Design guide for additive manufacturing processes
The most important guidelines for additive design
Why are holes always round?
The answers often go in the same direction:
❌ Because the drill is round
❌ Because the screws are round
❌ Because DIN wants it that way
❌ Because that's just how it is..
However, in the age of additive manufacturing, round holes are not always necessary or useful.
Even more:
You can drill around corners!
That's why we're rethinking.
Round holes require support material when built in layers.
However, in the case of complicated geometries, this can be difficult to remove.
That's why we print holes in the shape of drops or teardrops.
This means that the support material can be dispensed with.
This is just one of many tips for additive design.
An optimally designed component cannot usually be manufactured conventionally.
In this article we have explained to you which requirements you should consider when designing components that are manufactured additively. counselor summarized.
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