3D Printers

Archives for March 2023

The Anatomy of Filament-Based 3D Printers
As 3D printers continue to become more popular and more people are introducing 3D printers into their everyday life, understanding how the technology works is more important than ever. While there are a number of printers out there such as the ANKERMAKE M5 that offer reduced setup and systems, designed to limit the need…
3D Printing Support Structures – Tree vs Standard Supports
3D printing allows users to create three-dimensional objects from a digital design. However, when it comes to 3D printing intricate structures with overhanging features, sharp angles, or bridges, your print may fail if you don’t use supports. There are many types of supports you can use, and today we will discuss the…
Getting Started with Octolapse
If you have a 3D Printer, I’m sure you’ve seen videos where an object is printed in 10-20 seconds. It seems as if appears out of nowhere. This is a sped-up time-lapse video of your 3D print. It is easily created using the Octolapse plugin, created by FormerLurker, in the Octoprint software. The plugin takes still images at…

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