Shrinkage DOES have a dimensional effect on linear dimensions that becomes stronger as the footprint gets larger on the bed. For prints under 200mm square I use .6% (as in .006) for ABS and .3% for PETG and PLA. under 100mm square I use .5% and .2% respectively. I make parts that...
Use a clean nozzle. It is critical to either use a nozzle dedicated to printingBASF Ultrafuse 316L Metal 3D Printing Filamentor purge the nozzle of as much foreign material as possible (i.e. PLA, ABS, PETG, etc.). This is to ensure that no foreign materials will cause your parts t...
ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene): ABS is a bit more expensive than PLA but provides stronger and more heat-resistant prints. Professional applications often use it where higher durability is required. Resin: For prints requiring fine detail, like miniatures or intricate jewelry, resin is a go...
This in turn will encourage the filament layers to fuse together and create a stronger part. Finding the correct print temperature depends entirely on the type of filament you are using. For example, PLA has a relatively low melting point and prints at a lower temperature than ABS. For PLA...
For example, FDM parts offer generally better inter-layer bonding than they do intra-layer, so the models have a reasonable degree of strength in the X-Y plane of the build but are very much weaker along the Z axis. This variation/directionality is true of other model types, to a ...