Hey all! I am traveling around the world this weekend so pardon if my responses are delayed. I have some time in Seoul International Airport (huzzah for airports with free wifi!) and will respond to some general concerns I gleamed from skimming this post.
Re: arbitrary rules, bad design rules, limitations, etc.
Please remember that this is a DRAFT of the design rules. The purpose of this discussion is to bring a starting point to the table, and have an open discussion w/ the community before laying down the law, so to speak. Understanding where the concerns are will help us make sure the rules are fair and helpful.
Re: prints that have been printed before
I understand that some of the prints you have already received before, but also some of these prints may have been the result of many reprints and in the end are more costly to the community as a whole (hence the price increases, etc). To be sure, we will try our best to grandfather in some of the prints that have been successful before, or at least work with you guys on thickening parts that need to be thicken, or shorten wires that need to be shortened.
Re: 0.6 minimum & arbitrary number
The most important issue is the structural integrity--answering the question "Will it break?" A lot of this is thickness, yes, but a lot of it is also ratio and the geometry of the way the models are designed. Rather than putting all of our creative designers through Engineering 101 Lectures, we start by creating some basic guidelines. It may be that, just as we have an under 3mm guideline for stainless steel, we also have an under 0.6mm guideline for wires in FUD. Again, this is all a DRAFT and this conversation is meant to improve upon the draft.
Thanks all for your discussion and please continue.
It would be very helpful to hear what you think the design rules should be based on how fragile the parts are that you've received. If you received parts that you can break very easily, or need to handle with great care, how would you design so that it is more structurally strong? If you've received parts that are under 0.6mm and know are structurally strong (like the
Dumpster), how would you change or amend the design rules for including those types of designs?
Thanks!
Nancy