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Online APIs for 3D printing services
I'm interested in finding online APIs where you could perform a call to some third party service with some print preparation request with my model (i.e. "heal a model" or "set up support") and get in return GCODE file I can send to a 3D printer.
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Is using a hair dryer on my M3D build plate safe?
I often have trouble with prints being especially difficult to remove from the build plate on my Micro3D printer. My wife suggested using a hair dryer on the underside of the plate. I was initially appalled at the idea, but now I think she may be…
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What are ways to avoid heat creep?
Printer configuration and many settings affect heat creep. Heat creep stopping extrusion doesn't necessarily involve melting the filament too high above the nozzle. All it takes is making the filament too soft. The filament may bend and wad up…
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What is the brand of this 3D printer?
Could anyone help me to find out what is the brand name of this 3D printer?
I found this printer while playing Spider-Man on PS4 in the Lab
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Access Temperature sensor data of 3D printer via Serial connection
I want to access the bed and nozzle temperature sensor data of a 3D printer via serial connection. Could someone please guide me in the right direction?
Edit: Response from printer:
Connecting to printer...
Connection response from…
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Using Kinect 360 as 3D Scanner
I would like to use my old Xbox 360 Kinect as a scanner for 3D modeling and (hopefully) printing a few busts of friends/family members; however, my efforts have failed in each direction that I have taken. Has anyone had success with this, and if…
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How to calculate the approximate volume of material used in 3d print?
Is there a reasonable way of approximating the volume of material used for 3D print by knowing only the STL file volume and infill percentage?
Or what is the formula for calculating the exact volume and which parameters can be fixed to reasonable…
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How to keep Z-axis motor from slipping when powered down
Because of the weight of my Z-axis and the relative ease of its motion, when the Z-axis motor is powered down the bed has a tendency to slip and fall down.
Obviously leaving the motor powered solves this problem, but that is not ideal.
I am looking…
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What can I do to remove the rounded corners using Junction Deviation?
I recently upgraded my Creality Ender 5 with an SKR Mini E3 V2.0 running Marlin 2.0.7.2. The printer has also been modified with an all-metal hotend and a direct drive conversion kit that uses the extruder stepper motor. In test prints of the XYZ…
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Thermal Runaway E1 at Layer 2
Before I start, I'll give you my setup:
Ender 3 Pro
Marlin 2.0.7.2
Material/Nozzle: PETG 0.4 mm @ 215 °C
Bed: Glass @ 80 °C
Default printing speed: 70 mm/s
Standard part cooling fan
Since I've updated the Marlin FW on from factory default to…
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Distortion calibration on XY plane in Repetier
I built a delta 3d printer (like a mini Kossel) and now I'm trying to calibrate it. I made all the horizontal and vertical bars myself with wood and I bought angle joints (between bars) made with 3D printed ABS.
It passes all tests in Z correction…
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What are the costs per meter of filament for PLA, ABS and PET?
My Craftbot Plus Craftware slicer estimates cost per job based on filament prices I add as parameters. What costs per meter would you use? I created spreadsheets to calculate this for 1.75mm diameter filament and arrived at PLA = 6.6 cents per…
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SLA printers: food-safe resin parts
I've actually read that resin printed parts are not food-safe in Reddit and Formlabs guide. However, it also says that food-safe can be achieved applying some kind of food-safe coat to the printed parts, or even printing with ceramic resin.
As an…
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Why is cupping bad in SLA prints?
Why is cupping bad? (I don't mean hollow parts)
Example:
Lets say that I want to print a simple cup without a handle.
There are two obvious orientations:
In one orientation it won't require any support, which I quite like, but it will then form a…
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Good methods to clean extruder gear (hobbed) from filament pieces?
I'm using a CraftBot original to print PLA, but some of the filament has become stuck in the teeth of the extruder gear on its way into the hot end. I'm having issues with the gear becoming stuck and "clicking" instead of turning, and I suspect it…
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