Preliminary understanding of 3D printing and laser cutting process

Because of its embedded direction , Think 3D Printing and laser cutting should at least know how to operate , Or there is a bottom , So I spent an afternoon consulting a project partner , Learned and practiced 3D Printing and laser cutting process .

3D Print ： Because of the different types 3D The printer , Its operation is different , As a school partner 3D For example, printer , First , Need to be in solidworks And other modeling software （ If you don't want to draw , You can find it directly on the Internet ）, export .STL file , Intermediate software provided to the printer manufacturer （ So here I'm going to use theta upstudio） Import .STL file , At this point, the model can be displayed in the intermediate software , Because different intermediate software , The operation interface and steps are different , With upstudio As an example to explain , Put in STL After the document （ Direct pull STL File to upstudio On the icon ）, First in upstudio Operate in the interface , Yes 3D The printer controls the calibration zero position , Then set the parameters of the model we want to print , Such as printing density . Then you can press print .

3D On the printer usb The cable is connected to the computer .

Laser cutting ： The operation on the computer software is relatively simple , use Autodesk Drawing software , Draw the figure we want , Then direct the motor “ Print ” Just press the button （ Of course, the corresponding , stay “ Print ” In the interface, we need to click on further operations , Remember that one “ Apply to layout ”）, Just like we usually print A4 Paper, that, that , Just say we are here Autodesk The object machine printed in the drawing software is not a printer , It's a laser cutting machine , After the laser cutting machine receives the document to be printed from us , We need to carry out further operation on the laser machine （ Different laser cutting machines operate differently ）, Including power on , Open the air extraction switch , Select the file to print, etc . In laser cutting , Pay attention to safety .