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Designing for FDM Production Parts

Stratasys
in 3D Printing
36 0 Beginner
This best practices tutorial concentrates on factors that impact the quality, value, and performance of FDM production parts. There are a number of design considerations, material choices and performance objectives that should be taken into account when designing for additive manufacturing. Tailoring these decisions to the FDM manufacturing process allows the benefits of FDM to be maximized.
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How to Solvent Smooth 3D Printed FDM Parts

Stratasys
in 3D Printing
12 1 Beginner
The normal surface finish of FDM parts is suitable for most purposes, but in applications where a smoother surface is required, solvent smoothing is an alternative to sanding, filling, and mass finishing.
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How to Remove FDM Support Material

Stratasys
in 3D Printing
9 0 Intermediate
FDM (fused deposition modeling) Technology lets you 3D print parts in a broad range of well tested plastics. FDM materials offer specialized properties like toughness, electrostatic dissipation, translucence, biocompatibility, UV resistance, VO flammability and FST ratings. This makes them perfect for demanding designers and engineers in aerospace, automotive, manufacturing, medical and other industries.
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How to Give Your 3D Printed FDM Part the Smoothness of Injection Molding

Stratasys
in 3D Printing
6 1 Intermediate
This tutorial will demonstrate how you can give your FDM printed part the finishing smoothness of injection molding. The Finishing Touch Smoothing Station can dramatically improve the surface finish of ABS parts that are built using FDM technology. The semi-automated smoothing process is compatible with FDM’s entire line of ABS plastics.
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How to Paint FDM Parts

Stratasys
in 3D Printing
5 1 Intermediate
There are many reasons for coating FDM parts. These include UV protection, sealing, shielding, or surface modification, but painting FDM parts for an aesthetically pleasing finish is the most common. Painting brings a product to life by adding depth, contrast and character. This is true for concept models, marketing samples, and finished goods. For product development and many production applications, paint completes the desired look and feel. With a little know-how and a touch of patience, models, prototypes, and parts can look like production parts. The following instructions are for creating top-quality painted parts. For applications that do not require this level of finishing, skip any unneeded steps. A good paint finish traditionally starts with sanding and filling.
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Selecting Color in Solidworks and GrabCAD Print

GrabCAD Tutorials
in 3D Printing
3 0 Beginner
When creating a model in a CAD program there are certain guidelines that need to be followed to ensure that you can successfully highlight the features that matter to you with different colors. This tutorial teaches users how to edit their CAD files and set-up their printer trays in GrabCAD Print so they can access all of the color options available.
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How to Create Variable Density FDM 3D Printed Parts

Stratasys
in 3D Printing
1 0 Beginner
A unique characteristic of FDM technology is that a single part can have regions with different build styles, which can be used to make a part with variable densities. With just a few minutes of extra design and pre-processing, you can save hours of build time and/or dramatically improve the part’s properties.
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JP_001_GrabCAD Print: パーツの優先順位

Stratasys Japan
in 3D Printing
1 0 Beginner
Japanese: 日本語 ストラタシス・ジャパンよりGrabCAD Printの機能を紹介します。 「パーツの優先順位」：優先順位を設定すると見せる、隠すなどを切り替えることができます。表現力をアップしましょう！
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