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I recently had my friend create a model for me to 3D print and it became immediately clear that while Fusion 360 is widely available, it is not as beginner friendly as most people online make it seem. This guide aims to highlight a few things that are not as straightforward, or even really mentioned at all in the Fusion interface.

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For some odd reason, Fusion defaults to Y-Up, every other program uses Z-Up so if you ever import anything to another program it is going to be sideways. Change this when you get started and save yourself some headache later.

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In a quick 5-minute project you can probably get away with just doing an entire project without making a component, but for anything larger making a component will make your life much easier. Keeping the timeline clean is extremely advantageous for multiple reasons. Mainly it allows you to easily go back in time and make changes to each part, instead of scrolling through a massive timeline that's full of every modifier that you've used.

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Fusion can be is buggy. The most common issue I come across is when a Modifier doesn't want to update or editing it makes everything after it break. While these issues still occur when your project is broken into components, it is much easier to manage when it does. Most of the time you just have to scrub back in the timeline to where you made a feature and do the feature over again from scratch. For some modifiers, this isn't an issue in the slightest, but sometimes you have a mirror with 15 features selected and it can be a pain to find them all when your timeline is massive.

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Parameters are vital in large projects

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Parameters

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Parameters are like writing comments in Code. In my opinion, there is nothing worse than having to go through an old model trying to make a simple change when you must search for where that change is defined, or even worse if the value is used multiple times so you have to go hunting for it. Parameters make life easier for current you, future you, and any other poor soul that might have to modify your file. You can also leave comments on parameters for added brownie points with future you.

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This one is basic; the Browser hides a ton of functionality in it and most of the time it is easier to keep anything that isn't necessary for what you're doing at the moment hidden. If you still have a mess of lines and faces on your screen long pressing the left mouse button can be a tremendous help. It is also good to note that you can unhide old sketches to use them again.

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Offset Planes and the Loft Tool

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In parametric modeling, it's easy to get stuck in the mindset of just wanting to start everything as cubes and cut them down to the shape you want, but the loft tool wants to do this work for you. You can create two sketches with the geometry you need, have one sketch use the default plane (or define a plane however you want), then the other on an offset plane, click both profiles with the loft tool open and you're off to the races. This is the closest that Fusion will probably ever get to the amazing Generative Design Tools that CATIA has, but this pretty much gets you where you need to go.

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This integration completely takes the guesswork out of making holes for nuts, bolts, or one of the literally thousands of modeled parts. I generally import .step models and they look great, import with the part number as the item name, and are dimensionally correct. This takes literally all the guesswork out of working with these kinds of components

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Chocolatey is command line package manager for Windows that gives you a very Linux -esque software installation experience. This guide expects that you already are using Chocolatey, but in case you need convincing here's what makes it so awesome, for example: choco install google chrome will install Google Chrome on your computer without having to wait for the installer. You can even get fancy and list as many packages as you would like with a -y flag to automatically accept any prompts: choco install -y autohotkey.portable python3 gimp Can't undersell how easy this makes to set a computer up for the first time.

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1. Get a list of your Chocolatey Packages

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Open Powershell and enter clist -l and copy the output into a file called data.txt Alternatively, clist -l > data.txt will automatically make a data.txt file in whatever directory Powershell is in.

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Then making sure data.txt is in the same folder, run the script. You should get boxstarterScript.txt as an output.

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This Raspberry Pi case is designed to fit into a standard 3.5in hard drive slot. It works well with tool-less mounting systems, but I also added the ability for threaded nuts to be dropped in which work great as well and make this compatible with anything that a standard hard drive fit into.
+The nuts that I built around are the McMaster-Carr 90480a007 This cost me $8.32 for 100 nuts delivered to my door but I am sure a local hardware store would have the same thing far cheaper.

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I have printed this part a few times and you can get away with doing no supports you just end up with some long bridges. I would advise against supports inside where the nuts go because it is nearly impossible to get those supports out correctly.

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How I Designed This

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This was my first project using Fusion 360, and my first project built from the ground up for 3D printing. I started by building a profile sketch or “master sketch” of an HDD with the placement of the screw holes. Then I decided to make a rough Raspberry Pi model since I plan on many 3D printed projects for the Pi it would be easier to have a digital copy.

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Preview With Pi Installed

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This is a headphone mount that attaches to the top corner of your computer monitor using a 3D printed screw. It works perfectly for my current setup, an ASUS VS248H-P 24 Monitor and, Steelseries H Wireless Headset. Using the parameters option (Modify > Parameters) in Fusion 360 this design can easily be adapted to any monitor/headset combination.

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Supports: Yes

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Resolution: 0.40 mm

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Infill: 15%, 4 Perimeter layers

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Print Orientation for the Mount
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The monitorHeadsetScrew prints pretty well on either the top or bottom faces.

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A major downfall of Fusion 360 is its lack of exporting options, and its main filetype .f3d seems to be closed source and isn't supported by any other programs. Processes like exporting to a .step or .obj then using something else like Autodesk Inventor or Blender then exporting to your final filetype from those programs can sometimes cause artifacts, loss of dimensions, and can take a very long time to convert. Luckily Fusion has more export options built in, and they don't show the functionality in their desktop program.

