I wanted to create something easy to build with relatively limited tools and equipment but without incurring high sub-contract costs for contract machining / fabrication. The obvious answer to this was aluminium extrusion profiles which are popular among the maker and engineering communities thanks to ...
Today, some of the same 3D printing technology that contributed to RP is now being used to create finished products. The technology continues to improve in various ways, from the fineness of detail a machine can print to the amount of time required to clean and finish the object when the ...
1.Students at Yale have time to explore their academic interests before committing to one or more major fields of study. Many students either modify their original academic direction or change their minds entirely. As of this moment, what academic areas seem to fit your interests or goals most ...
Preparing your first 3D model for 3D printing can be a daunting experience. Fortunately, you don’t need to design your own model as there are thousands of great designs available for free as STL files on sites such asThingiverse. However, once you’ve chosen a model that you want to pri...
If you have a design with a short bridge, you can 3D print it easily without supports. However, if there is a hole in it, it will be difficult as the printer will try to create the hole in mid-air. To avoid this, you can use a thin layer of material under the hole so the pri...
Managing supports: beyond a certain point, your printed material won't be able to print onto thin air (surprise!) and requires designed 3D printed supports, which will affect the look of your final object Model orientation: the direction that the material is layered to create your object and...
Learn how to 3D print. 3D printing or additive manufacturing is a process of making three dimensional solid objects from a digital file.
How to Make a 3D Printed Keychain Using Tinkercad!: I made a 3D printed keychain to show you guys how to make it, step by step!
The platform in the tank of photopolymer at the beginning of a print run. The core of SLA printing involves a laser beam precisely directed by a light-emitting device to cure the polymer resin in a resin tank. The SLA printing process goes something like this: You create a 3D model of...
Justifying the purchase of a 3D printer isn’t hard. Not only are entry-level printers fairly cheap now, but while there’s a lot to learn, it’s also just plain fun to take a 3D model you can see on a computer screen and turn it into something you can hold in your hands. 3D ...