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Printing multiple objects in sequence

Nickwhitney

May 18, 2017 17:10

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Hi all, I have a small object that prints fine. I am trying to create a file that will allow me to print 6 copies of the object in one print job, but print them ONE AT A TIME (instead of printing a layer on #1, then moving to a layer of #2, etc.).

I can easily make six copies of the object in my tinkercad file but I can't figure out how to make it print the entire first object, then print the entire second object, and so on. I can't seem to make this happen using MatterControl either.

Is this possible? Thank you!

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  Christian May 19, 2017 18:25

  I don't think it is possible based on all slicers I'm aware of. There would be a lot of complexity in printing one object at a time for multiple objects in  print job. 

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  Nickwhitney May 19, 2017 18:51

  Hi Christian, thanks so much for your response! And wow, really? That's very interesting. I would've thought that this would be a relatively simple thing to do from a software perspective (essentially instruct it to 1) build object, 2) move to next set of coordinates, and repeat 1) but obviously this type of functionality isn't common. I suppose because home 3D printers are not meant for mass production? Thanks again for taking the time to respond.

   

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  Christian May 22, 2017 15:54

  This article discusses how to do possibly do this using Simplify3D: https://www.simplify3d.com/support/articles/multi-part-printing/

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  Wayne Losey May 22, 2017 16:45

  One other place to look is in Cura. Pretty sure I have used this function on the Ultimaker.

  This is a very different way of serving g-code, so its not a typical workflow in desktop printers because the printer needs to avoid knocking over the parts that are already built on the plate.