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This is not the answer to your work flow, but I found a lightweight solution that works for my simple designs: OpenSCAD
The work flow here is to implement geometrical shapes within a few lines of code.
This is not the answer to your work flow, but I found a lightweight solution that works for my simple designs: OpenSCAD
The work flow here is to implement geometrical shapes within a few lines of code.
You did some decent engineering on a cheap disposable pen. I hope it was worth the effort.
Almost the same situation here. However, my first designs in freeCAD had lots of errors and I experienced lots of crashes and bugs. Didn’t really get into it.
My tool of choice is now OpenSCAD. It does exactly what you are designing - not more, not less.
Agreed. I’m not a V2 owner, but I built a Trident. The V2 is a little overhyped, IMHO.
In the end, it’s just a matter of your own personal taste though. If you want a highly aesthetic printer with complex mechanics, go for the V2. If you like to keep it simpler without sacrificing much, go with the Trident.
If you are fine with a smaller device, the V0 may be the right choice. You could reinforce the frame and do a few other mods to achieve insane (yet experimental) print speeds. 1500 mm/s is doable.
In theory, the V2 can print a little faster, due to the low center of gravity on the first layers.
However, the fixed gantry height on the Trident makes it possible to install a fixed part cooling, a lighter print head and go even faster.
This one looks very promising to me. It’s probably exactly what I was looking for, for too long.