3D design in Design Spark Mechanical. Slice in Cura and print using the Easy Threed K9. Beginners
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- čas přidán 20. 02. 2024
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Welcome to Tutorial #2 which is a follow up to #1 in my 3D design & print tutorial series.
It is another lengthy video but I pack a lot in. Again, please don’t feel the need to watch all of it. I look at some different tools in Design Spark Mechanical and how they can be used. I will be introducing other tools as we progress though the series but only when they can be applied to a design or model where the application can be seen immediately. I look at settings in Cura to optimise for the K9 printer and for general use in 3D printing. Finally, I look at how to clean the nozzle for bed levelling and how to level the bed specifically for the K9 printer.
Summary of points covered:
Design Spark mechanical:
• modifying the design for the clip in Design Spark Mechanical.
• use of the mirror line tool
• making a cut through an object to produce a taper by drawing a sketch on a plane and then using the pull tool to cut the object.
• the pan tool
Cura:
• settings for the top surface with the K9
• creating a stand-off of support material for the K9 for symmetry and dimensional accuracy.
• optimising support material with “support z distance” & “support flow”
• using asymmetrical scaling.
• calculating compensation.
Easy Threed K9 Mini 3D printer.
• show how to clean the nozzle prior to levelling the bed
• show how to tram/level the bed.
In my next video I will be looking at creating a flange for the spool holder of my custom-made printer stand/carrier/spool holder. This will replace the cable ties to hold the spool centrally and will be based on the clamp . It will introduce more tools in DSM. I hope you will enjoy watching and it will inspire you to design some things yourself.
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Kind regards & Best wishes.
Resources:
Design Spark Mechanical
www.rs-online.com/designspark...
Easy Threed
www.easythreed.com
Ultimaker Cura
ultimaker.com/software/ultima...
Top surface optimisation
• Cura 4.8 Slicer Tips f...
3D Benchy
www.3dbenchy.com/ - Věda a technologie
I highly recommend getting the Ender 3 V3 SE. It is a very good printer and prints a lot better than the K9. I done two calibration cubes (one downloaded off thingiverse and one I made on Tinkercad, both were 20mm squared) and they were correct in their sizes. I think it was me and my measuring when I designed a soldering iron tip cleaner tub with a base for it to fit in and the tub didnt fit twice as I printed it twice after resizing the second one by what I thought the first was mm over sized but turned out to be 1.8mm over. The 3rd print fitted like a glove when I measured the base hole and redesigned the tub. I am still learning designing and dont know half of it yet. The V3 SE is well worth it as only around £200. I bought mine then looked on youtube for reviews and found all are very good reviews.
Great! Glad you're getting on with it. They are great printers; for the money, unbeatable. All the best etc.
Veryu good. A grerat way to chamfer things.
I have to sort my printer measuring out. I am sure it prints smaller than the measured pieces I design on cura. I think I will have to calibrate it to after I print a 40mm cube to see if the printer settings equal or make a smaller cube. The only way I can think of doing it.
Is this your new printer? You were getting another. How did you get on with it? Did you print a test cube? How did it go? Im still working on the K9. I found a cheap way to improve the print quality for under £1 or $1 and I'm going to look at it I'm my next video. Also I be looking at designing & making a shelf bracket for pallet wood in PLA. You can still follow everything on the Ender 3 of course by making a larger example to fit two pallet boards for example. Ill be looking at designing for larger build volumes too. Kind regards & best wishes.
Is there a way to print directly from the pc? I dont have sd card port in my laptop
you know my tf broke and now I dont know what to do can anyone help me because i have the k9 and stuff and without the tf it wont work
Can you say if the card or the reader is broken? If it is the card, any micro SD card will do in the machine. If it is the SD card reader, you can connect the printer to a computer. There are softwares to control the printer from a computer; Octoprint, for example can do this. A suitable computer is needed. It does appear to be available for the Raspberry Pi, Android, Linux , Windows & Mac. Unfortunately I can't give you support with it as I have never used it personally but there are many resources online. The printer does feature a USB connection. Octoprint is a great piece of software with an extensive community behind it. I will add it to my list of projects to explore. If you have any additional questions, please feel free to ask and I will do my best to help. Sorry I wasn't able to reply sooner Thanks very much for your comments. Kind regards & best wishes.
Good designing. But the printing is very "not good" putting it lightly.
Thanks for your comments. I just found a really cheap way to improve the print quality of the K9 massively for less than $1. Ill be featuring that soon in a new video. As I have and Ender 3 & CR10 printers I can say that the print quality of the K9 for a $60 machine is just fine. Its certainly capable of making a functional part in PLA. PLA as a material can be improved by annealing which improves its resistance to temperatures above 30ºC. Kind regards & best wishes.