Fundamentals of 3D Printing

Process of printing a 3D file
Glossary of Terms

Types of Printers
Finding the printer that’s right for you
Basic entry level printer – Ender 3 v2

Assembly
Straight forward assembly – time 1-2 hrs (with care)
Features; Mods and Upgrades (not specific to Ender 3 v2

Calibration
Bed Preperation (Gluesticks/Butter/Parallelling)

– GCODE calibration – https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqblhrcHF2Yzg5QzJhTWpCQ0ZNcTJqSlFZQktEd3xBQ3Jtc0trWDVydmZrSV9NUG1tbU5XWktuRl82M3luY2lObTE1WU45cVh5Sm1HenQ5dm9QSFpvWUJhdFhUbmtjSEQ0LWZ6TUNpZUJrd1ZfOUxBdjZjZk1qNzZZOXVHVGFKb3Q1cmhhWl9HV1BETXBLME5wQ1hWQQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thingiverse.com%2Fthing%3A4803058

Temperature



Enclosures Necessary for ABS to avoid warping (required ventilation?), but not PLA


Materials
Filaments PLA the most common

Additional Techniques
Improving Surfaces
– Combing
– 999 top vs 000 base
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Print Efficiency
Injection Moulds; Poured Resins and Vaccum Boxes



Modeling Recomended Prints
Decore

Organize Projects

Experiment

Process of generating a 3D Model
Lidar Scanning; 3D Modeling Software