Functional 3D Printing

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Welcome fellow prototypers! This communities' purpose is to help others and share functional 3D Printing related information. While other 3D Printing Communities are a good resource, sometimes too many help posts get buried under memes and fluff. This will remain technically focused and keep the fluff removed. Please help your fellow 3D Printer hobbyists as much as you can with their issues! and showcase your functional prints and how you use or created them.

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Voronoi SpongeRack by stxal (www.thingiverse.com)

submitted 1 year ago by ShadowRam@kbin.social to c/functionalprint@kbin.social

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Similar to a previous design (https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6088152), but much better ventilated. I'd been wanting to use a Voronoi pattern in a project and discovered an online resource for converting 3d models into printable "Vorinated" bodies (https://www.voronator.com/). The site has its limitations, but it's free and easy to use. The alternative is to use a Voronoi plug-in in your design software which will give you a lot more control. I printed this vertically without a raft or supports. It's a good idea to bury the model into the build plate a little bit (say 1mm) so you have a decent base layer to start from. This will string a little so maybe turn down your hot end temperature or up your retraction. I did neither and it turned out fine.

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