3D Printing Blog & Filament Tips

At 3Dfils, we are passionate about projects where filament stops being a spool and becomes a functional product. This is one of those cases. A maker, Miguel Torres Gordo, set himself a classic challenge in the world of DIY robotics: to design, print, and program from scratch a bipedal robot capable of balancing, walking, and detecting obstacles. The entire chassis, legs, electronic supports, and cams were made with our esFil PLA Max Black, FDM printed with an ANYCUBIC Mega S.

Bambu Lab 3D printers are known for their innovation and quality in the home printer market. Discover how to achieve amazing results when printing with flexible TPU filament on these printers.

Discover how to print matte PETG with your 3D printer. Learn how to set temperature, speed, and ventilation for professional finishes, and discover the Matte PETG filament that simplifies the entire process. Give your prints an elegant touch!

As you all know in the 3D printing Objects are built layer by layer. This means that each layer supports the next layer. This next layer may not exactly match the previous one, which means that part of the layer is exposed, i.e., not supported by the previous layer.

There is a point where this is not possible because the upper layers do not have enough support on the lower ones. This occurs when we exceed a 45º angle. To solve this problem and ensure the part holds up during printing, we need to use the support structures.

Printing flexible filament is more complicated than working with rigid filaments. By their very nature, they present various challenges when used, especially if you don't have a 3D printer designed to work with them. However, with a good 3D printer configuration, it's very easy to achieve great results at a good printing speed.

In this blog, you'll find everything you need to work with flexible filament on your 3D printer. If you find anything missing, don't hesitate to contact us.