Category: 3D Printing

Mightyboard Qidi / Flashforge / Makerbot – Flash new firmware with Avrdude + Avrdudess

I wanted to update the firmware on a QIDI 3d printer – one of these printers came with older firmware that was missing a few functions. Simplest way to get the firmware was by reading it out from another printer 🙂 Install AVRDudess if you like a GUI http://blog.zakkemble.co.uk/avrdudess-a-gui-for-avrdude/ https://github.com/zkemble/AVRDUDESS Use these settings: I also… Continue reading Mightyboard Qidi / Flashforge / Makerbot – Flash new firmware with Avrdude + Avrdudess

Anycubic Delta Printer – Smoothie board Settings

Here are my config files – this printer still needs to have the rails straightened some as It is not printing perfectly accurately.. But if you just want the basic config settings they are all applicable. SmoothieConfig

Repairing STL files for Simplify3D printing using Meshmixer

http://www.meshmixer.com/download.html To level with bed  Analysis – Layout/Packing To create solid from overlapping meshes Edit – Make Solid Solid Type: Sharp Edge Preserve Solid Accuracy: ~400 – These can be tweaked depending on scale of your mesh Mesh Density: ~400 Hit update – this may take awhile  

STL to 2D SVG file

import STL in FreeCad From the dropdown middle menu select “part” Part – create shape from mesh Select the new shape in the file browser on left Part – Cross section – XY 1.5mm for mine Select the cross section in file browser on left Export – Flattened SVG If your cad file is in STEP… Continue reading STL to 2D SVG file

Autodesk Inventor Subtracting parts

Use the “Combine” tool under the Modify section to subtract or add solid bodies together. If you want to re-orient “derived” parts you must do it by creating an assembly and orienting the part in there, then deriving the assembly, not the original part.  

Using the Flashforge Creator Pro 3D Printer

Make sure simplify3D has the firmware profile set to”Makerbot/Sailfish” and in the X3G tab select Machine Profile:  Replicator 1 Dual Extruder or the scale will be wrong for everything.

Autodesk Inventor Exporting Face into a 2D CAD file (PDF) for import to laser cutter

New Method – complicated but yields almost perfect results These instructions are also applicable for general 2D face export from Autodesk Inventor format into PDF for CorelDraw for other laser cutter software. Required Software: Autodesk Inventor 2016 Autodesk DWG TrueView 2016 (installed with AutoCAD 2016) CorelDraw X6 32Bit LaserCAD plugin for CorelDraw LaserCAD Steps: In Autodesk… Continue reading Autodesk Inventor Exporting Face into a 2D CAD file (PDF) for import to laser cutter