The Seven Deadly Sins of 3D Printing

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  @eslmatt811 · 1 month ago

  I like to blend the chamfer into a fillet. You get best of both worlds. No harsh edges on the side of the print.

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  @newtl7034 · 1 month ago

  Regarding the multi-color text/details, I&apos;ve personally had more luck with them being on the first layer facing down on a smooth PEI plate, versus having much less luck with it on the top-most layer, where I&apos;ve had the most incidents of bleeding and &quot;smudging&quot;.<br><br>However, one thing I&apos;ve noticed in watching a lot of the videos on this channel is that a lot of the tips, while good to know in general, are very geared towards mass-production and mass-replication across different materials, machines, etc. &nbsp;These wouldn&apos;t <i>generally</i> be applicable to a lot of the general 3D printing hobbyists.<br><br>Still, that being said, most of the information and tips provided <i>ARE</i> still useful, and I&apos;ve learned quite a bit from it (in terms of design process), even if it may not apply to my printing process specifically.

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  @generaltinkering · 1 month ago

  I have been following your channel for some time and I now design supports in CAD whenever I can. Next I will employ chamfers and make bottom fillets steeper. Micro features is also a great tip. Thank you for the awesomeness!

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  @waywardriley · 1 month ago

  I&apos;ve been FDM printing for 20 years as a mechanical engineer, and this is the most informative video on this topic I have ever watched. Awesome content!

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  @zionbrock · 1 month ago

  massively helpful

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  @motog4221 · 3 weeks ago

  I have entirely modelled so many projects directly in the slicer!

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  @JulienVanier · 1 month ago

  Designing for 3d printing by bridging counterbore overhangs and sloping the top of vertifcal holes is a great way to avoid supports and avoid relying on the slicer.

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  @rojoe3455 · 1 month ago

  My personal favorite thing is using smooth pei plates for first layer details that outperform what any outer wall will achieve.

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  @teardowndan5364 · 1 month ago

  Putting in tiny holes to force internal walls is a neat trick. Wish I had that idea yesterday before my father asked me to print him a replacement tailgate handle for his car.<br><br>The way modifier blocks cause external walls around the modifier block as if it was a separate solid mashed into the piece didn&apos;t impress me. I was expecting the modifier to keep external walls and add extras on the inside. At least the actuator lever is on the back side of the handle where it will never be seen except by the next person replacing the handle if that ever becomes necessary.<br><br>I have added the micro-channels to my design, looked at it in the slicer, worked as expected.

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  @platin2148 · 1 month ago

  The problem i have with desigbed support is simply the time needed todo it. CAD simply isn‘t made for these break away things also i always get asked what the part is as it doesn‘t look like the one that is actually used because of these designed support elements

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  @matthewbernard4152 · 1 month ago

  But I’ve found getting logos and words on the first layer to be the best quality even if there’s a little issue it’s still the cleanest. When it’s on the top layer it’s 50-50 and never as clean as commercials with weeks of trial and error and on side profiles with multi color is never flat. There’s always a ridge from the color change. Do you have to make the text or logo indented or extended? Because it always looks best on bottom layer without question between CC2’s and a C5 Pro

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  @platin2148 · 1 month ago

  Well here is it i just need a cover for a motor and well i need to have less weight so i do „thin“ walls 0,6x2 it looks wrong having those be bigger. So it will simply be thin walled