geoff-t 0 Posted February 1, 2014 in Printing moving parts Can someone give me some pointers for the modelling requirements, and maybe print settings for printing moving parts in a single print. I'll be using UM1 with PLA thanks Geoff Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IRobertI 428 Posted February 1, 2014 in Printing moving parts "Moving parts" is a very broad description. What are you trying to do more specifically? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
geoff-t 0 Posted February 1, 2014 in Printing moving parts Things like hinges, say for a 2mm diameter cylinder, what diameter hole would be required to get it moving easily? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IRobertI 428 Posted February 1, 2014 in Printing moving parts For the print-in-place hinge on this thing I used a 0.3mm clearance which seems to work well for a loose and free joint. On this one I used just under 0.2mm. For tighter fits I go down to 0.1mm and in general I tend to use around 0.2mm. But it depends When you have holes that are printed on a vertical wall the holes tends to not come out perfectly circular so that is something to watch out for. If it makes you feel any better I almost never get it perfect on the first try with a new model, it will usually take at least one test print to make sure things are working as intended. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
geoff-t 0 Posted February 1, 2014 in Printing moving parts Thanks very much Robert that gives me something to get started. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
