From the course: Additive Manufacturing: Testing and Simulating 3D Prints
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Testing plastic 3D prints
From the course: Additive Manufacturing: Testing and Simulating 3D Prints
Testing plastic 3D prints
- [Instructor] Until recently, most 3D prints were prototypes or parts use internally to a company, like jigs and fixtures. That meant that it probably wasn't a disaster if the part failed in service. However, as parts that will go to customers begin to be 3D printed, reliability becomes more important. In this movie, we'll look at things to consider when testing 3D printed plastic parts. One reason you might want to 3D print a final part is that it's relatively easy to do mass customization with 3D prints. If each print is unique, design rules have to be developed to avoid variations that'll create print artifacts, like features that are too small to print. Even more challenging is a case in which you make a file available and expect your customers to print it on their own consumer 3D printers. Unless they're all using the same printer, software settings and materials, the quality of the results might vary…
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