PDX Digital Fabrication Meetup

Hey Makers!

Ever wondered how to turn a favorite painting or photograph into a physical, touchable object? In this talk, Drew Runner of the Portland 3D Printing Lab, dives into processes you can use to convert 2D art into stunning 3D prints. We'll explore the techniques, from digital sculpting to depth mapping, that allow us to translate our art and bring it into the 3rd dimension.

Feel free to bring a friend and a sketch/prototype/print/design to share.

We hope you can join us at the Autodesk office for a collaborative event with the 3d printing lab meetup!

Hey Makers!
We hope you can join us on at the Autodesk office for a collaborative meetup where Kaleb, of Cyberdeck Artisan, will share his knowledge and experience on designing for 3d Printing!

About this talk:
Like all manufacturing methods, 3D printing has its own set of design constraints that determines reliable production and part usability. Understanding these constraints is an important skill when designing parts for 3D printing, whether as a final product or as part of prototyping. This talk is a primer on these techniques and will give you a foundation to start designing and 3D printing parts with more confidence of success.

Topics that will be covered in this talk include:

• Basic overview of 3D printing
• How print orientation affects part strength and surface finish
• Accounting for layer height/line width when dimensioning features
• Overhangs, undercuts and bridges
• Bevels (fillets vs chamfers and when to use them)
• Threads and fasteners (modeled, tapped, inserts)
• Moving parts (flexures, hinges)
• Print precision and how it affects mating parts (gears, fasteners, lids, etc.)
• Features prone to causing print failures
• Features made possible by 3D printing (embedded or print in place parts)