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Sending your design to a bureau

Sending your design to a bureau

If you’re planning to use a bureau to print your design, you could just send over your CAD model in a neutral file format like STEP, 3MF or STL. However, when translating your file to the actual gcode that will drive the 3d printer, the bureau will choose the values...

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What is Quality in AM design?

What is Quality in AM design?

One aspect of Quality in DfAM is the value it adds. Just because AM allows ‘design freedom’ doesn’t mean any design is ok! And in fact with AM, not designing things right can get expensive very quickly. In addition, AM has some real weaknesses when challenging...

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