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What 3D printing a coronavirus taught me about DFAM and rapid prototyping

Shuvom Ghose
in 3D Printing
20 6 Beginner
A project to visualize the novel coronavirus for a local medical conference. But over the course of our work, we re-learned some important 3D printing principles that EVERYONE can use!
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Crisp emboss/deboss colors with Stratasys polyjet

Dan Hulme
in 3D Printing
3 0 Beginner
Recently I was printing some board game tokens on our Stratasys J750, and I noticed the colors on my debossed labels looked blurry. At first I thought there was something wrong with the printer, but I soon realised the problem was in my design! I changed my design slightly to get crisp colors. If you've had similar problems with embossed or debossed text or logos, here's how to get them sharp. I've included instructions for Solidworks, but the same idea applies to any CAD tool or mesh editor.
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TUTORIAL 3: Texture Mapping Using Adobe Photoshop (Quick)

Naftali Eder
in 3D Printing
2 0 Beginner
In our previous tutorial, we explained what texture mapping is and when you would want to use it. We also documented the actual process for applying textures and adding color to a 3D model in Materialise® Magics®. This tutorial will show some of the more advanced texture capabilities that are available in Adobe® Photoshop®
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3D Printing Flexible Materials: 5 Ways to Apply Agilus30 White to Parts in GrabCAD Print

Stratasys
in 3D Printing
1 0 Expert
Agilus30 is a rubber-like PolyJet photopolymer. Since it holds up well against repeated flexing and bending, it's great for prototypes and concept models such as grips, hoses and handles. But what also makes Agilus30 so great is that it can be printed on its own at a natural durometer value of Shore 30A OR it can be mixed with another material to achieve different shore A values and colors. In this GrabCAD Tutorial, we'll reveal five different ways you can apply Agilus30 White to your parts in GrabCAD Print.
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How to control the transparency of your 3D printed parts- the hardest task yet!

Shuvom Ghose
in 3D Printing
4 1 Expert
With multi-material 3D printers, how do you control what's transparent and what's not? Especially when you've got clear sections above, behind, and even intermixed with your color layers? This tutorial covers controlling what's clear, what's opaque, and what's tinted, even in intersecting volumes printed as one solid part! Get ready to conquer the hardest task in 3D printing!
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How to Lower Your 3D Printer Material Cost Using this Trick in GrabCAD Print

Stratasys
in 3D Printing
10 0 Beginner
GrabCAD Print has multiple features that allow you to lower your 3D printer material cost, including making parts hallow, optimizing the orientation, and re-scaling. Learn how to apply these options here!
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How to Install GrabCAD Print on Your Stratasys J Series Printers

Stratasys
in 3D Printing
1 0 Beginner
This tutorial covers how to set up your GrabCAD Print software for your J750 or any other Stratasys printer in the J series.
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Matching Up Your Colors with the Pantone™ Color Library

Alexa Nahum
in 3D Printing
1 0 Intermediate
Recently, the Stratasys J7 series began offering the Pantone™ color library on GrabCAD Print. Operators, designers, and manufacturers can now choose Pantone colors straight from GrabCAD Print. This introduces Pantone, the gold standard of color for all industries, into 3D printing and enables color-critical decisions at every stage of the workflow. The ability to use Pantone colors improves and simplifies color communication between designers, modelers, and manufacturers. For the first time in 3D printing history, you can define, communicate, and consistently produce the colors that you work with offline from the world’s most universal and established color language. You can leverage this new feature to create one-click prototypes, models with skin tones, coatings, and any other design-realism need. This improves quality and reliability of prints, cutting time and cost.
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Part 5: Hard Proofing

Naftali Eder
in 3D Printing
8 4 Beginner
Before embarking on large and color-critical prints, it is recommended to carry out proofing. Nothing beats the certainty of holding a sample part in your hand compared to relying on a screen visualization. The process of validating critical colors is called hard proofing and here is how it is done.
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Part 6: Color Swatch Generator Tutorial (Color Matching and Hard Proofing Step By Step)

Naftali Eder
in 3D Printing
3 0 Intermediate
This tutorial describes how to use a 3D Swatch Generator and perform color matching for 3D prints, specifically on J750/J735 3D printers.
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How to go from GPS Data to Full Colour 3D Model

Dave
in 3D Printing
26 5 Expert
Got a large dataset you want to visualize in 3D? Let's take a look at the steps involved from going from just a spreadsheet to full colour 3D.
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How to 3D Print Complex, Semi-Random Lattice Structures, Easily

Shuvom Ghose
in 3D Printing
13 3 Expert
We show how to use Grasshopper and Rhino to automatically generate complex Voronoi structures ready for 3D printing.
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How to 3D Print More Realistic Consumer Product Prototypes

Shuvom Ghose
in 3D Printing
22 3 Intermediate
We discuss the 4 levels of 3D printed prototype realism all Industrial Designers should know about, and show you step-by-step how to reach each one!
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Vivid Materials Part 2- How should I use them?

Alexa Nahum
in 3D Printing
2 5 Beginner
Our previous vivid tutorial discussed the expanded capabilities and applications of the new vivid materials. Among the things we mentioned were expanded color selection, increased control over color selection, increased automation in color proofing, brighter whites, smoother color gradients, and of course, transparency and vividness. We explained how this enables applications like rapid prototyping for transparent parts, Perspex® imitations, and transparent vividness for parts like toys and light covers. This tutorial covers the technical specs and explains how to use them to print opaque and transparent parts.
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The New Vivid Materials: Why Should I Use Them?

Alexa Nahum
in 3D Printing
3 1 Beginner
Stratasys® recently rolled out some new vivid materials for the J750™/J735™ and Connex3 printers. This tutorial will explain what new capabilities these vivids offer and some different ideas for applications. We will be posting a second tutorial that will walk through how to print with the materials.
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