Tips

This article tries to clarify the concept of retraction in 3D printing as it's a very important parameter to achieve quality prints, without material depositions on the exterior face of the model, or threads between pieces that are printed at the same time.

In this article we are going to comment on what the flow is as well as the importance it has in 3D printing. In addition, it explains how to calibrate this parameter so that the 3D printer gives the best possible results.

The following article tries to clarify the differences between the filaments of diameter 1.75 mm and 3 mm (3 mm filament is the same diameter and 2.85 mm), a question that many users of 3D printing tend to have before acquiring a 3D printer.

STL files are most commonly used to make 3D models, ahead of OBJ files, by the vast majority of the 3D printing community.

To finish off the "Tips for 3D Printing" series, the following article focuses on tips after 3D printing, including how to separate the part from the base and cleaning the extruder after using materials that contain fibers, which are prone to generate jams, such as the PLA-Carbon Fiber.

Following with the previous article, below is the most important tips during 3D printing to avoid mistakes and failures, such as jams in the extruder or warping and cracking, produced by drafts outside the 3D printer.

Users of 3D printers may encounter certain problems when making their parts, so it is advisable to follow the advice given below before starting a 3D printing to prevent possible errors and errors during it.

When changing the nozzle of the 3D printer for an E3D Original nozzle, doubts may arise if they are interchangeable. The vast majority of 3D printers if they are compatible with the v6, MK8 and Volcano nozzles since their measurement is the most used M6x1.

The users of 3D printers often have doubts about the processes of SKIRT, BRIM and RAFT. In the following article we try to explain the utility of each one.

Users of home 3D printers (FFF/FDM) can often find problems of various types, which may be due to poor filaments, improper printing parameters, poorly-suited conditions for the location of 3D printers (like humid environments, cold or drafts) and lack of maintenance, and calibration of the 3D printer.

One of the first big questions that comes up when starting in 3D printing is; How much does it cost to make a piece in 3D? Well, let's try to explain the main costs that must be attributed to the printing of a piece to calculate its actual cost of impaction.

One of the main doubts in the day to day among users of 3D printing is to know the density of the filament that they will use to know how much material they will consume, and therefore how much material they will need to print a piece in 3D. The (absolute) density is a scalar quantity referred to the amount of mass in a given volume of a substance.