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3D Printing: Tip Selection FDM Best Practices

3 0 Intermediate
To minimize build time and ensure feature details are built, it is important to select the correct tip size for each part. Using too small a tip on a part can significantly increase build times. Example: a part with a 5” z-axis dimension will have 500 layers using a T16 tip, 715 layers using a T12 tip, and 1000 layers using a T10 tip. The following tutorial is brought to you by Stratasys.