{"id":2530,"date":"2014-05-09T15:06:24","date_gmt":"2014-05-09T15:06:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/2530-design-tips-for-3d-printing-in-stainless-steel.html"},"modified":"2014-07-03T17:34:29","modified_gmt":"2014-07-03T17:34:29","slug":"design-tips-for-3d-printing-in-stainless-steel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/design-tips-for-3d-printing-in-stainless-steel","title":{"rendered":"Design Tips for 3D printing in Stainless Steel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/1-steel-gothamsmith.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Thinking of creating jewelry, a mechanical part, prototype, or small sculpture in Steel? No matter what you plan on crafting in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/materials\/steel\" target=\"_blank\">Steel<\/a>, we&#8217;ve got your design guide here.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>When it comes to designing for Steel, there are five tips you should keep in mind:<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 9.5pt;\">Support geometries during the green state<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 9.5pt;\">Support walls during the green state<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 9.5pt;\">Round any external edges<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 9.5pt;\">Round any internal edges<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 9.5pt;\">Provide adequate surface area at connection points<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>Because of the unique production process for Steel, it&#8217;s important to keep this design tips top of mind. It&#8217;ll help ensure you get a consistent, stronger print and round edges.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"\/tutorials\/how-to-design-for-3d-printing-in-steel\" target=\"_blank\">Read the entire tutorial here<\/a> for more about design guidelines for 3D printing in Steel. And don&#8217;t forget to keep in mind the <a href=\"\/materials\/steel\" target=\"_blank\">Steel material guidelines<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Think you got it? We don&#8217;t take up any more of your time &mdash;&nbsp;<a href=\"\/create?li=nav\" target=\"_blank\">start uploading your design here<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thinking of creating jewelry, a mechanical part, prototype, or small sculpture in Steel? 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