1. Shock and Awe of a 3D Printer Video 2

2. Phase 1 The Shock and Awe of a 3D Printer

3. Phase 1 Shock and Awe  ABS Plastic  PLA Plastic  Nomenclature  Software Slicers  Tips  Getting a Good Platform Stick  Overhangs, Rafts, Supports  Download and Print Demo

4. Phase 1 Shock and Awe  Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) Characteristics  Best stored in sealed containers  Helps prevent moisture absorption  Moisture laden ABS may bubble and spurt from extruder and affect the strength, durability, and accuracy of final part  Demonstrates much more warping and curling than PLA especially noticeable on long flat designs

5. Phase 1 Shock and Awe  ABS Curling

6. Phase 1 Shock and Awe  Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) Characteristics (cont)  Created from petroleum products  More flexible and stronger than PLA  Higher melting point than PLA  Has a much more noticeable odor

7. Phase 1 Shock and Awe  ABS Plastic  Extrusion Temp  220C – 230C  Platform Temp  100C-110C  Platform Covering  Blue painter’s tape  Blue painter’s tape with PVA Glue  EL2093

8. Phase 1 Shock and Awe  Poly Lactic Acid (PLA) Characteristics  Best stored in sealed containers  Helps prevent moisture absorption  Moisture laden PLA may bubble and spurt from extruder and may tend to delaminate after extrusion  Demonstrates much less warping than ABS

9. Phase 1 Shock and Awe  Poly Lactic Acid (PLA) Characteristics (cont)  Created from plant products and considered more “earth friendly”…bio-degradable  Lower melting point than ABS  Not as pungent an odor  Not a sturdy as ABS

10. Phase 1 Shock and Awe  PLA Plastic  Extrusion Temp  220C – 230C  Platform Temp  60C-70C  Platform Covering  Blue painter’s tape  EL2093

11. Phase 1 Shock and Awe  Nomenclature  Nomenclature Video  Search “3D printer nomenclature”Search “3D printer nomenclature

13. Phase 1 Shock and Awe  Software Slicers  What are they?  Software required to prepare your design to be sent to the 3D printer. Slicing produces G-code which it what your 3D printer needs to produce your design.

15. Phase 1 Shock and Awe  Software Slicers  What are their names?  Makerware DesktopMakerware Desktop  RepGRepG  List of SlicersList of Slicers

16. Phase 1 Shock and Awe  Rep G

17. Phase 1 Shock and Awe  Software Slicers  File Types .stl (STeroLithography)  Main file type you will find on Thingiverse .thing  Makerware’s default type .x3g  These are binary files that can be printed directly from the SD card in your printer. They are designs that have already been sliced. They cannot be graphically displayed because they are in binary code.

18. Phase 1 Shock and Awe  Overhangs, Supports, and Rafts  OverhangsOverhangs  Best to try and design without overhangs  Change platform orientation  Create design with supports that can be easily cut or removed after printing  Generate supports with software  Makerware can generate supports, but they are VERY difficult to remove  Use Meshmixer to generate easy to remove supportsMeshmixer

19. Phase 1 Shock and Awe  Overhangs, Supports, and Rafts  SupportsSupports  Makerware supports can be difficult to remove  Meshmixer supports are much easier to control and removeMeshmixer supports

20. Phase 1 Shock and Awe  Makerware Supports

21. Phase 1 Shock and Awe  Meshmixer Supports

22. Phase 1 Shock and Awe  Overhangs, Supports, and Rafts  RaftsRafts  Can be difficult to remove  Try to avoid using  If you must, you might try using a PLA Raft with an ABS design print or vice versa

23. Phase 1 Shock and Awe  Makerware Rafts

24. Phase 1 Shock and Awe  Tips  Good Platform Stick  Blue Painter’s Tape  Amazon LinkAmazon Link  EL2093  Amazon LinkAmazon Link  Imaginator 3D Youtube Tips and Tricks  Youtube LinkYoutube Link

25. Phase 1 Shock and Awe  Tips (cont)  Downloading Objects  Thingiverse  Register  Thingiversity connect with other teachersThingiversity  GroupsGroups  Downloading filesDownloading files  Customizer  Blued Design with no photosBlued Design with no photos

26. Phase 1 Shock and Awe  Tips (cont)  Printing your download  Open in Makerware  Printer settings  QaulityQaulity  InfillInfill  Number of ShellsNumber of Shells  Layer Height  Temperatures  Speeds  while extruding  while traveling

27. Phase 1 Shock and Awe  Tips (cont)  Printing your download  Rafts On/Off  Supports On/Off

28. Phase 1 Shock and Awe  ABS Plastic  PLA Plastic  Software Slicers  Tips  Getting a Good Platform Stick  Overhangs, Rafts, Supports  Download and Print Demo

29.  Plastic Characteristics  http://www.protoparadigm.com/news- updates/the-difference-between-abs- and-pla-for-3d-printing/ http://www.protoparadigm.com/news- updates/the-difference-between-abs- and-pla-for-3d-printing/  http://www.absplastic.eu/pla-vs-abs- plastic-pros-cons/http://www.absplastic.eu/pla-vs-abs- plastic-pros-cons/

30.  Plastic Characteristics  http://www.protoparadigm.com/news- updates/the-difference-between-abs- and-pla-for-3d-printing/ http://www.protoparadigm.com/news- updates/the-difference-between-abs- and-pla-for-3d-printing/  http://www.absplastic.eu/pla-vs-abs- plastic-pros-cons/http://www.absplastic.eu/pla-vs-abs- plastic-pros-cons/

31.  Amazon Links  Blue Painter’s Tape  http://www.amazon.com/ProTapes-Pro- Release-Painters- Masking/dp/B00DVCZE28/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8 &qid=1450364628&sr=8- 3&keywords=blue+painter%27s+tape http://www.amazon.com/ProTapes-Pro- Release-Painters- Masking/dp/B00DVCZE28/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8 &qid=1450364628&sr=8- 3&keywords=blue+painter%27s+tape  EL2093  http://www.amazon.com/3M-Painters- Advanced-Multi-Surface-1-88- Inch/dp/B0047CL678/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid =1450364756&sr=8-2&keywords=el2093 http://www.amazon.com/3M-Painters- Advanced-Multi-Surface-1-88- Inch/dp/B0047CL678/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid =1450364756&sr=8-2&keywords=el2093

32.  Youtube Videos  3D Printer Nomenclature  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcRrt URpAzY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcRrt URpAzY  How to Load Your I3D  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pa8p w6S4nQE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pa8p w6S4nQE  How to Level Your Build Plate  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KH4O QHJAj4w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KH4O QHJAj4w