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[gee]

Like the dildo I made with your design for his beer thing.

I forgot all about the fabulous beer dildo!

 

[Mr. Argumentor]

From context, I figured. That one turned out well. I have a couple of the other ones that I need to send over, although now I guess I can just send him the files for it.

 

[fly]

2nd option is just buy PETG (or ABS, though I'd do the vented enclosure thing first) and skip the painting step altogether.

Buy a couple colors and switch colors halfway through and you can do stuff like this for making signs:

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PETG seems to be about the same price. Why wouldn't I use that all the time?

 

[gee]

PETG seems to be about the same price. Why wouldn't I use that all the time?

PLA = prints nicer. Doesn't handle high temperatures, UV, etc as well as other materials. But it prints damn nice.

PETG = strings more (google image search "petg stringing" for an example) which has to be cleaned off prints. Some filaments string more than others. Also it tends to stick to the printer nozzle where it'll burn on and occasionally leave boogers behind on your print.

I use PLA for pretty stuff, PETG for functional stuff.

 

[fly]

So its best to have both on hand.

 

[fly]

So after reading this, it says I need a 200x200 build plate cause some of the items are 182mm. Google says my mini is 185. Is that really not big enough?

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[Mr. Argumentor]

So its best to have both on hand.

Yeah, but be careful about that. You'll end up buying a drier and storage system and half a room will be covered in filament.

 

[Mr. Argumentor]

So after reading this, it says I need a 200x200 build plate cause some of the items are 182mm. Google says my mini is 185. Is that really not big enough?

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Depends on what sort of build plate adhesion promoter setting you have. Raft, brim, skirt, or none. May be able to get by with none? If nothing works it will be greyed out, and I can knock it out for ya

 

[gee]

What asa said - you can edit the skirt settings in the slicer. Make it do a single line, 1 layer high, like 0.6mm away from the model and it should barely fit.

 

[fly]

You guys just went all Welsh on me.

 

[Mr. Argumentor]

Its a setting that aids your first layers. Might be easiest to google it, you should learn that stuff anyways as each one has a different use depending on the physical aspects of your print.

 

[gee]

You guys just went all Welsh on me.

Skirt is a line that gets drawn around the outside perimeter of the print. Helps to prime the nozzle before it starts printing the main part of the print.

It can do more loops (making the skirt wider) for extra priming, and the skirt can be more than one layer high which helps grab hold of it and peel it off the print bed.

And normally it's kept a couple mm away from the print. But you can push it real close to the print, like 1/2mm away, and that's fine.

 

[kiwi]

Finally convinced the 15 year old to learn CAD. I’ve been trying to get him to for awhile but he’s resisted.

starting with sketch up (cause free) and I can’t get him to turn it off to eat dinner.

I’m putting this here cause it feels like it fits this thread the best.

 

[Mr. Argumentor]

Finally convinced the 15 year old to learn CAD. I’ve been trying to get him to for awhile but he’s resisted.

starting with sketch up (cause free) and I can’t get him to turn it off to eat dinner.

I’m putting this here cause it feels like it fits this thread the best.

Good for him. And you. Buncha very good careers use it at some level.
It changes per region, but AutoCad and Solidworks are the two main products used around here for when you get to that point.

 

[kiwi]

Good for him. And you. Buncha very good careers use it at some level.
It changes per region, but AutoCad and Solidworks are the two main products used around here for when you get to that point.

He’s always loved drawing in the computer (with basic shapes and lines, not like pictures and characters) so I’ve felt this would be a good fit but he’s stubborn. Took a few years to convince him to try.

 

[Mr. Argumentor]

Figure it out @fly?

 

[fly]

Figure it out @fly?

Haven't tried yet. Doing a 360 tutorial. My next goal is to create the numbers for our house. Obviously you guys could do this in like 5 seconds, but I know nothing Jon Snow.

 

[Mr. Argumentor]

More meant did you figure the skirt/brim/raft settings, but that works too

 

[fly]

Question...

I'm following this basic bitch tutorial. I'm at the point where he has an option to 'save as STL'. I don't have that option. I can 'save copy as' but no STL. Also, I don't have STL under Export either. What am I missing?

(Linked to exact time in video, if you care.)

 

[Domon]

Question...

I'm following this basic bitch tutorial. I'm at the point where he has an option to 'save as STL'. I don't have that option. I can 'save copy as' but no STL. Also, I don't have STL under Export either. What am I missing?

(Linked to exact time in video, if you care.)

sounds like a version issues

check this thread:

Why can't I save-as STL?

The last time (about 4 months ago) I created a model for 3D printing I was able to save it as an STL, with a name of my choice, on my PC. The save-as dialog no longer gives that facility - have I missed something? The Export dialog allows IGES, SAT, SMT, and STEP, but not STL. How can I save an...

forums.autodesk.com

tldr: look for the make button, rather than the save as