Go to the Autodesk 360 Dashboard

Going to https://myhub.autodesk360.com will give you a similar looking Project and file options as the data panel in the Desktop version. Navigate to your model and open it. Whether you are in the Design View or the 3D View in the top right corner, you'll have a few options to choose from.

Clicking the download button provides you with a ton more options than the desktop version offers. Unfortunately, you cannot download straight from the website as it takes time to convert, so you have to wait for an email. In my experience, this usually takes less than a minute although I would imagine more complex models take more time.

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List of Export Options

Fusion 360 Export Formats

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Fusion 360 ArchiveProvides a .f3d file-type which is a proprietary file-type for Fusion 360. Preserves full model functionality when opened in any Fusion 360, and is a great way to make personal backups of Fusion Models.
Inventor 2016Downloads either a single .ipt if the part is a single component, or multiple .ipt files and a .iam if your Fusion model contains multiple components. .ipt is an Inventor Part file, and .iam is an Inventor Assembly file. The models lose all parametric abilities, but keep dimensions and shape.
IGES.iges is an open CAD format and should be usable in any CAD software. Does not retain any parametric elements
SATDeveloped by Dassault Systems but is a pretty widely accepted file-type for CAD software. Does not retain any parametric elements.
SMTOnly usable by Fusion 360 and Inventor 2019
STEP.step is an open CAD format and should be usable in any CAD software. Does not retain any parametric elements
DWGAutodesk AutoCAD file format. Exports a wireframe of your model. Great for exporting to AutoCAd but otherwise useless.
DXFDrawing format. Exports a wireframe of your model. Much better off making an actual drawing in fusion then exporting a .dxf
STL.stl is an open standard used by most 3D modeling and CAD programs and is great for 3D printing, keep in mind that units are not stored in .stl formats, so it is important to remember what units your model was created in. If you aren't prompted by the soft then it likely assumed millimeters so you may need to convert yourself by scaling the model.
FBXAutodesk owned file format. No real use in CAD and doesn't preserve dimensions so you end up with a tiny model.
SketchUpExports a .skp which opens in SketchUp perfectly, Great if you want to use your part in a SketchUp Project.
OBJ.obj or Object is an open format and the geometry should be workable in most 3D modeling or CAD programs.
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+graph TD; +A-->B; +A-->C; +B-->D; +C-->D; +
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Diagrams like the one above usually require expensive software to create and have GUIs that can be a pain to use. Mermaid fixes this with a Markdown style approach by using a simple syntax to generate beautiful diagrams, flowcharts and even GANTT Charts quickly. For example, the above flowchart was easily made with the following code.

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This is the second iteration of a 3D printable Vice made by Machinist Extraordinaire, This Old Tony recently put out a video on a cool vice design that I wanted to recreate. Now This Old Tony is a master of metal, and I just play with plastic. So, making a Vice from plastic that is operational is no easy task, but I think that this version is fully functional and strong enough to hold anything that will fit in its jaws. It is mechanically very simple and relies on a long rod with right-hand threads (clockwise) on one side and left-hand threads (counter-clockwise) on the other side. So, when the shaft is spun it causes the clamps to advance in opposite directions and at the same rate. This mechanism means that your work-piece is always dead center in the vice, and no matter the position of the clamps the vice takes up the same amount of area.

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This Old Tony's Clamp (Or Vice?)

This model was made entirely in Fusion 360 using the This Old Tony Video as a reference. If you watch the video, This Old Tony does a great job explaining how the Vice works and showing off the unique mechanism that allows the Vice to function. My model is not a replica, and is designed from the ground up to be 3D Printed.

Sliced Side View of Vice

What is this Vice?

There are plenty of downsides to a tiny vice made out of plastic(Big surprise I know). However, this vice is perfect for holding small things at your desk. I use mine for soldering and it works great. Working with anything small or delicate this vice will work great, just don't expect to be able to hold a 20 lb piece of steel so you can file it.

Some Assembly Required

This model comes in seven different .stl files.  Assembly is very simple and requires no glue or anything that's not 3D printed unless you choose to use glue on some of the parts for better functionality which I would recommend.

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  1. Thread on both clamps and  Thread each clamp all the way down the thread going in a back and forth motion on any areas that give resistance to make sure it threads smoothly once fully assembled. Try to make sure they are both the same distance from the middle to ensure your clamped workpiece is always centered.
  2. Attach both of the thread ends, the ends can become loose very easily, so its recommended to apply a little glue to make sure it stays but is not necessary. If you glue, it can become impossible to get off later without damaging the thread.
  3. Place assembled thread into the bottom of the base making sure that the clamps are in the grooves of the base. Holding the thread down in the middle of the base with a finger, do a full spin from the jaws being completely closed to completely open to make sure there are no issues with the thread, or bottom of the base and that everything slides smoothly without any snags. Then make sure jaws are spaced the same from the middle and click the top of the base into place locking it into place. Depending on tolerances of your printer the top may have a loose fit, but can easily be glued into place to make it rigid.

