Sunday, March 1, 2020

In class Mon Mar 2nd

Finish Critique of Artist Trading Cards!



More 3D printed Houses






How to Make and Print your cookie cutter.

1) Create a black and white JPEG in Photoshop for your outline, background and impression of your cookie cutter.

2) You need to make an SVG (scalable vector graphics) file from each of your JPGS. Try the online SVG converter here. 

3) Using TinkerCad, import your SVGs, scale them to the appropriate hight on the Z axis then export each as an STL

4) Open the Makerbot software. Drag and Drop all three STL files onto the print bed. Click "Don't Scale" win the pop up box. 




5) Resize your cookie cutters to fit properly on the print bed.


6) Save your 3D file as a ".thing" file and exported as a .X3G 




* Rules

For the Makerbot Software:
- Always make sure the model is on the platform before exporting

- Keep your file names less then 6 characters. Ex.. cow.x3g


For 3D Printing:
- Always watch your print while printing for the first 15% the check on it every 20 min.

- Make sure the filament is positioned correctly on the back of the printer

- Never use anything metal on the print bed




Cookie cutter dimensions:

back layer = 3mm tall



mid layer = 9mm tall


outside layer = 13mm tall