3D printing with a robot - RoboDK

3D printing with robots can be easily accomplished in a few steps using RoboDK. A 3D object, such as STL, can be first sliced into different layer paths, then, you can simulate the 3D printing program. 0:20 You can generate the appropriate program for your robot once you are satisfied with the result. 0:32 You can modify 3D printing parameters, such as the layer height, to obtain better accuracy results. 0:56 You can also modify other parameters such as the tool orientation of the robot. 1:35 You can select "Edit path manually" and the slicer window will show up. 2:12 Creating a 3D print project from scratch for industrial robots. It is possible to include your own tools and robots by modelling them yourself. 2:47 We must drag and drop the tool to the robot so that it can be used by the robot. We must also add a reference frame to tell the robot where we want to 3D print. We can move reference frames and other objects by using the ALT key. 3:12 We can use STL object for 3D printing. RoboDK also supports other formats, such as STEP and IGES files. 3:18 We must drag the object and drop it into the 3D printing reference frame. 3:30 We must select the Utilities menu, then 3D print project to tell RoboDK that we want to start a 3D printing project. This menu allows us to modify the slicing parameters as well as the preferred tool orientation. 3:53 We can display the preferred tool orientation. RoboDK supports milling with external axes, such as a turntable. In this case, more...