Printer Brand: Creality

Printer: Ender 3

Filament: AmazonBasics PLA 3D Printer Filament, 1.75mm, Neon Green

In General

Below I will go into detail into what is recommended to get the best results for each part, but this is a very easy print, and every printer should be able to do the whole thing in about 6 hours for a quick print, but it depends on your infill and how rigid you want the vice to be. This print doesn't require any supports or rafts, but the orientation and layer height is important, and other details are what I will discuss below. The times and material cost are also taking into considering printing that particular .stl alone, but you should be able to print the whole thing at one time.

The assembly should be a very straightforward print, no supports should be necessary, and you shouldn't need any rafts either. Since this is a functional part, the more infill, the better, 20% would probably be the minimum. I also do 5 layers for the top, bottom, and perimeters.

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baseBottom.stl

External Fill Pattern: I liked the look of concentric, but it shouldn't matter.

Super easy print and could easily be printed at .3 mm if you wanted to. This part is really strong and doesn't come under much force ever, but giving it a large amount of bottom layers could add some weight to the print which definitely imporves functionality.

baseTop.stl

External Fill Pattern: I liked the look of concentric, but it shouldn't matter.

Since this print has the tiny prongs anything higher than .2 mmm could make them super brittle. If you plan on gluing the model together, then this doesn't matter.

xxxClamp.stl

Since these have threads, I would print them at a small layer height, but since this thread is so large in diameter, you should be able to get away with a bigger layer height.

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The lower the layer height, the better the thread will turn out. The Ender 3 printed correctly at .1 mm even using a cheap filament. Do keep in mind that this only has about 150 mm^2 of area touching the build platform and if you have a printer where the build platform moves for the x-axis or y-axis 10 hours of moving back and forth can quickly knock it loose. So, if you have issues with prints adhering I would use a raft, and to be safe maybe even print the thread separate from the rest of the assembly.

threadEndKnob.stl

This part can do under a ton of stress when tightening the vice so a high number of perimeter layers is definitely recommended.

threadEndRound.stl

This part can do under a ton of stress when tightening the vice so a high number of perimeter layers is definitely recommended. The knurling also comes out really well on layer heights less than .20 mm, but should turn out with any layer height.

Entire Assembly at Once, Single Setting

Build time: 7 hours 28 minutes
Plastic weight: 66 g

Layer Height: .15
External Fill Pattern: Concentric
Infill: 30%

These are the settings to use for printing the entire assembly in under 8 hours. This produced a completely functional vice.

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This model comes in six different .stl files. The most challenging part about this model is the thread.stl which I go into detail about more later in the documentation. Assembly is very simple and requires no glue or anything that's not 3D printed unless you choose to use glue on some of the parts for better functionality which I would recommend. Below I have the assembly instructions embedded as a .pdf, but If that doesn't load for whatever reason, here is the rundown.

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    Place assembled thread into the bottom of the base making sure that the clamps are in the grooves of the base. Holding the thread down in the middle of the base with a finger, do a full spin from the jaws being completely closed to completely open to make sure there are no issues with the thread, or bottom of the base and that everything slides smoothly without any snags. Then make sure jaws are spaced the same from the middle and click the top of the base into place locking it into place. Depending on tolerances of your printer the top may have a loose fit, but can easily be glued into place to make it rigid.

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This assembly is a very easy print except for the thread. Below I will go into detail into what is recommended to get the best results for each part, but this is a very easy print, and every printer should be able to do the whole thing in about 10 hours. This print doesn't require any supports or rafts, but the orientation and layer height is important, and other details are what I will discuss below. The times and material cost are also taking into considering printing that particular .stl alone, but you should be able to print the whole thing at one time.

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The assembly should be a very straightforward print, no supports should be necessary, and you shouldn't need any rafts either. Since this is a functional part, the more infill, the better, 20% would probably be the minimum. I also do 5 layers for the top, bottom, and perimeters.

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Build time: 1 hour 55 minutes
+Filament length: 11384.9 mm
+Plastic weight: 34.23 g (0.08 lb)

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+External Fill Pattern: I liked the look of concentric, but it shouldn't matter.

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Build time: 0 hours 19 minutes
+Filament length: 1151.6 mm
+Plastic weight: 3.46 g (0.01 lb)

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+External Fill Pattern: I liked the look of concentric, but it shouldn't matter.
+Infill: 30% Since this is the base of the model giving it more weight would be smart.

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+Build time: 2 hours 17 minutes
+Filament length: 7945.1 mm
+Plastic weight: 23.89 g (0.05 lb)
+Layer Height: .15 mm

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Build time: 6 hours 32 minutes
+Filament length: 5549.3 mm
+Plastic weight: 16.68 g (0.04 lb)

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+Layer Height: .1 mm
+External Fill Pattern: Concentric
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The lower the layer height, the better the thread will turn out. The Ender 3 printed correctly at .1 mm even using a cheap filament. Do keep in mind that this only has about 150 mm^2 of area touching the build platform and if you have a printer where the build platform moves for the x-axis or y-axis 10 hours of moving back and forth can quickly knock it loose. So, if you have issues with prints adhering I would use a raft, and to be safe maybe even print the thread separate from the rest of the assembly.

