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Pluralsight

Onshape - Design a 3D Printer

via Pluralsight

Overview

Having your own 3D printer will help you bring your ideas to life faster than ever before. In this course, you'll learn how to utilize Onshape to design your very own functioning delta 3D printer. Software required: Onshape.

3D printers can quite literally help your greatest ideas take shape. In this one-of-a-kind course, Onshape - Design a 3D Printer, you get to design your own! You will learn the workflow utilized by a 3D printing industry expert to design a miniature-class, delta-style 3D printer. First, you'll learn the basics of Onshape and how to import specific components you'll need. Next, you'll work on the frame of the printer and learn how it works in the first place. Next, you'll design the base, carriages, arms, and effector. Finally, you'll learn how to assemble your final design for use in the future. By the end of the course, not only will users will have a thorough understanding of the Onshape workflow and how to design all of the components comprising a delta 3D printer, but the resulting files will contain all that is needed to manufacture a functioning 3D printer on an existing desktop 3D printer. Software required: Onshape.

Syllabus

  • Course Overview 1min
  • Basic Onshape Run-through and Importing Components 11mins
  • Starting the Frame, How a Delta Printer Works 35mins
  • Every House Needs a Great Foundation 46mins
  • Going Vertical: Designing the Carriages, Arms, and Effector 51mins
  • Finishing Our Design and Creating the Final Assembly 48mins

Taught by

Mitch Pricer

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