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I am both ashamed and proud of this waste. This is the byproduct of my efforts in learning to absolutely minimize waste and print failures on the trail toward harnessing the fantastic possibilities of 3D CAD. First, an editorial: 3D Model sites are an obstacle to DIY and environmental responsibility. Their FAQs make no mention of any earth-impacts of printing plastic. For example, they ignore the issues of printer poop, model weight, % infill and support waste, print time and the likelihood of print failure on many models. They are uncurated, they exploit creators, trivialize craft, foster passive consumption and the print-and-dispose culture. And they are silent on how limited the STL file format is. They do not have to be any of these, but they are. We make models that print quickly and as light and reusable as possible, ones that you open in a CAD package and edit yourself, ones with a design history and support pages, projects, videos, etc.
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Infill and Support
Infill and support are structural elements that 3D slicer software uses (e.g. to fill the interior of solid parts or support contours over empty space) |
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