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- | ====== Multi Colour Designs ====== | + | ====== Multi Colour |
This topic came up working on a various projects that required a faceplate, like a clock face, a ruler or the faceplate for a sundial. | This topic came up working on a various projects that required a faceplate, like a clock face, a ruler or the faceplate for a sundial. | ||
+ | The idea is to use a printer with multi material capabilities (MMU or AMS) and design prints to exploit these features for the best possible results using FDM 3D printing techniques. | ||
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+ | The traditional methods employed is to either emboss of deboss and with multi colour printers we just stated " | ||
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+ | Select the fill paint style and paint colour. | ||
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+ | Paint all the white parts in including the sides and bottom until it looks like the third image. | ||
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+ | ===== Even Better Surface Print Quality ===== | ||
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+ | For even better print quality I flip the image upside down. | ||
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+ | Printing like that leaves my texture build plate impressions on the top surface resulting in a really professional looking result. |
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