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Cherenkov11:
I do not have a lot of experience on 3D printing, but in a video of Marco Reps I met the Cetus3D and it looks pretty solid and reliable, so it could be an option.

metrologist:

--- Quote from: Mechatrommer on August 17, 2018, 01:16:44 pm ---btw. fwiw i built my own GCode Editor (which i received few decent donations from good people out there so i can buy stuffs cheaper in ebay :P) to edit vertices or positional commands in gcode graphically, because my 3d modelling SW is aging, it cant do  modern NURBS (i think FreeCAD or Blender will do a better job on this), so i have to do modification in gcode. remember gcode is supposed to be an endpoint machine code, like CAM file we are not suppose to edit in there. not as in native 3d model data (like stl etc) that we are suppose to edit our model in 3D SW such as Fusion 360, SolidWork, Inventors etc or even OSS free FreeCAD or Blender. i think i'm the only soul (or few other? i dont know last time i checked its nowhere to be found, or not free) who insisted on the workflow (edit in gcode) and some other people have found use to it.

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OK, I will look at your software. I write G-code manually for my machine and have used Excel to help by using formulas to expand point coordinates and ultimately toolpaths. Or I have used scorchworks to create paths and modify the code for 3D milling.

sairfan1:
anybody else used Cetus3D printer?

beanflying:

--- Quote from: mikeselectricstuff on August 16, 2018, 02:43:12 pm ---
Depends what you are trying to a achieve. If you're selling to anyone but hobbyists with low expectations, a 3D print will just look like a joke. There's a huge range of off-the-shelf cases, and even the cheapest will have a better looking surface finish than a 3D print.
Obviously you need to start by selecting the enclosure and designing around it, rather than looking for a box to fit an existing PCB etc.

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Clearly you just don't get it so perhaps the joke is on you and you miss the point? Ease of Rapid prototyping and proof of concept with custom parts and or enclosures prior to looking at volume production it is one of the better options available.

A tacky cheap enclosure can also look like a Hobby Project from the 70's and equally unprofessional IMO!


--- Quote from: metrologist on August 16, 2018, 06:13:43 pm ---All talk about the printer, but that is useless without some design to print. How do folks actually create the design, particularly complex designs?

Isn't that most significant aspect of this, and the most difficult hurdle?

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Fusion 360 once you get into it is Free and powerful you just need to get over the 'Cloud and Autodesk' mental barrier.

Enjoying the results and the ability to get from Pencil Sketch to Design to product quickly with a practical result for one offs and proof of concept.

Currently tossing around a Prusa MK3 kits or some other sort of direct extruder printer for a second printer for flexibles and higher temperatures than my CR-10S offers.

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