Notes on 3D Printing

Owned by Yevgeniy Gorbachev (RIT Student)
Last updated: Jan 18, 2022

Support material:

  • Supported or overhanging surfaces tend to lose a lot of fine detail, and small locating elements may become unusable if printed with support.
  • Removing support is somewhat annoying, especially if the support is located in a place that is difficult to access due to surrounding geometry.
  • Think about what residual support material will do to functional surfaces.

Uncategorized:

  • Check clearances between screw head and surface mounted components. PCB holes in COTS components may be designed for screw diameters that have heads that are too wide for safe mounting.
  • For Matt's sake, do not ask to metal print a box.