated for

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the faces whose areas fall below the angle defined by the overhang ankle

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clicking. OK? Will create a preview of that support structure

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now that the support structures have been generated.

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The next step is to edit the print settings

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and optimize them for the print,

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right. Click on the print setting in the setup and select edit.

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This opens a print settings. Editor,

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the print settings have been divided up between general and body preset.

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General print settings contain settings that apply to all bodies on the print bed.

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Whereas body preset print settings contain settings that can be applied per body,

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meaning different bodies can have different body presets.

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The default body presets for each print setting

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are normal and strong.

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For each of these, we can duplicate,

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make default

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or delete.

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The duplicate will create a new body preset based on the selection

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and make default will mean any bodies on the print

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bed will be assigned to this body preset by default,

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duplicate the strong body preset

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and rename it to extra strong.

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Enter the shell tab

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and change the number of perimeters from 5 to 6.

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Now,

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in order to use this body preset for this print,

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it will need to be assigned to one of the bodies

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to do this. OK. The dialogue

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and right click on the print setting again.

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But this time select a signed body preset.

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This opens a new dialogue and from here

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select the extra strong body preset in the dialogue

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and then select one of the bodies.

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Notice how in the dialogue

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there's now both a body assigned to normal and

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the extra strong body presets.

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Click OK? To confirm.

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Fantastic.

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Now generate the tool path

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and simulate to check how the body and support to

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look

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comparing the two bodies.

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The difference in tour paths from the different body presets is clear to see

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if everything looks good,

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click post process

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to create the print file,

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simply upload that to your printer and enjoy.