3D Printing - High School

How to Print Overview - Download STL file from any software then upload it to printer (Dremel Print Cloud)

• Download STL

  • Typically select the student project -> Click Arrow and Click Download STL

  • Save to Downloads folder

• Upload STL to Printer

  • URL - https://printcloud.dremel.com/myfiles/

  • Login with your credentials (see David Barber if you do not have credentials yet)

  • Click "Upload New" - Follow Steps 1-3 to print

Important Basics

• • Our Printers - SBA uses the Dremel 3D40 printers.  

  • Filament (build material) - all 3D printers take a specific make of filament.  Ours uses 1.75 mm Dremel brand filament and each spool is about $28.  Found on Amazon

  • Build Surface - There is a tray that each print is made on.  These can be removed, normally to pry the project off (we use painters tape to protect the build surface and the printed projects)

  • How to Print - There are mainly 3 ways to print

    • Dremel’s site allows you to print and monitor.  Essentially, each person can upload their print projects and submit them to be printed in a queue

    • USB Drives come with each printer.  Projects can be written to the USB (must use the .g3drem file format) and then plugged in the front of the printer.  Use the touch screen to launch the print job.

    • Printer Resident - Print jobs can be stored on the printer itself.  Normally this would be used for high volume or regular printing jobs.

• Print Quality Troubleshooting Guide - a list of what different printing issues look like and how to identify them.

Links/Resources

• • 3D Printing Basics

    • YouTube - 3D Printing Basics

    • YouTube - How to Turn 2D into 3D

    • YouTube - Understanding 3D Software

    • YouTube - 5 3D Printing Mistakes you WILL make - and how to avoid them!

  • Search Engines for 3D Printable Models - look for .stl or .obj files

    • Yeggi - www.yeggi.com/ - lots of options but not all are free

    • Thingverse - www.thingiverse.com/ - create an account, then you can save ideas you find for projects later

    • STL Finder - www.stlfinder.com - mostly free

    • List of 50 Sites - Click Here

  • Practical 3D Prints

    • YouTube - My Top 5 Useful 3D Prints

    • YouTube - 10 Awesome and Practical 3D Prints!

    • YouTube - 6 Incredible 3D Printed Things

  • Convert Files to SVG - www.online-convert.com