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Build time: 6 hours 32 minutes
+Filament length: 5510.6 mm
+Plastic weight: 16.57 g (0.04 lb)

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+Layer Height: .1
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Build time: 0 hours 39 minutes
+Filament length: 939.3 mm
+Plastic weight: 2.82 g (0.01 lb)

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Layer Height: .1 mm
+External Fill Pattern: Concentric

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Super simple and quick print. I used a lower layer height since it makes the knurling look better, but since this thread isn't meant to attach more than once, the quality doesn't matter much.

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+Filament length: 27399.0 mm
+Plastic weight: 82.38 g (0.18 lb)

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Layer Height: .15
+External Fill Pattern: Concentric
+Infill: 30%

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These are the settings to use for printing the entire assembly in under 10 hours. If you have issues with layer adhesion, I would print the thread.stl separate since it can be quite hard to print.

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Everyones favorite Canadian AvE posted a video about a wrench made by Hand Tool Rescue. I really liked the design and thought it would work great as a 3d printed design for a kind of wrench clamp combo that wouldn't suffer the issues that 3D Printed Crescent Wrenches face. My design definitely isn't as Skookum as the metal one made by Hand Tool Rescue but I have to say its far stronger than you would expect, especially considering I didn't go too gun hoe on the print settings.

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This model was made entirely in Fusion 360. I began with a screencap of the AvE video to get the general outline so it fits nicely in the hand, but everything else is my own design and ideation. The main difference is that mine doesn't have the same pretty slide mechanism where you can see the shaft of the Head go all the way in. This just gives up too much strength and adds complexity to the print so I just enclosed it. The hardest part about designing this model was making a functional thread. Usually when printing threads you go as large as you can, but in this model, that is not really an option due to the fact that it needs to fit in your hand, and be spun with your thumb. In the end, I'm really happy with how it turned out.

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This model comes in 4 different .stl files. The hardest part about this print is that the thread.stl and nut.stl need a smaller layer height (I would keep these layer heights the same to ensure the threads mesh correctly) and I would recommend a high infill density since these small parts can go under a large amount of force. The other two files print pretty easily and should be fine with 30% to 50% infill but mileage varies with filaments and how heavy you plan to use this tool.

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Assembly of the parts is easy but does require some super glue or a similar libation. The thread.stl has a hex on one end that should fit nice and snug into a hex on the head.stl. An important step that I would recommend is before gluing I put the thread into the end of my drill and held the nut with a pair of pliers and just slowly worked the thread through. You might have to go back and forth a few times if you have any especially rough parts but this makes it work much better once it has been assembled. I also dripped a little lubricating oil on my threads, this helped make it a bit smoother, but it definitely is not required.

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Filament: ZIRO 3D Printer Filament PLA 1.75mm Marble Color

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Build time: 1 hour 31 minutes
+Filament length: 7571.7 mm
+Plastic weight: 22.76 g (0.05 lb)

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+Layer Height: .2mm
+External Fill Pattern: I liked the look of concentric but it shouldn't matter.

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+Filament length: 3811.6 mm
+Plastic weight: 11.46 g (0.03 lb)

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+Layer Height: .2

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Build time: 1 hour 18 minutes
+Filament length: 538.1 mm
+Plastic weight: 1.62 g (0.00 lb)

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+Layer Height: .1
+External Fill Pattern: Concentric

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Make sure to print this with the hex side down on the print bed, this ensures that you get some really nice threads.

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Build time: 0 hours 49 minutes
+Filament length: 729.4 mm
+Plastic weight: 2.19 g (0.00 lb)

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Supports: No
+Layer Height: .1
+External Fill Pattern: Concentric

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Orientation

This step isn't essential, but it is most accessible to orient your model before actually exporting it from Fusion 360. Using the view cube in Fusion and clicking Top, then making sure that Y is up and X is to the right is how it will show up in the final export. The Facebook viewer only really lets you rotate the model around the Y-axis so keep that in mind. Example Below.

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Check your Models Orientation

Export

As I mentioned earlier, I find that Fusion is plagued by a lack of export options which is the whole reason this guide is necessary. However, there is a much more extensive list of export options on the Fusion website. The Fusion 360 website has a ton of interesting features; it even has wiki pages for projects!

https://myhub.autodesk360.com/g/all_projects/active will take you to your dashboard then you have to navigate to your model and open it up, or you can hit the download button straight from the file navigator. Once clicked you're going to be greeted with a long list of export options, almost three times as many as available in Fusion 360 desktop app.

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List of Export Options from the Fusion 360 Website

Here is where the guide gets weird. The .obj file export option from the website does not include textures. So, if textures are important to you, then you need to export as an Inventor 2016 format. I understand that not everyone will have access to Inventor and it adds an extra step. So, if your one of those people skip the steps for inventor and just export as .obj and wait for your file to be emailed to you.

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If your object is more than one body, then you are going to be emailed a zip file with all the part files and an assembly file. Open up the assembly file then go to File > Export > CAD Export.

