3D Printer Club

[Count von Schwalbe]

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I'll let him keep the one hair

Charlie brown?

 

[de.das.dude]

Yes, Aperture Science ftw!

https://imgur.com/4OHZ6tY

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I'll let him keep the one hair

i wasnt satisfied, so iwent and designed a better one lol.

 

[Count von Schwalbe]

So I printed:



Next comes the fun part.

 

[de.das.dude]

i wasnt satisfied, so iwent and designed a better one lol.
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printing done while i was on a date.

Came out nice. Camera doesnt show PWM RGB like its white lol.

Thingiverse Linky

 

[SN2716057]

So I printed:

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Next comes the fun part.

They look like chess pieces?

 

[Count von Schwalbe]

They look like chess pieces?

Yep, they are. Pretty big ones too.

 

[SN2716057]

Slowly getting there using Tinkercad

I already printed a prototype which I had to butcher to make it work 4 me. It's a remix of this one https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6705962

Although the top (with the cut section) was from the original https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6308657

edit:
Printed a low poly cat for my cat loving sister

 

[Frick]

Slowly getting there using Tinkercad
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I really wish there was something slightly more powerful than Tinkercad, but it seems the only cad options are either way too complicated or way too simple.

 

[SN2716057]

I really wish there was something slightly more powerful than Tinkercad, but it seems the only cad options are either way too complicated or way too simple.

lol, yeah. I asked a friend what best to use and he said either Tinkercad or Blender.

 

[gurusmi]

For construction i use OpenSCAD, for modifying mostly M$ 3D Builder.

 

[PLAfiller]

I really wish there was something slightly more powerful than Tinkercad, but it seems the only cad options are either way too complicated or way too simple.

It gets even more complicated if you wish to be a small time business. SaaS in CAD is just.....downright Adobe level of inconvenient IMO.

Fusion 360 -> free, but share your stuff with them. Cloud-based, arguably buggy at complex projects. €760 per year

Solidworks-> by offer, not for one-man army.

Onshape -> free, but you share everything, cloud-based. If you want paid license, $1500 and up, not for one-man army

Design SparkMechanical -> kind of powerful, but mainly electronics oriented. Complex learning curve IMO

SolidEdge (Siemens) -> very good feedback, $200-400 per month minimum, depending on what you need

Alibre Design -> off line!, local storage of files, one-time purchase, (my personal favourite). Price is by offer, but expected ~€1600

FreeCad -> free for commercial project. A must start IMO for CAD work

Ondsel -> Freecad with paid cloud storage and arguably more user-friendly interface. (may be the future of Freecad??, where there is money, there is progress, yes?)

 

[de.das.dude]

I really wish there was something slightly more powerful than Tinkercad, but it seems the only cad options are either way too complicated or way too simple.

sketchup was that perfect niche middle ground but it went to shit and is now paid it seems.

It gets even more complicated if you wish to be a small time business. SaaS in CAD is just.....downright Adobe level of inconvenient IMO.

Fusion 360 -> free, but share your stuff with them. Cloud-based, arguably buggy at complex projects. €760 per year

Solidworks-> by offer, not for one-man army.

Onshape -> free, but you share everything, cloud-based. If you want paid license, $1500 and up, not for one-man army

Design SparkMechanical -> kind of powerful, but mainly electronics oriented. Complex learning curve IMO

SolidEdge (Siemens) -> very good feedback, $200-400 per month minimum, depending on what you need

Alibre Design -> off line!, local storage of files, one-time purchase, (my personal favourite). Price is by offer, but expected ~€1600

FreeCad -> free for commercial project. A must start IMO for CAD work

Ondsel -> Freecad with paid cloud storage and arguably more user-friendly interface. (may be the future of Freecad??, where there is money, there is progress, yes?)

fusion 360 also has a few very basic gaps. I like their sketch concept, but while designing the fan grill, i hate that i couldnt project the sketched construction lines onto another sketch, and have that extrude. I wanted to make a circular pattern in sketch but having all the construction lines was making it very difficult to select the real lines.

i figured out a work around, you can exit sketch and hide the construction lines lol.

 

[Fokker]

lol, yeah. I asked a friend what best to use and he said either Tinkercad or Blender.

The option I see used most outside of Fusion360 is FreeCAD. https://www.freecad.org

 

[SN2716057]

The option I see used most outside of Fusion360 is FreeCAD. https://www.freecad.org

The benefit of Tinkercad is that it's web based so no need to install anything.
That being said I'll try out as many (free) programs till I find the one I like the most.

