Basic Print Analysis
Designing for printing brings with its own considerations as your design will be converted into a physical object
Just because you can design something in a CAD software does not mean it will be printed as seen.
To ensure your model will print as expected using the target print process, please ensure your model follows these guidelines. When you run these tests is upto you. You can run the tests at the end of design cycle or while you are designing to avoid time consuming changes at the end
Basic print analysis offers following options. Except for auto thickness, other measurements require manual verification
- Select print method
- Click on 'Measure' button
- Select faces that form a wall, or diameter of a pin or hole radius etc
- If measure values is within specified bounds, it will be displayed in green or else red
Eventually some of these will be automated and results accessible from design review
See below for example
If you are not sure about Resolution, Angle and Deflection then leave the defaults in.
Set the min and max values
- The part will be rendered with three colors Red
- Red - Areas with thickness Less than min specified
- Yellow - Areas with thickness between min and max values
- Green - Areas with thickness greater than max
Use the Region list on the left to identify region and click on any face of that region to select it for measurement
Note - The results may delay depending on min/max values and complexity of the selected region
- Select Printing method to display recomended settings. You can always change to suit your needs.
- Click on 'Measure' button, and
- Click on two faces that form a wall
- Measure value will be displayed
Refer to this Design Guidelines for more information. Please note, by no means this is the only reference out there.