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Then from there select .obj as your file type and press options. Select Custom under resolution and drag the Normal Deviation slider all the way to the right. Doing this ensures your file won't be too large, Facebook prefers smaller files and won't accept files over 3MB. Your final .glb file will be smaller than the .obj so don't worry about it if your .obj is larger than 3MB.

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Turning your .obj to a .glb

Once again, there are two different methods to do this. One approach is to open your .obj in Paint 3D then save it as a .glb. I find Paint 3D to be extremely slow at both opening and saving models, and if you're not on Windows 10, then Paint 3D isn't an option for you. So, I use a website that does the conversion. This website may not be around forever, or you might not want to upload your file to a random web server, so you still have the Paint 3D option as well.

Paint 3D

Open Paint 3D then Menu > Open > Browse Files then find your .obj. Once you open the .obj, it will ask if you have a texture file, if you exported from Inventor then select the same folder that your .obj was in, and it will find the texture file for you. Otherwise, you don't have one so press skip. Once the file finishes opening, navigate to Menu > Save As > 3D Model then make sure the file type is .glb.

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glTF Model Converter

https://cesiumjs.org/convertmodel.html is a super simple website and works far faster than Paint 3D for converting to .glb Either drag your files into the grey box, or click the choose files button and find your files. If you exported from Inventor, you would have a .obj and a .mtl which hold the textures, so it is important to upload both to get your texture. Then the file should automatically begin downloading once the server has finished the conversion.

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You have to click on the post text area, then drag your .glb file into the box, and it should upload after a second or two. Then you have the option of a few different background colors, and you can still add text like a standard video or photo post.

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This part is printed in 2 separate parts, the Donald Trump bust borrowed from ZeroBeatPro, and the rail mounting part designed by me.

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For the rail, you have two different files to choose from. The first option is a custom size used by this Airsoft gun which is what I used as a case for my flamethrower, I believe the same dimensions work The Boring Company not a Flamethrower. The other included rail uses a standard Picatinny size.

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I really enjoyed this project because it brought me out of my comfort zone of parametric modeling and made me use Blender to modify the mesh of Trump's head.

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Printer Brand: Creality

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Printer: Ender 3

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Rafts: No

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Supports: Yes

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Resolution: 0.40 mm

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Infill: 15%

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Rail

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Build time: 1 hour 12 minutes
+Filament length: 5737.7 mm
+Plastic weight: 17.25 g (0.04 lb)

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The rail I printed on its side with supports on the cylinder. I'd say printing in this orientation is pretty important because you want the layers going vertical so the smaller pieces of the rail attachment are strong as possible because that's definitely the weak point.

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Rail Print Orientation

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Trump Bust

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Build time: 3 hours 48 minutes
+Filament length: 17912.3 mm
+Plastic weight: 53.86 g (0.12 lb)

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The Trump bust prints perfect without any supports, I used 15% infill but if you think this is going to get knocked around I would bump that number up a smidge.

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Trump GCode Preview

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A rough, blocky, minimal, but dimensional correct model of a Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+. I use this to quickly measure parts of the Pi whenever I'm working on a Pi-related project in CAD. I included the .f3d file which should work best since the model was designed in Fusion, but I also included a .step file for use in every other CAD software, as far as I know, feel free to ask for a different file type.

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Discord Bot 🤖 that provides Stock Market information. +
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📝 Table of Contents

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🧐 About

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This bot aims to be as simple as possible while providing all the information you need on the stock market. The motivation of this bot is to provide similar stock market functionality that the Google Assistant provided in Google Allo before the project was sunset.

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💭 How it works

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This bot works by using the IEX API 2.0. Using various endpoints provided by the API, the bot can take either take commands from users or check any messages for stock symbols as detailed in Usage.

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🎈 Usage

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Basic Usage

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The simplest way to use the bot is just by sending a message either as a direct message or in a group chat with the bot active. The bot will search every message for text with a dollar sign followed by a stock symbol, and it will return the full name of the company and the current trading price.

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$tsla
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The symbols can be anywhere in the message, and you can post as many as you like so commands such as:

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I wonder if $aapl is down as much as $msft is today.
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would return the stock price of both Apple and Microsoft like so:

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The current stock price of Microsoft Corp. is $131.4, the stock is currently up 2.8%
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+The current stock price of Apple, Inc. is $190.15, the stock is currently up 2.66%
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/dividend

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To get information about the dividend of a stock type /dividend followed by any text that has symbols with a dollar sign in front of them. So, the following command:

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/dividend $psec
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Would return information about Prospect Capitals dividend:

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Prospect Capital Corp. Declares June 2019 Dividend of $0.06 Per Share 
+The dividend is in: 38 Days 3 Hours 53 Minutes 22 Seconds.
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🏁 Getting Started

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You can either choose to use the hosted version of the bot by clicking here or you can host your own bot with the instructions below.

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Self Hosted Bot

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These instructions will get you a copy of the project up and running on your local machine for development and testing purposes. See deployment for notes on how to deploy the project on a live system.

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Prerequisites

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This project runs neatly in a docker container, so all that you need to run it yourself is Docker installed on your system.