 

[Caring1]

I really wish there was something slightly more powerful than Tinkercad, but it seems the only cad options are either way too complicated or way too simple.

Maybe this is what you want.

Power the Maker Within

Choose from two comprehensive design packages from SOLIDWORKS for Makers, industry leading 3D CAD software for hobbyists and personal projects.

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[Frick]

It gets even more complicated if you wish to be a small time business. SaaS in CAD is just.....downright Adobe level of inconvenient IMO.

Solidworks-> by offer, not for one-man army.

Small-time, as in just doing really small stuff on the side? Solidworks might not be it, but we pay something like €150/month for Solidworks (1 license) which if used profesionally is well worth it. The cost varies heavily depending on what you do exactly though (as in the license covers specific stuff, if I understand correctly). That guy is a one guy army btw.

The option I see used most outside of Fusion360 is FreeCAD. https://www.freecad.org

I've tried that several times, and I really hate it. It's a struggle to just make a cube. It's probably good, but waaaayyyyyyyy to complicated for what I want to do.

Maybe this is what you want.

Power the Maker Within

Choose from two comprehensive design packages from SOLIDWORKS for Makers, industry leading 3D CAD software for hobbyists and personal projects.

discover.solidworks.com

Will check it out.

 

[gurusmi]

The benefit of Tinkercad is that it's web based so no need to install anything.

You won't get anything for nothing. The companies sell something different from you if they don't charge money. I avoid free things (except OpenSource) like no good. I don't want to be a goofs. I use OpenSCAD and bought a small book with the basic orders. With that i can programm all the needed constructions. Ok. I had "technical Drawing" already in school 30-40 yrs ago.

 

[Fokker]

Maybe this is what you want.

Power the Maker Within

Choose from two comprehensive design packages from SOLIDWORKS for Makers, industry leading 3D CAD software for hobbyists and personal projects.

discover.solidworks.com

I like SolidWorks the best, but they don't have licensing options for mere mortals.

On another note, I have to wonder how much Bambu is paying YT because I never search for anything related to Bambu (outside of 3D printing in general) and ~90% of the 3D printing videos that end up in my recommended are something to do with Bambu.

 

[SN2716057]

You won't get anything for nothing. The companies sell something different from you if they don't charge money. I avoid free things (except OpenSource) like no good. I don't want to be a goofs. I use OpenSCAD and bought a small book with the basic orders. With that i can programm all the needed constructions. Ok. I had "technical Drawing" already in school 30-40 yrs ago.

For me it's a hobby so as little or free is preferred. But if this would be(come) professional I would pay for it.

@de.das.dude More science!

It was the filament that I currently use.

 

[Fokker]

Added a longer USB cable to the RPi, updated Klipper and other associated system software, ran through setup again, finished modeling the rest of my thermostat holder, printing the associated parts right now. I'm researching bed upgrades to improve my bed mesh and heat evenness of the bed, in addition to upgrading my bearings to something quieter and finally get around to input shaping. Once these parts are done, I'll get to test out my thread inserts installer.

 

[de.das.dude]

Woke up my SO today with the Aztec Death Whistle.

Printed without supports. I am amazed actually!

New filaments are here! Temp tower test is already on its way! Initial impressions... this is good... if not better than even the Elegoo PLA one that i got.
What i like about this is they have cheat sheets for filament settings for most popular slicers!

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[Mindweaver]

I just picked up some pa6-cf black Polymaker filament. I haven't tried it yet but from what I've seen it looks good. I want to print some upgrades for my K1C and Ender 3 v1. I have went over board on mods for my ender 3.. lol I have upgraded it to the silent v4.2.7 32bit board. I have upgated the hotend to the Creality Spider 3.0, 60w heater cartridge element, Dual z-axis with lead screw, new PEI sheet, new x-axis synchronous belt tensioner, V2 Heated Bed 220w, x-axis linear guide upgrade kit, Direct drive upgrade conversion bracket, Silicone solid bed mounts, CR Touch, All Metal Extruder, Creality Nebula Pad + Camera Smart Kit. Plus a ton of 3d printed upgrade parts. lol

The Nebula Pad was a huge upgrade I was able to push the speed from 50mms to 150mms. I still think I can git(I code to much I said get in my head but typed git and almost git status.. lol) it to go faster maybe 300mms but i need to tune it and a few more updates. I still need to install the x-axis Linear guide rail. I might update the direct drive extruder combo. I'm really tempted to turn this in to a Voron xy.

