But it’s not all down to money, some users simply prefer plain, white prototypes. This ZPrinter 350 is not only cheaper than the colour models but has a marginally lower running cost due to the use of a single binder, rather than separate colour ones. With Z Corp having made a name for itself in colour 3D printing, the obvious question is why go monochrome? The first, and most obvious, reason is to save money. To do this the models can be infiltrated with cyanoacrylate, and while this may sound rather complex, it pretty much involves brushing them over with superglue. And while the new ZP150 composite powder means that they’re less fragile than before, it is still advisable to to toughen them up to withstand the rigours of inspection and design review. Here, an air hose can be used to remove the rest of the powder and the part can be strengthened.ĭepending on the geometry of the model, when parts first come out of the build they can be quite fragile. The next stage is to move the parts over to the post-processing chamber, which sits to the right of the build chamber. At this stage the automatic powder recycling kicks into action, removing the excess unused powder for reuse later, leaving the completed part/parts. Since this type of machining is adding material needed rather than removing material, I would like the make voids and hollow out the part wherever possible to reduce the manufacturing time, and the weight of the part. Next up the areas required for the part are printed with the cartridge fed binding agent which solidifies each layer.Įach subsequent layer is then printed on top of the other until the form of the build is complete. I have a complex part that will be created using additive manufacturing. Power is fed in automatically and a complete layer (between 0.089 and 0.102 mm thick) is first spread onto the platform. The build begins by first heating the build chamber and then the model is built up layer by layer on the platform.

Once the part set up is complete the data is transmitted to the machine over the network. ZPrint is a Windows-based software program designed to easily and quickly manipulate, annotate, and preview 3D modeling data before printing it on a Z Corporation 3D Printer.

Zprint software hollow out part