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You will also need a Discord API key which can be obtained here.

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Finally, you will need and IEX Cloud API key. They offer a free tier that should be enough for any private groups, more details here.

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Installing

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Once Docker is installed and you have your API keys for Discord and IEX Cloud getting the bot running on any platform is extremely easy.

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Download or clone the repository to your machine and open a terminal in the project and build the Docker container.

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docker build -t simple-discord-bot .
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Then run the bot using your API keys.

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docker run --detach \
+     -e discord=DISCORD_TOKEN \
+     -e IEX=IEX_TOKEN \
+      simple-discord-bot
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Your bot should be running! If you are new to Docker, I would recommend checking out its documentation for full control over your bot.

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🚀 Deploying your own bot

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I recommend Digital Ocean for small projects like this because it is straightforward to use and affordable. Sign up with my referral code, and we both get some free hosting.

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⛏️ Built Using

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Telegram Bot 🤖 that provides Stock Market information. +
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📝 Table of Contents

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🧐 About

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This bot aims to be as simple as possible while providing all the information you need on the stock market. The motivation of this bot is to provide similar stock market functionality that the Google Assistant provided in Google Allo before the project was sunset.

+

💭 How it works

+

This bot works by using the IEX API 2.0. Using various endpoints provided by the API, the bot can take either take commands from users or check any messages for stock symbols as detailed in Usage.

+

🎈 Usage

+

Basic Usage

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The simplest way to use the bot is just by sending a message either as a direct message or in a group chat with the bot active. The bot will search every message for text with a dollar sign followed by a stock symbol, and it will return the full name of the company and the current trading price.

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$tsla
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The symbols can be anywhere in the message, and you can post as many as you like so commands such as:

+
I wonder if $aapl is down as much as $msft is today.
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would return the stock price of both Apple and Microsoft like so:

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The current stock price of Microsoft Corp. is $131.4, the stock is currently up 2.8%
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+The current stock price of Apple, Inc. is $190.15, the stock is currently up 2.66%
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/dividend

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To get information about the dividend of a stock type /dividend followed by any text that has symbols with a dollar sign in front of them. So, the following command:

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/dividend $psec
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Would return information about Prospect Capitals dividend:

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Prospect Capital Corp. Declares June 2019 Dividend of $0.06 Per Share 
+The dividend is in: 38 Days 3 Hours 53 Minutes 22 Seconds.
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🏁 Getting Started

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You can either choose to use the hosted version of the bot by clicking here or you can host your own bot with the instructions below.

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Self Hosted Bot

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These instructions will get you a copy of the project up and running on your local machine for development and testing purposes. See deployment for notes on how to deploy the project on a live system.

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Prerequisites

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This project runs neatly in a docker container, so all that you need to run it yourself is Docker installed on your system.

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You will also need a telegram API key which can be obtained for free by talking to BotFather, more details here.

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Finally, you will need and IEX Cloud API key. They offer a free tier that should be enough for any private groups, more details here.

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Installing

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Once Docker is installed and you have your API keys for Telegram and IEX Cloud getting the bot running on any platform is extremely easy.

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Download or clone the repository to your machine and open a terminal in the project and build the Docker container.

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docker build -t simple-telegram-bot .
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Your bot should be running! If you are new to Docker, I would recommend checking out its documentation for full control over your bot.

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🚀 Deploying your own bot

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There are many great points in this debate both for and against allowing the 3D models of weapons that can be printed to be widely distributed, and whether or not it is legal to sell the prints. You can easily argue that 3D printers are in enough schools and libraries that their proximity to children and other areas of education mean that turning a 3D printer into a foundry for weapons is a very scary thought to most people. On the other hand, you can argue that the government barring people from sharing files is a massive infringement of first amendment rights.

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The reason that I think the idea of 3D printing weapons has no bearing in the current mayhem that is the second amendment debate is that the technology isn't capable, and we are very far away from it making sense. 3D Printers, especially the models that potential criminals could get their hands on, are far from suitable for this kind of 3D Printing.

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There is no such thing as a 3D Printed object that can kill someone straight off the print bed, or even if it requires assembly it would still require a bullet. I have yet to see a 3D Print that has a mechanism to cause someone hard that doesn't use a bullet. (Although I haven't really been looking.) This is pretty much a deal breaker for anyone trying to commit murder by filament. Let's just make our argument even worse. Let's say that you went out and bought ammo, then assembled your gun. Guns are marvels of engineering and materials science. Even by today's standards making a gun that can shoot more than a handful of times, and accurately is hard even with proper materials. PLA, ABS, or Nylon does not come anywhere close to the proper material for the job. 3D printed weapons at best make a small projectile go in a general direction. At worst they blow up in the operators face. As far as a printed AR-15 or a similar genuine weapon that tends to make its rounds on media every now and then, those weapons are far beyond the capability of any modern, or next generation printer.

