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X-59 3D Printing

63 points by Jsebast24 10mo ago

JKCalhoun 10mo ago
If you have no 3D printer, .stl files are viewable in the Mac OS Finder. Just download the file, select it and hit the spacebar: a 3D rendering of the .stl can be rotated.
- shrx 10mo ago
  Windows 10 also has a built-in viewer for STL files [0]. It appears to be an optional download in Windows 11 though [1]. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_3D_Viewer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_3D_Viewer [1] https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9nblggh42ths https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9nblggh42ths
- 650REDHAIR 10mo ago
  This is a really neat tip! Thanks!
- hbcondo714 10mo ago
  Are there any particular 3D printers recommended for these NASA models?
  - pdpi 10mo ago
    Loaded up the models into my slicer, looks like a pretty straightforward print. Should print on anything "mainstream", I reckon. About 4h worth of printing on my Bambu P1S.
  - JKCalhoun 10mo ago
    As the other comment suggests, any printer will do. For this particular model, I think a 3D printer with "good resolution" will give the best results. So a resin printer will probably give a smoother finished model than a filament printer.
eigen 10mo ago
lots of other 3D models available at https://science.nasa.gov/3d-resources/ https://science.nasa.gov/3d-resources/ Hubble 3D Models https://science.nasa.gov/mission/hubble/multimedia/3d-hubble-models/ https://science.nasa.gov/mission/hubble/multimedia/3d-hubble... Curiosity Rover https://science.nasa.gov/resource/curiosity-rover-3d-model/ https://science.nasa.gov/resource/curiosity-rover-3d-model/
lawrenceduk 10mo ago
Got briefly excited thinking they’d actually 3D printed the real thing
justinclift 10mo ago
Heh, wonder how well this would fly if done with a 3d metal printer and powered by an rc sized jet turbine engine?
- smoyer 10mo ago
  Sounds pretty deadly!
  - justinclift 9mo ago
    Not really what I was hoping for... :/
Hobadee 10mo ago
> The X-59 experimental aircraft is approximately 100 feet long and is designed to fly at Mach 1.4 (925 mph). I'm sorry, but my 3D printer isn't big enough to print a 100 foot long object, and I doubt PLA will hold up at Mach 1.4
rkagerer 10mo ago
That title is missing the scale. I assume it's not intended to be printed at 1:1?

63 points by Jsebast24 10mo ago

If you have no 3D printer, .stl files are viewable in the Mac OS Finder. Just download the file, select it and hit the spacebar: a 3D rendering of the .stl can be rotated.

shrx 10mo ago
Windows 10 also has a built-in viewer for STL files [0]. It appears to be an optional download in Windows 11 though [1]. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_3D_Viewer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_3D_Viewer [1] https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9nblggh42ths https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9nblggh42ths
650REDHAIR 10mo ago
This is a really neat tip! Thanks!
hbcondo714 10mo ago
Are there any particular 3D printers recommended for these NASA models?
- pdpi 10mo ago
  Loaded up the models into my slicer, looks like a pretty straightforward print. Should print on anything "mainstream", I reckon. About 4h worth of printing on my Bambu P1S.
- JKCalhoun 10mo ago
  As the other comment suggests, any printer will do. For this particular model, I think a 3D printer with "good resolution" will give the best results. So a resin printer will probably give a smoother finished model than a filament printer.

eigen 10mo ago

lots of other 3D models available at https://science.nasa.gov/3d-resources/ https://science.nasa.gov/3d-resources/ Hubble 3D Models https://science.nasa.gov/mission/hubble/multimedia/3d-hubble-models/ https://science.nasa.gov/mission/hubble/multimedia/3d-hubble... Curiosity Rover https://science.nasa.gov/resource/curiosity-rover-3d-model/ https://science.nasa.gov/resource/curiosity-rover-3d-model/

lawrenceduk 10mo ago

Got briefly excited thinking they’d actually 3D printed the real thing

justinclift 10mo ago

Heh, wonder how well this would fly if done with a 3d metal printer and powered by an rc sized jet turbine engine?

smoyer 10mo ago
Sounds pretty deadly!
- justinclift 9mo ago
  Not really what I was hoping for... :/

Hobadee 10mo ago

> The X-59 experimental aircraft is approximately 100 feet long and is designed to fly at Mach 1.4 (925 mph). I'm sorry, but my 3D printer isn't big enough to print a 100 foot long object, and I doubt PLA will hold up at Mach 1.4

rkagerer 10mo ago

That title is missing the scale. I assume it's not intended to be printed at 1:1?