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3D Printing Tips and Tricks

Welcome to the 3DPrinting.com’s “Tips and Tricks”. A series where we will be discussing techniques and tactics to get that perfect print. This series is designed for beginners and eventually advanced individuals so we’ll be starting off with basics and moving up into more advanced techniques as time goes on.

Guide to Printing Food-Safe Plastic Products

December 25, 2020 Leave a Comment

Guide to Printing Food-Safe Plastic Products

Plastics have been a long-time favorite material of the food industry. Plastics are cheap, easy to manufacture in large quantities, they are water-tight (good for keeping your university ...

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Post-Processing FDM 3D Prints

January 14, 2020 Leave a Comment

Post-Processing FDM 3D Prints

FDM 3D printers excel at quickly getting objects in hand. But often those objects aren’t the right color or they’re a bit rough. Sometimes that’s okay because it’s a very early-stage ...

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Save Time Optimizing For 3D Printing With MSC Apex Generative Design

December 6, 2019 Leave a Comment

Save Time Optimizing For 3D Printing With MSC Apex Generative Design

As 3D printing goes more mainstream, users and manufacturers alike are becoming increasingly interested in DfAM (design for additive manufacturing). Who doesn’t want to reduce material ...

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How 3D Printed Lattice Structures Improve Mechanical Properties

October 19, 2019 2 Comments

How 3D Printed Lattice Structures Improve Mechanical Properties

3D printing allows for users to create some very intricate forms quite easily. By tinkering the internal geometries of printed parts they can achieve some pretty impressive mechanical ...

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Designing For Additive Manufacturing (DFAM)

October 16, 2019 Leave a Comment

Designing For Additive Manufacturing (DFAM)

A 3D print is no better than its design. Hardware in 3D printers has improved to the point that it’s now rarely the bottleneck of performance. More often, the shape of a part is the limiting ...

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Design Guidelines for Filament, Resin & Powder Bed 3D Printing

October 9, 2019 Leave a Comment

Design Guidelines for Filament, Resin & Powder Bed 3D Printing

Before any part gets 3D printed, it must first be designed. Designing 3D models is done in CAD/CAM software, and when designing a part, it’s important to consider the limitations of the 3D ...

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All You Need to Know About Nylon Filament

July 22, 2019 11 Comments

All You Need to Know About Nylon Filament

Nylon has an enduring popularity within the 3D printing industry. It is applicable to both material extrusion and powder bed fusion 3D printing technologies. It can be difficult to print on ...

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Tinkercad vs Fusion360

February 14, 2019 1 Comment

Tinkercad vs Fusion360

Every 3D print begins with a 3D model. Every model in every online repository was modeled by someone, somewhere. To unlock the full potential of any 3D printer, it’s necessary to know how to ...

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Choosing a Good Filament

August 27, 2018 Leave a Comment

Choosing a Good Filament

Getting great print results sometimes can be more an art then science. There are however several methods to increase your chances of success and obtaining high quality prints. This filament ...

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How to Prevent Warping

July 11, 2018 19 Comments

How to Prevent Warping

How to prevent warping Today I’d like to talk to you about warping and how to minimize the effects that shrinkage can have on our work, especially for long prints. We should keep it to PLA ...

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Bed Adhesion and Squish

July 10, 2018 9 Comments

Bed Adhesion and Squish

Your 3D printer is all fired up, filament loaded and ready to go, you think you have it all under control and press print. Everything seems ok at first but you leave the room for 5 minutes ...

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Rhinoceros 3D Modeling Tool for Rapid Prototyping

January 4, 2018 Leave a Comment

Rhinoceros 3D Modeling Tool for Rapid Prototyping

Rhinoceros (also known as Rhino3D) is a modeling tool for designers and artists. Start with a sketch or drawing and Rhinoceros gives you all the tools you need to create a 3D ...

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Working with ZBrush Modeling Software – Tips, Tricks and Explanations

December 22, 2017 Leave a Comment

Working with ZBrush Modeling Software – Tips, Tricks and Explanations

What is ZBrush? ZBrush offers advanced tools for today’s digital artists. With the ability to sculpt up to a billion polygons, the menus in ZBrush work together in a non-linear and ...

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DIY Enclosures for 3D Printers To Prevent Warping

July 4, 2017 Leave a Comment

DIY Enclosures for 3D Printers To Prevent Warping

One of the difficulties of FDM printing is retaining the heating factors that allow for a successful print. While high-end printers are precise in this regard, not everyone can be quite as ...

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Serious About Pursuing a 3D Printing Career But Don’t Know Where to Start?

May 17, 2017 3 Comments

Serious About Pursuing a 3D Printing Career But Don’t Know Where to Start?

3D printing can seem like a daunting field to get into. After all, while there's a lot of information, it is not a field that is "newcomer friendly". The online information can seem very ...

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Shredders and Filament Extruders: Recycling Failed or old Prints and Filament

January 31, 2017 Leave a Comment

Shredders and Filament Extruders: Recycling Failed or old Prints and Filament

"What to do with your old or failed prints?" That's a question all 3D printing enthusiasts will sooner or later ask themselves. It feels wrong to just throw it in the trash. Thankfully, ...

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Make Awesome Wheels With OpenWheel

December 1, 2016 Leave a Comment

Make Awesome Wheels With OpenWheel

OpenWheel A cool new project has come on the scene that'll make 3D printing hobbyists happy, especially those of you who like to make model cars, trains, and more with the use of 3D ...

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How to Choose an Infill for Your 3D Prints

September 16, 2015 5 Comments

How to Choose an Infill for Your 3D Prints

With your particular slicing software I'm sure you have seen several options within the software itself relating to the infill. Furthermore I'm sure you have noticed how your printer prints ...

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