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3dPrintedGun

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It is also important to note that weapons explicitly designed to be 3D printed tend to look like toys. This is important because a large majority of gun crimes are robberies or other forms of intimidation which 3D printed weapons would not be effective at. While it can be argued that the inexpensive nature, about $15 a print from what I can tell, of 3D printing would greatly lower the barrier of entry of getting a gun I disagree. Access to a 3D printer is still very limited in the USA, and by the time someone buys a new printer, learns to set it up, and prints a weapon. They could have easily just bought a gun or stole one which is the most common way criminals get weapons. Sure, in countries like Australia where guns are mostly banned there is a considerably greater incentive for a criminal to print a weapon, but if they're already at that level of criminal I'd argue they have access to weapons already.

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That's just my take. At this time there have been zero crimes committed with a 3D printed weapon that I am aware of, and while I do think seeing the future is important and could save time, lives, and money in the future. I do not believe this is an issue we should be worrying about.

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This is the beginning of a larger suite of test prints I am developing that can be used to calibrate your 3D printer cheaply, and quickly.

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The two major factors that come into play when printing a good bridge are Temperature and Print Speed. The lower both of these respective values are the better your bridges are likely to succeed. The goal of this project is that its a test that prints very fast, the full test should print in under 45 minutes.

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This project contains two .stl files that are ready to be sliced and printed. bridgeTest.stl is a complete test with 4 different lengths. oneBridge.stl contains only the longest of the bridges at 25mm. The other files is bridgeTest.ipt this is a parameterized inventor file for changing the parameters of the test for anyone who wishes to do that, but I think the default setup is good.

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This print is designed to be fast to help you troubleshoot any issues your printer may encounter as your bridges increase in length. By default, the bridge spans are 10mm, 15mm, 20mm, and 25 mm. Another thing to note concerning this print is by default the bridge is 3mm above the print bed. In most cases, I think this is enough to avoid heat coming off your print bed to affect the bridge quality but your results may vary and it is something to consider.

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From what I've seen, horizontal bridges will never quite match the quality of a normal print operation, but you can get pretty close. You will always have very defined lines, but if done correctly these should be connected to the print pretty well and shouldn't be an issue outside of being a slight eyesore on some prints.

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Speed

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If your speed is off it will be very obvious. Over extrusion is going to mean that you have a bridge that may sag lower than it should, meaning any layers above it aren't going to have anything to support them which will cause structural and visual issues above the bridge for a few layers before your printer hopefully recovers.

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The other issue is under extrusion which in a worst case scenario means your bridge will break in the middle of the process leading to a huge mess under the bridge and may cause even more issues than over extrusion.

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Temperature

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The key element in bridging is that your cooling melted plastic in place while it is suspended in the air. This means its important to make sure your temperature isn't higher than its required to be, and that your print head fans are running at full to ensure the filament hardens as quickly as possible once it leaves the print head.

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Good Bridging

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Example of Good 3D Printing Bridging

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Example of Poor 3D Printing Bridging

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I didn't use any, but if you're having issues with the print not sticking since it does have a very small surface area on the bed, or if your having an issue with the bed giving off too much heat I would imagine that a raft would help.

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Definitely defeats the purpose of this print unless you're testing your support settings.

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0.40 mm

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Infill

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I would do something low like 10%-15%, more importantly, I would do 3+ exterior shells to ensure you are seeing how the bridge works with more layers on it.

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This is the beginning of a larger suite of test prints I am developing that can be used to calibrate your 3D printer cheaply, and quickly.

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No one likes using supports so it is essential to know the limitations of your printer so you can use a minimal amount of support and still get great looking models. This model tests 3 different kinds of overhangs in one. It tests concave, convex, and flat surfaces so you can see how your printer is able to do each one. Generally, concave overhangs print better than convex so this print is great for visualizing this. The idea behind this is that printing outside of parametric models usually has very weird shapes which normal flat tests don't test for.

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This project contains a .stl and a .ipt Inventor file. By default, the .stl is pretty small and should be printable in under 45 minutes. If you want to print it larger to make any issues more prevalent then you should easily be able to scale the model in your slicer without any issues. The model also has a small notch on the back at the 50-degree mark, this is so it's easy to tell when your at this point because this is where most printers begin running into issues with overhangs.

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Preview of the file in Inventor

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Goals of This Print

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This print is designed to be small, fast, and easily readable to make it easy as possible for you to troubleshoot overhang issues. If you're having extreme overhang issues I would recommend starting with my Bridge Test. Bridging and Overhangs are highly correlated, but getting beautiful overhangs takes more fine tuning than successful bridges.

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This test is a profile with 2 arcs and a flat surface that is lofted up at increasing angles until you end up parallel with the ground. The reasonable expectation of any printer is that it is able to print perfectly until about 45 to 50 degrees before it runs into issues. The model has a small notch on the back to indicate when you go to 50 degrees, so if you have any issues before this point then your issue isn't Overhang, its something else that I probably have a guide on. Its hard to capture in pictures with my black filament, but the changes in degrees are pretty easy to see with the print in your hands. each change is 10 degrees down until you get to zero (parallel with the ground).

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You can see the print having worse issues as the print angle gets more agressive

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Eliminating Overhangs

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It is important to note that for most prints the best way to fix overhangs is to not have them at all. Usually rotating a model, or adding a chamfer or fillet can decrease an angle making your print easier for your printer, while saving filament, and in some cases actually making your print stronger.

