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Geometry considerations overview

Geometry considerations overview

From the course: Additive Manufacturing: Troubleshoot 3D Prints

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Geometry considerations overview

- [Narrator 1] The movies in this chapter of the course are focused on preventing problems, rather than diagnosing them as we did in the previous chapter. Some geometries look like they should be easy to 3D print when you see them on a computer screen, but create issues in real life. Extreme cases like prints that are hollow, or completely solid pose challenges. One movie looks at face mode which creates hollow thin-walled prints. - [Narrator 2] Sometimes part of a 3D print becomes very thin, although the overall print might be quite sturdy. The movie about thin-walled prints shows how to handle that. - [Narrator 1] Another looks at what it takes to print 100% solid. - [Narrator 2] Tall skinny prints also create issues, since each layer does not having enough time to cool before the next one is laid up, leading to blobby prints. A movie in this chapter discusses how to avoid that. - [Narrator 1] If your print is doing…

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