HexTrivet

Based on my previous post of comparing different 3d apps for 3d printing, I thought I’d give Autodesk Fusion 360 a shot at making a simple hexagonal “trivet”:  My goal is to try to eventually cast this in aluminum, to see how well the small structures work.  But in the mean-time, things I learned:

  • How to create exacting-sized objects in the software:  It’s 100mm wide, and 5mm tall.
  • How to create my name & author year, and boolean that into the base of the solid.

Each trivet takes about an hour to print on my Makerbot Replicator (1), at 200 micron, with 2 shells, and 10% infill, using light blue PLA.  Took maybe… 20 minutes model?

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