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Trucker

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3D newbee
« on: August 03, 2024, 09:21:54 pm »

Hi, to all those experts
Ive purchased my first 3D printer hoping its going to be of great help with my builds, its all set up according to the manual and you tube, so ive down loaded a ready to use printable file of an oil drum, i can open the file so its all on my lap top, BUT, what do i do with it to actually get a printed model,  {:-{ did say im a newbee.


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Re: 3D newbee
« Reply #1 on: August 04, 2024, 12:11:36 am »

The 3D model needs to be output as an STL file (Standard Tessellation Language)  That's loaded into the "slicing software" that typically comes with your 3D printer, such as Chitubox, that slices the model into layers and adds a support structure for printing.

The model has to be made with printing in mind.  For instance, if it's a tube sort of structure, an inner surface must be modeled, not just an outer surface.
The deck box shown is hollow to save resin, make it lighter, and I was afraid a solid block would crack over time.  I had to model the inside surface AND connect that to the outside surface or the printing would fail - a resin printer can't print nothing.

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Re: 3D newbee
« Reply #2 on: August 04, 2024, 08:04:01 am »

what sort of 3D printer is it?
filament or resin?
makes a difference as to which software you need to use!
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Re: 3D newbee
« Reply #3 on: August 04, 2024, 01:24:59 pm »

Hi, I've got a filament printer, in fact a creality V2 neon

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Re: 3D newbee
« Reply #4 on: August 04, 2024, 05:16:11 pm »


I would recommend binge-watching Utube to start with ....
   https://rb.gy/ol1qog
 
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