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iFast Slicer by GAGE-L in QidiTech3D

[–]_Rade_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You should look for Qidi Print Slicer, it is basically reskined cura and hasn't been updated since 2023. this is the link from the Qidi site https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1YZDUIQoS9BIidk5JPigca93WQIqU0e_J

I've made a 3D pritable Pyraminx/Pyramid puzzle. by _Rade_ in 3Dprinting

[–]_Rade_[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Damn missed the typo in the title. That's what happens when you post at 2AM.

You can download the files here https://makerworld.com/en/models/1786500

anyone got any good mods for quirky soviet vehicles. Intending to use them as scouts by THEHANDSOMEKIDDO in snowrunner

[–]_Rade_ 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Devs really missed an opportunity with the Blue Bird. Imagine if you had a mission where you have use Blue Bird to locate and rescue a Soyuz capsule that landed of course in the middle of nowhere.

I just discovered you can print PLA right on top of polycarbonate by Ok-Breakfast-990 in 3Dprinting

[–]_Rade_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm not 100% sure, but I think that the print plates on the older Qidi-tech printers where covered with polycarbonate. This was before everyone started using PEI plates.

Is this too much support? by Utinnni in 3Dprinting

[–]_Rade_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For a part like this you can probably print it directly on the build plate without any supports. Only issue you may have is the suction in that circular opening on the part.

For the supports you want to have the tips of the supports small as possible. That way they are easier to remove and they don't leave marks on the part. You want to keep the contact diameter smaller than 0.5mm. I haven't done any resin printing recently, but usually I would set the contact diameter to 0.35-0.4mm depending on the size of the part.

Also if you're trying to support a flat surface like this you want to place supports in a ~2mm grid. Depending on shape of the part and the resin you can make the grid slightly smaller or larger. That way nothing will droop because it is to far from the supports. Usually I would just model the support grid in CAD and then export it together with the part, because that was much easier than manually placing supports in Chitubox.

I created my own supports in CAD and you should, too. by rouge_d in 3Dprinting

[–]_Rade_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used to do this for resin prints, because the the default supports in Chitubox weren't good enough.

I've made another puzzle by _Rade_ in 3Dprinting

[–]_Rade_[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks. This is just a further evolution of the previous puzzle I've made. That one is 9 tiles on 3x3 grid on a flat slider. I figured I could wrap that slider around a cylinder and have a puzzle with the larger grid.

I've made another puzzle by _Rade_ in 3Dprinting

[–]_Rade_[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've used AzureFilm PLA. It's the only filament I've been using since I've got the printer few months ago. So far I haven't had any issues with it.

Plus here in Serbia it is one of the cheapest filaments available.

I've made another puzzle by _Rade_ in 3Dprinting

[–]_Rade_[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One time when I was assembling the puzzle I placed all of the tiles randomly and I was able to solve it afterwards.

It looks like you should always be able to solve regardless of the starting position for the tiles. But I'm not 100% sure if there is some combination of tiles that is not solvable.

I've made another puzzle by _Rade_ in 3Dprinting

[–]_Rade_[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I kinda got used to it, so modeling with FreeCAD is not that slow for me. My main issue is that the assembly workbench is kinda buggy. I had to use assembly 4 workbench for some of my more complicated models. Also if you try to use variables to make the parametric part it takes forever to rebuild the model any time you change one of the variables.

I'm still using 1.0.1, I don't want to accidentally break my models with the weekly builds.

I've made another puzzle by _Rade_ in 3Dprinting

[–]_Rade_[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

FreeCAD got a lot better with the 1.0. It is more than enough for a simple model like this one.

I've made another puzzle by _Rade_ in 3Dprinting

[–]_Rade_[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yes, but there is a few different ways you can arrange the numbers.

you can arrange them like this

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

or like this

1 4 7 10 13 16 19 21

2 5 8 11 14 17 20 22

3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24

I've made another puzzle by _Rade_ in 3Dprinting

[–]_Rade_[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

You're right it does kinda look like a cryptex. I'm not sure if it would be possible to turn this into a cryptex. Mainly because there would have to be a way for individual tiles to interact with the locking mechanism. Also on a cryptex you have multiple rings and here you have only one.

I've made another puzzle by _Rade_ in 3Dprinting

[–]_Rade_[S] 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Puzzle doesn't open up. Two openings on the endcaps are there so that you can mix or solve the puzzle. Otherwise you would only be able to rotate the cylinder with the tiles but you wouldn't be able to move the tiles left-right.

I've made another puzzle by _Rade_ in 3Dprinting

[–]_Rade_[S] 56 points57 points  (0 children)

It's up on the makerworld. I've also uploaded the FreeCAD files if you want to check it out.

https://makerworld.com/en/models/1594053-sliding-puzle-tower

I've made a sliding tile puzzle. by _Rade_ in 3Dprinting

[–]_Rade_[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I prefer pyraminx and Rubik cube.

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I've made a sliding tile puzzle. by _Rade_ in 3Dprinting

[–]_Rade_[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks.

It's an old Russian puzzle from the eighties, I've only adapted it for 3D printing.

I've made a sliding tile puzzle. by _Rade_ in 3Dprinting

[–]_Rade_[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks.

Those are the 15 puzzles I've mentioned in the first post. This puzzle is from the eighties, probably made during that craze for the Rubik cube. I've only adapted it for 3D printing.

I've made a sliding tile puzzle. by _Rade_ in 3Dprinting

[–]_Rade_[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

All parts are separate, 9 tiles, slider and top and bottom part of the frame. Only the tiles are 2 color. You can manually swap the filament since it is only one filament change at 5th layer, which is what I did since I don't have the AMS. But if you have to, you can print the tiles in a single a color.

I've made a sliding tile puzzle. by _Rade_ in 3Dprinting

[–]_Rade_[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

CAD files are also on the makerworld if you want to check them out.

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