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And we’re off … will report back in a few days, as I need to print eight sections. Good for several days printing (no, I’m NOT getting out of bed at 0300 to swap print beds to shorten the overall time )
D805 Piet Hein, ex HMS Serapis, WW2 S class destroyer
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The first print turned out pretty good, but I need to change the plate thickness from 0.7mm to 0.3mm. But that’s an easy chore, as Fusion allows you to go back in the timeline and adapt settings where required. Easy peasy.
Tip for anyone trying this: move the time symbol back to the spot you want to change. That way the recalculation is simply for that change. Keep the symbol at the end, and each little change results in a complete recalculation every time. Slow is an understatement.
You can see that the plates are too accentuated.
Tip for anyone trying this: move the time symbol back to the spot you want to change. That way the recalculation is simply for that change. Keep the symbol at the end, and each little change results in a complete recalculation every time. Slow is an understatement.
You can see that the plates are too accentuated.
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Things are going pretty well. Five out of eight sections printed.
Looking good, Marco. That's how they do it on modern shipyards ......
Regards, Peter
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I revisited the deckhouses and bridge as well. Earlier prints showed flaws in my thinking and I really want to get this right.
A tough part to design was the front and rear blast deflectors. Curved in one direction, angled in another, good training with Fusion . And of course I wanted the breaks to make things fit on my print bed at logical places.
I'm sure the prints will turn out well, as I kept within my 3D printing comfort zone of 0.5mm. And if not, Ill be back.
A tough part to design was the front and rear blast deflectors. Curved in one direction, angled in another, good training with Fusion
. And of course I wanted the breaks to make things fit on my print bed at logical places.I'm sure the prints will turn out well, as I kept within my 3D printing comfort zone of 0.5mm. And if not, Ill be back.