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Speed

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Slowing your printer down means that the filament has more time to cool down where it was placed, and not drag or fall. Printers can have vastly different speeds so it's important to search online for numbers that make sense for you, then slowly change them from there.

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Temperature

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Overhangs print more and more material over thin air as the angle decreases. This means its important to make sure your temperature isn't higher than its required to be, and that your print head fans are running at full to ensure the filament hardens as quickly as possible once it leaves the print head.

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Rafts

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This print should be just fine without a raft. If you are having problems with the print not sticking to the bed then I would look up guides on troubleshooting that.

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Resolution

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Whatever you usually print at. Smaller layer height should make overhangs turn out better.

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At the default size you shouldn't need any infill, but if you scale it up then I would recommend using your normal infill for prints just to keep as many variables the same as you can. I generally stick to around 15%

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This is the beginning of a larger suite of test prints I am developing that can be used to calibrate your 3D printer cheaply, and quickly.

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Stringing, also often referred to as Oozing, is when a print has small hairs or in extreme cases thick lines of the filament in between the outside perimeter of two print locations. Luckily cleanup for Stringing is generally pretty simple as long as the stringing isn't extreme. If you are unfortunate enough to have extreme stringing, then this guide and the included test print should get you up and running in no time.

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This model is fully parameterized if you have Inventor.

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Preview of model in Inventor

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Contents

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This project contains a .stl file that has 3 Cones in a line. They are set up so that they test every length from 0mm to 15mm by default. There is also a .ipt file if you have Inventor and would like to make modifications to this. This model only uses one parameter, the longest distance you want stringing to be tested at and it automagically does the rest for you.

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The two major factors affecting stringing are Retraction and Temperature. Too high of a Temperature would cause a host of other issues in your prints so if you are mainly just experiencing stringing then Retraction is probably your issue. The included .stl tests stringing from 0mm to 15mm by default. Small strings often referred to as hairs are very common at small distances and are very easy to clean up after the print has finished. If stringing is prominent on the longer distances then I would look into the troubleshooting steps.

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Minimal-Stringing

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Example of Good Stringing

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Poor-Stringing

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Example of Poor Stringing

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Retraction

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Most every slicer has this ability, and thankfully this is more than likely your issue if stringing is an issue. Retraction causes your printer to pull some filament back when moving the print head in between parts of your print. The two parameters for this setting are Distance and Speed. Distance is how much filament gets pulled back, and speed is how fast it pulls it back. Mileage varies greatly by the printer so it's important to search online for some good baseline values to get started. The values I use for my Ender 3 are 6.20mm Retraction Distance, and 5100mm/min Retraction Speed. It is important that you do not set either of these values too crazy high because you can strip your filament causing it to not feed to your extruder.

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Temperature

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If stringing is your only print issue, then your temperature is probably fine.

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Too high of a temperature can make your filament really thin meaning it can come out the extruder tip just from a little gravity. This is pretty easily fixed by dropping your extruder temperature by 5ish degrees C.

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Clean-Up

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Small amounts of stringing are perfectly fine and extremely easy to clean up after a print has finished. If there are only a few hairs I've had good luck with just rubbing them off with my finger, or if you have a large amount then using a heat gun or hair dryer usually melts them away pretty quickly. Superfine sandpaper works great as well.

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Larger strings should be easy to fix with the above steps, but if you do end up with one then clipping them off with a pair of small diagonal wire cutters or worst case some fingernail clippers. Anything that can cut close to the walls of the print will work great.

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Print Settings

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This model shouldn't require rafts or infill, but it may be beneficial to print it at your normal printing settings to be 100% sure everything is operating as it should.

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Bridge Test

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Stringing Test

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Overhang Test

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Sharp Corner Test [- In Progress -]

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Tolerance Test [- In Progress -]

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Screw Test [- In Progress -]

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Bridge Test

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An example of poor 3D Printed Bridging

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The two major factors that come into play when printing a good bridge are Temperature and Print Speed. The lower both of these respective values are the better your bridges are likely to succeed. The goal of this project is that its a test that prints very fast, the full test should print in under 45 minutes.

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Stringing Test

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Poor-vs-Good-Stringing

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The two major factors affecting stringing are Retraction and Temperature. Too high of a Temperature would cause a host of other issues in your prints so if you are mainly just experiencing stringing then Retraction is probably your issue. The included .stl tests stringing from 0mm to 15mm by default. Small strings often referred to as hairs are very common at small distances and are very easy to clean up after the print has finished. If stringing is prominent on the longer distances then I would look into the troubleshooting steps.

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Continued

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Overhang Test

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underView1

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No one likes using supports so it is essential to know the limitations of your printer so you can use a minimal amount of support and still get great looking models. This model tests 3 different kinds of overhangs in one. It tests concave, convex, and flat surfaces so you can see how your printer is able to do each one. Generally, concave overhangs print better than convex so this print is great for visualizing this. The idea behind this is that printing outside of parametric models usually has very weird shapes which normal flat tests don't test for.

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