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This page is about creating models for 3D-printing. | This page is about creating models for 3D-printing. At Sudoroom we have a [[Type_A_Machine|Type-A Machine]] 3D printer, and a [[TAZ_4|TAZ 4]] 3D printer, but models can be made by anyone anywhere, just like word documents don't have to be made on a machine attached to a 2D printer. | ||
[[File:Taz4-3d-printer.jpg|thumb|left]] | |||
[[File:Type-A-Machines-series-1-3d-printer.png|thumb]] | |||
== STL Models == | == STL Models == | ||
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=== Use other modeling software === | === Use other modeling software === | ||
* [http://blender.org Blender] is open-source and popular, and Sudoroom members have been offering workshops on how to use it! | |||
* Google Sketchup is exceptionally easy to use because they profit when you map buildings for them. | * Google Sketchup is exceptionally easy to use because they profit when you map buildings for them. | ||
* [http://tinkercad.com Tinkercad] (in Google Chrome) | * [http://tinkercad.com Tinkercad] (in Google Chrome) | ||
=== Download them === | === Download them === | ||
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* On the [smb://space/sudoroom%20public%20data/Projects/3DPrinting local file server] | * On the [smb://space/sudoroom%20public%20data/Projects/3DPrinting local file server] | ||
* On sudoroom's [https://github.com/sudoroom github] ([https://github.com/sudoroom/magnets magnets], [https://github.com/sudoroom/sudo-blocks blocks], etc) | * On sudoroom's [https://github.com/sudoroom github] ([https://github.com/sudoroom/magnets magnets], [https://github.com/sudoroom/sudo-blocks blocks], etc) | ||
* [https://grabcad.com/ GrabCAD] is requires a login but has interesting stuff | |||
== Slicing == | == Slicing == | ||
3D Printers don't understand OpenSCAD or STL. They understand an extension of gcode, which is a decades-old language which sends direct instructions such as "heat to 100 degrees, move here, do this, move there, do that, cool down". In order to print a model you have to turn it into a series of 2D layers or "slices", using a program called a "slicer". Slicers output gcode. They need to be configured for a particular printer, with settings such as melting tempurature, bed size, fill style, overhang compensation, etc. Examples of slicing software: | 3D Printers don't understand OpenSCAD or STL. They understand an extension of gcode, which is a decades-old language which sends direct instructions such as "heat to 100 degrees, move here, do this, move there, do that, cool down". In order to print a model you have to turn it into a series of 2D layers or "slices", using a program called a "slicer". Slicers output gcode. They need to be configured for a particular printer, with settings such as melting tempurature, bed size, fill style, overhang compensation, etc. Examples of slicing software: | ||
* Ultimaker Cura (installed on the [[Wasp.local|Sudoroom 3d printing desktop computer]] | |||
* Slic3r | * Slic3r | ||
* KISSlicer | * KISSlicer | ||