Having the failure database of all kinds of 3D printing technology will be highly beneficial to develop an intelligent additive manufacturing, and collaboration of makers around the world will help us to reach this goal significantly faster.
On this page, we are trying to systematize a set of rules for creating a uniform dataset that will be convenient to work with in the future.
Contrast visual marker template
First thing you need to do is to prepare a contrast visual marker template:
- Download a template and print it on a letter-size paper (fit to format or 100-120% scale, precise dimensions in millimeters are not that important since you provide them together with your image, so we can restore the real scale)
- Cut a square area in the middle of the paper
3D print your part
In case of failed print, please do the following:
- Put your visual template right on the printing bed (do not remove the failed part). You can cut out its corners or middle parts and use tape so the template aligns with the bed.
- Take a picture of the failed part on the bed (black square X-markers should be visible in your picture)
- Fill out the table and send the picture (described in the section below)
Fill out the table
The information you provided will help us to process your image appropriately and to generate a solid database.
- Download the information template: Table template Table_to_fill__failure_database_1_ap.pdf
- Fill the tables
- Attach the STL file of the failed print
- Attach the G-Code file of the failed print
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Part ID (Filename) | ... |
Failure type | ... |
Printer model | ... |
Slicer used | ... |
Nozzle diameter | ... |
Layer height | ... |
Infill type | ... |
Infill percentage | ... |
Outer wall thickness | ... |
Error height [mm] (at what height your print began to fail) | ... |
Error height [layer number] (at what layer your print began to fail) | ... |
Camera model (it will help us to retrieve the image distortions caused by your camera) | ... |
Bed level coefficients | |||
---|---|---|---|
If you use Franklin: | u = ... | v = ... | w = ... |
If you use MatterControl: | (x1, y1, z1) = (..., ..., ...) | (x2, y2, z2) = (..., ..., ...) | (x3, y3, z3) = (..., ..., ...) |
Other | ... | ... | ... |
Send the picture, STL file, G-Code, and filled tables
Upload all the necessary files (preferably with the same filename), i.e.:
- bronze_husky.JPG
- bronze_husky.ODT or .DOCX
- bronze_husky.STL
- bronze_husky.GCODE
Examples
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Part ID (Filename) | Blue_case.jpg |
Failure type | Under extrusion |
Printer model | Delta, Athena II |
Slicer used | Ultimaker Cura |
Nozzle diameter | 0.4 mm |
Layer height | 0.25 mm |
Infill pattern | Grid |
Infill percentage | 80% |
Wall line width | 0.4 mm |
Error height [mm] (at what height your print began to fail) | 2 mm |
Error height [layer number] (at what layer your print began to fail) | 8 |
Camera model (it will help us to retrieve the image distortions caused by your camera) | Cellphone camera |
Firmware coefficients | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Franklin: | u (switch position, mm) | v (switch position, mm) | w (switch position, mm) | e (coupling, steps/mm) | Extrusion, % | Feedrate, % |
228.050 | 226.740 | 228.850 | 90.000 | 100% | 100% |
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Part ID (Filename) | White_part.jpg |
Failure type | Slip base |
Printer model | Lulzbot, TAZ6 |
Slicer used | Lulzbot Cura |
Nozzle diameter | 0.4 mm |
Layer height | 0.4 mm |
Infill pattern | Grid |
Infill percentage | 60% |
Wall line width | 0.8 mm |
Error height [mm] (at what height your print began to fail) | 4 mm |
Error height [layer number] (at what layer your print began to fail) | 10 |
Camera model (it will help us to retrieve the image distortions caused by your camera) | Logitech 625 webcam |
Firmware coefficients | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
If you use Franklin: | u (switch position, mm) = 228.050 | v (switch position, mm) = 226.740 | w (switch position, mm) = 228.850 | e (coupling, steps/mm) = 90.000 | Extrusion = 100% | Feedrate = 100% | |
... | ... | ... | |||||
Other control software | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Have a great printing
We wish you a failure less printing, but even in case of printing error happened your participation will help us to prevent these disappointing things in the future.
Thank you for collaboration!
The following links can help you better understand the nature of the failures and adjust your printing parameters with maximum efficiency: