I agree as well. I made a crude version of this that may have a little bit of information you could put in there. It is under the category "The Art of Printing" on this forum.
I agree as well. I made a crude version of this that may have a little bit of information you could put in there. It is under the category "The Art of Printing" on this forum.
Hi,
This is a great idea and I support it by publishing a post at http://www.popular3dprinters.com/3d-printing-cheat-sheet-wanted/
Hope we create a 3D Printing Cheat Sheet soon.
Regards,
Yavuz
Any cheat sheet needs to be on a wiki. That way people like illuminarti and I (and Aaron and nicolinux and others of course) can update it and add to it and correct it.
If the cheat sheet gets really good then you will see many answers on here being links to the cheat sheet. So it shouldn't just be an intro, it should also be useful for people who have a particular problem (e.g. "my part is tilted!").
The cheat sheet needs to be able to show problems with photos so people can recognize their particular issue and solution more easily.
It needs to have separate pages linked together so people can start with their particular problem:
"I have blobs" which would have links to the 12 causes of blobs which are mostly unrelated (Cura infill pops through edge, Z movement releases blob, over pressure, stringing, ...)
I agree with gr5. A manual constructed through the knowledge of many people is far superior to one constructed by an individual.
However he is not talking of a comprehensive manual, but a cheatsheet; the thing that lies on your desk when you start to learn a new thing and just need a quick refresh about a superficial point.
You don't always look for a specific answer. And cheatsheets have their fans. I can't see why It wouldn't be compatible with a comprehensive wiki manual.
Exactly!
I am all for wikis - I use one daily and love it (Confluence). From experience I know that wikis do take a lot of work to maintain. Take a look at the UM wiki. Apart from the mechanics build guide, the rest is rather neglated and sparse. Even if we wanted to keep a congruent well of wisdom for 3d printing in a wiki, it would fail because most of us would rather tinker with stuff than document it. Except Ultimaker is willing to pay somebody who spends a few howers a week mainaining a wiki. But I don't see that coming. Most corporations don't grasp the importance of storing and structuring knowledge. Although when I look at the mechanics build guide, that's already very good.
@UM: do the same thing for the 3d printing topics I mentioned in the first post, make it big, put a Ultimaker logo on it and you are guaranteed to gain more attention (and I guess revenue) from potential buyers _and_ media.
A cheat sheet on the other hand is a finished product with a clear goal. Of course it doesn't have to be done once and never again. There is always version 2 and so on. But a clear and concise document that is visually appealing and easy to read, would go a long way for pretty much every 3d printing enthusiast.
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Very well thought out post.
I completely agree
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