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TL;DR - software update with new algorithm to use less infill material by dynamically generating on a per-model basis rather than filling the whole model with a
by Mizza 10y ago
TL;DR - software update with new algorithm to use less infill material by dynamically generating on a per-model basis rather than filling the whole model with a repeating pattern.
This is not a new product.
From my (outside) perspective, it seems like the consumer/prosumer/hobbyist 3D printing scene hasn't seen any big innovations in a number of years. The last one I can remember was the rise of rostock/delta-bots. Is there something I've missed?
- schreiaj 10y agoDeltas are great for accelerations, you pay for it with the almost requirement of using a bowden style extruder which makes using some filaments harder (or impossible). There's also additional complexity in bed leveling, though with automated bed leveling probes and smarter controller boards this is getting easier. I'm really looking forward to when more printers are running CoreXY. One of the two things I hate about my Prusa Original Mk2 is the fact that my Y Axis moves my print bed instead of just the extruder. The other is the stupid zip ties holding my bed on but that's been resolved in the Mk2S revision and is a pretty simple part to make anyway. I honestly want the next big innovation to be slicer or design software that helps design for what is 3d printable. Or at very least a slicer that will tell me "hey dimwit, this is gonna result in a spaghetti mess of plastic on your print bed and you spending the next 5 hours cleaning off your hot end" You get that with experience but if it's EVER going to get to the masses we need software to stop people from making expensive mistakes.