{"id":25014,"date":"2016-04-27T11:44:13","date_gmt":"2016-04-27T15:44:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/?p=25014"},"modified":"2017-04-17T12:48:31","modified_gmt":"2017-04-17T16:48:31","slug":"mastering-3d-printing-why-orientation-of-parts-matters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/mastering-3d-printing-why-orientation-of-parts-matters","title":{"rendered":"Mastering 3D printing : Why Orientation of Parts Matters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">Shapeways is committed to making this process easy, but we also want to make sure you get you have control over quality. Last week we launched a new feature to help with this: the ability to set 3D printing orientation for SLS materials.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_25064\" style=\"width: 635px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25064\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-25064\" alt=\"Orientation Fail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/pasted_image_at_2016_04_27_03_38_pm-625x464.png\" width=\"625\" height=\"464\" data-wp-pid=\"25064\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/pasted_image_at_2016_04_27_03_38_pm-625x464.png 625w, https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/pasted_image_at_2016_04_27_03_38_pm-363x270.png 363w, https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/pasted_image_at_2016_04_27_03_38_pm-300x222.png 300w, https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/pasted_image_at_2016_04_27_03_38_pm.png 626w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-25064\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">orientation fail, this stepping could be avoided by laying the phone case flat in the printer<\/p><\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">But why does this matter? How the file is built up in the printer can affect the dimensional accuracy and legibility of details of any given part. Parts printed in the Z axis, or \u201cup\u201d dimension tend to be slightly less accurate in the X and Y. That said, parts angled sideways may show less stepping depending on the geometry. 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