It gets even more complicated if you wish to be a small time business. SaaS in CAD is just.....downright Adobe level of inconvenient IMO.

Fusion 360 -> free, but share your stuff with them. Cloud-based, arguably buggy at complex projects. €760 per year

Solidworks-> by offer, not for one-man army.

Onshape -> free, but you share everything, cloud-based. If you want paid license, $1500 and up, not for one-man army

Design SparkMechanical -> kind of powerful, but mainly electronics oriented. Complex learning curve IMO

SolidEdge (Siemens) -> very good feedback, $200-400 per month minimum, depending on what you need

Alibre Design -> off line!, local storage of files, one-time purchase, (my personal favourite). Price is by offer, but expected ~€1600

FreeCad -> free for commercial project. A must start IMO for CAD work

Ondsel -> Freecad with paid cloud storage and arguably more user-friendly interface. (may be the future of Freecad??, where there is money, there is progress, yes?)

Nice list! I might be able to add one but I haven't tried it yet. I have been looking at Plasticity. It has a 30 day free then it looks like 149 a year for updates. It looks like you can buy it and if you don't what to keep the update support after 12 months you just keep using your version.

 

[de.das.dude]

I just picked up some pa6-cf black Polymaker filament. I haven't tried it yet but from what I've seen it looks good. I want to print some upgrades for my K1C and Ender 3 v1. I have went over board on mods for my ender 3.. lol I have upgraded it to the silent v4.2.7 32bit board. I have upgated the hotend to the Creality Spider 3.0, 60w heater cartridge element, Dual z-axis with lead screw, new PEI sheet, new x-axis synchronous belt tensioner, V2 Heated Bed 220w, x-axis linear guide upgrade kit, Direct drive upgrade conversion bracket, Silicone solid bed mounts, CR Touch, All Metal Extruder, Creality Nebula Pad + Camera Smart Kit. Plus a ton of 3d printed upgrade parts. lol

The Nebula Pad was a huge upgrade I was able to push the speed from 50mms to 150mms. I still think I can git(I code to much I said get in my head but typed git and almost git status.. lol) it to go faster maybe 300mms but i need to tune it and a few more updates. I still need to install the x-axis Linear guide rail. I might update the direct drive extruder combo. I'm really tempted to turn this in to a Voron xy.



Nice list! I might be able to add one but I haven't tried it yet. I have been looking at Plasticity. It has a 30 day free then it looks like 149 a year for updates. It looks like you can buy it and if you don't what to keep the update support after 12 months you just keep using your version.

mine goes 70mm/s stock with the cooler mod. I have this new filament (see above) and its supposed to go 100m/s.

Do you need to tune the acceleration? because stock prusa slicer, it doesnt really hit these speeds. Oh yea i need to compensate the higher speed with a 5c bump in temps. else the extruder grinds

 

[Mindweaver]

mine goes 70mm/s stock with the cooler mod. I have this new filament (see above) and its supposed to go 100m/s.

Do you need to tune the acceleration? because stock prusa slicer, it doesnt really hit these speeds. Oh yea i need to compensate the higher speed with a 5c bump in temps. else the extruder grinds

I'm using OrcaSlicer with the Nebula pad. I rooted my Nebula pad and added Fluidd and the camera ai/timelaps. I did have to tune the acceleration. I just downloaded one to match my Ender 3. I'll look to see if I can find mine.

EDIT: it's the printer.cfg file.

 

[Fokker]

mine goes 70mm/s stock with the cooler mod. I have this new filament (see above) and its supposed to go 100m/s.

Do you need to tune the acceleration? because stock prusa slicer, it doesnt really hit these speeds. Oh yea i need to compensate the higher speed with a 5c bump in temps. else the extruder grinds

The slicer is only going to generate code for whatever it's set to, so if you're using a preset profile, it'll limit itself to that regardless of what the printer is physically capable of. You'll have to do testing and tuning to generate your custom profile to get realistic max performance if the printer is more capable than what it is out of the box.

I have mine currently limited to 100 mm/s even though the machine is capable of more (out of the box Marlin upgrade bumps it to 150 mm/s) since I'm sorting out my bed. I get curling at the corners of larger prints because my bed is high in the middle and right side drops off of a relative cliff. I'm expecting to push 250-300 mm/s once I get it sorted which is really good for what started as a $200 printer.