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One of the drawbacks of printing in plastic is that plastic shrinks as it cools. It is normal for holes to be slightly smaller than the dimensions in your CAD program. You just learn to adjust dimensions in the CAD program so that you get the desired size in the final print. For example, if I need a precise 3mm hole, I make it 3.2mm in the CAD program. As you use your printer more, you get used to putting in adjusted values for things you use a lot.
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One of the drawbacks of printing in plastic is that plastic shrinks as it cools. It is normal for holes to be slightly smaller than the dimensions in your CAD program. You just learn to adjust dimensions in the CAD program so that you get the desired size in the final print. For example, if I need a precise 3mm hole, I make it 3.2mm in the CAD program. As you use your printer more, you get used to putting in adjusted values for things you use a lot.
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