TUTORIAL

How to Position Parts in Magics Print

Prepare your build platform for printing by optimally placing your parts with the help of Magics Print.

 

Prerequisites

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Video topics

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  • Duplicate 0:03
  • Automatic placement 0:44
  • Translate & rotate 2:11
  • Additional placement 3:30
  • Z-compensation 4:13

Tutorial created on 23 December 2020
Last modified on 23 December 2020

Author(s): Marcia Van Bel

Description of the different steps

  1. Duplicate parts by clicking the ‘Duplicate’ icon under the ‘Basic Flow’ tab.
    1. Enter the number of copies you would like to create.
    2. Determine the arrangement of your copies.
  2. Automatically place parts by clicking the ‘Automatic Placement’ icon under the ‘Basic Flow’ tab.
    1. Determine the distance between parts and the platform.
    2. Choose ‘Geometry’ or ‘Bounding Box’ nesting. Bounding Box nests quicker and Geometry nests more densely.
    3. Choose the Placement Solution:
      1.   ‘First Possible Solution’ nests the parts in the first available placement.
      2.   ‘Minimal Surface Area’ minimizes the total loading area.
      3.   ‘Minimal X Dimension’ and ‘Minimal Y Dimension’ minimize the X or Y dimension of the loading area.
      4.    Platform Center nests the parts around the platform center.
  3. Translate parts by clicking the ‘Translate’ icon under the ‘Basic Flow’ tab.
    1. Determine a specific location or relative distance from the current position.
    2. Click and drag the part to move the part in real time along a specific axis or within a plane. You can set a specific interval value for real-time translation by checking ‘Enable Snapping’.
  4. Rotate parts by clicking the ‘Rotate’ icon under the ‘Basic Flow’ tab.
    1. Define the desired rotation angles along the axes. Snapping is also available for rotation.
    2. You can keep the minimum Z position of the part after rotating by checking ‘Keep Original Z Position’.
  5. Use additional placement tools by clicking the ‘Bottom/Top Plane’ or ‘Pick and Place Parts’ icons under the ‘Basic Flow’ tab.
    1. Bottom/Top Plane is used to place a plane on top or underneath, as well as parallel to, the platform.
    2. Pick and Place Parts enables easy translation or rotation of parts.
  6. Compensate for over-curing by modifying the part in Z direction. Do so by clicking the ‘Z Compensate’ icon under the Basic Flow tab and indicating the desired value.

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