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How to 3D Print Jigs & Fixtures, Part 3: Advanced Features and Advanced Materials

Shuvom Ghose
in Tooling
15 4 Expert
Building on parts 1 and 2 of the series, this tutorial takes you through an ENTIRE agile design cycle for a real fixture we needed in our office, exploring the use of DFAM, advanced infill techniques to save printing time and finishing by going through a material selection process to print in one of the stiffest materials out there- Nylon 12 Carbon Fiber! It's a total, soup-to-nuts, fixtures tutorial!
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Tips for Designing FDM Composite Tooling

GrabCAD Tutorials
in Tooling
2 1 Beginner
Regardless of the general FDM tool style you are using, designers should strive to minimize material use while optimizing print time and quality for the desired application. The following are general tips for cost-effective design of FDM. The following tips and tricks are brought to you by Stratasys.com:
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