Hollowed Parts Printing

Discussion in 'Design and Modeling' started by Mateasse, Mar 22, 2017.

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  1. Mateasse
    Mateasse Member
    Is it possibly to print hollowed parts with no escape hole? Thanks
     
  2. mkroeker
    mkroeker Well-Known Member
    Not possible - anything without a hole will be treated as solid. Depending on the object it may be possible to conceal the opening by creating two parts that fit together (two hemispheres instead of a single sphere, or a figurine where the head plugs into the escape hole of the torso)
     
  3. Mateasse
    Mateasse Member
    Thank you! Guessed so but was hoping there's a way.
     
  4. kaadesign
    kaadesign Well-Known Member
  5. mkroeker
    mkroeker Well-Known Member
    Ah, I keep forgetting about shapeways' FDM offering - designer-only, no information about the printer used, recommended for early prototypes only, few images to guess the print quality from...
     
  6. kaadesign
    kaadesign Well-Known Member
  7. Mateasse
    Mateasse Member
    Thank you! Now that you think of it the FDM printer should do. But PLA is very difficult to smooth when you use supports.
     
  8. kaadesign
    kaadesign Well-Known Member
    DonĀ“t forget, there is the possibility to make the support structures made of different material ( soluble in Water / Limonene ).
    I hope / think, Shapeways PLA printers have dual extruders to work this way. ( No support structures to cut off by hand )