A little bit about orientation...
Added 2017-03-12 08:34:04 +0000 UTC3D isn't too bad, designing for 3D printing needs much more grey matter effort... So in 3D printing land we have the six pain in the a**'s
1) We have gravity! Therefore it's either supports or trying to position the model so minimum (or no) support is needed!
2) Then you've got shrinkage / warping (I love ABS so try to deal with it's more "artistic" qualities as it bends my designs into it's own piccaso like interpretation.
3) As I do mainly functional designs we also have strength, getting the right lamination direction, we've all printed a tower on it's end only to be able to snap it like a chalk pencil.
4) Also we have resolution, the layer resolution is visible, but you can increase the resolution to improve the quality (and lose 20 years of your life whilst you wait for the print). I like to print with the designs upright, hence you can print at .3 resolution and only a bit of sanding or filling. Print flat and you've got to print .1 (forever and ever, you'll age before you finish)...
5) Add to this the process, layer thickness, infill, temperature, surface bonding, filament types... It's a nightmare, but bloody good fun. I love the challenge of all of the this.
6) Making it easy for other people to use your designs, making the right fixings, instructions, parts numbered etc. etc.
I won't get this right all of the time, but I do think of all of this and try my best!
Enjoy my efforts :-)
