OpenSCADCookbook
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Model Design for Re-Use
This chapter's purpose is designed to get you thinking in terms of model re-use.
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Positive and Negative Space
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Keep 'em Separated
- Design your object body parts separate from your object holes
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Orient for Your Strengths
- Many 3D printing processes are strong in two of three dimensions. In fused deposition modeling (FDM) techniques like those used in MakerBot and RepRap printers, the Z-axis is weakest to shearing forces.
- Design long, thin parts in the XY plane.
- Consider orienting irregular shapes at a diagonal X-Z or Y-Z angle for compromise.
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