Using the app above, generates some magic numbers to use for splicing the model in one half, rotating it, then splicing it exactly at the same point for the other half. Here is a little Angular app to help split a model exactly in half down the x-axis.Īfter importing my model and using the “center and arrange my models” command in Simplif圓D, I can see my specific Deadpool model head has a z-height of 181.95, and a z-offset of 79.26. Simplif圓D doesn’t just rotate the model around it’s center axis, but the bottom axis making me do some math to get the splice exact. Even tinkering around with the model options like position offsets and rotation proved to be difficult to get the cut to be exactly in half for each portion. I tried a few free 3D modeling programs, like FreeCAD, but nothing seemed to work out for me.įinally I read a suggestion that you can lower the model down below the print bed in Simplif圓D, and only the above-bed portion will actually be printed. Apparently this is no easy task – although I would have assumed this would be an option in Simplif圓D itself.

I spent a few days trying to find a way to splice the model in half cleanly, so that I could easily glue it together post printing. Apparently the dimensions are incorrect for the QIDI 1, and the model appears outside of the printer bounds. Usually when importing models into Simplif圓D, if the model is too large for the specific printer, you will get an error saying so. Unfortunately, my QIDI Tech 1 printer and Simplif圓D don’t play 100% well with each other. I had recently purchased a copy of Simplif圓D, and thought this would make it, you know, simple. The entire sculpture from the artist comes in 4 pieces: 2 for the base, 1 for the mid section, and 1 for the top.

Now when you slice, you will see that it will only print the top 100mm of the part now.I set out on a task to print this Deadpool knife holder that I found on thingverse for a friend. This will drop 200mm of that model below the build platform. This way the printer will print just the first 200mm of the part.Īfter that print is done, double click on the 300mm tall model and decrease your Z-axis offset by 200mm (so if it was 0mm previously, make it -200mm now). Import the entire 300mm model, click 'edit process settings', Advanced tab, and enable the 'Stop printing at height' option with a max height of 200mm. For example, if you had a statue that was 300mm tall, but your build volume was only 200mm tall, you could print it like this: You can also do things in S3D like dropping part of the model below the build table (z=0 plane) so that it won't be printed.

Usually, people break up the models in their CAD package, since many times you want a very particular break line to avoid critical features.

Print portions of model simplify 3d