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    How did you learn....

    I bought an Anker M5C about a year or so ago because the price was right for me and I seemed to have watched all of the right videos on YouTube I guess lol. Anyways, I've printed lots of little gadgets and things with it, but just as far as finding a free file on Thingiverse that is neat, downloading it and printing it. It's in I guess what's called basic or simple mode. I have have no idea how to use it any further than that though. I mean not only this specific machine, but how do you tweak things when a print doesn't come out right for example. Where did you learn what you have learned? I have AnkerMake Studio on my desktop and haven't the slightest idea where to begin with any of that.

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    Well, have your read all the instructions and info on the websites that are for the machine, the slicer and any 3d model software. unfortunately reading and experimenting is kind of required... and it takes a long time..I learned how to mess with the slicer printing items others made.. when I got tired of that I researched 3d Modeling software as i wanted to make useful things to support other hobbies and projects. I am not interested in Cosplay costumes .. bracket, knobs and boxes are more my thing. With this in mind there were 2 products that were free and full featured, Fusion 360 and Onshape. I went with onshape and when I wanted something that was not on the net, I spent the time to learn how to make it in Onshape. Each item I made got more complicated and I had learn a bit more each time.. I am certainly no expert but the 3d modeling is no longer a limited factor and more so that things I want to make need to machined out of metal rather than plastic. Also anyone can make internet content.. I was googling how to do something in onshape and started watching one.. and 20 minutes in it was very obvious the person did not really know what they were doing.. So if you are to learn with video learn from the manufactures training video not joe blow I am an expert on bla bla bla.. Good luck and don't get frustrated, it takes time!

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    Quote Originally Posted by airscapes View Post
    Well, have your read all the instructions and info on the websites that are for the machine, the slicer and any 3d model software. unfortunately reading and experimenting is kind of required... and it takes a long time..I learned how to mess with the slicer printing items others made.. when I got tired of that I researched 3d Modeling software as i wanted to make useful things to support other hobbies and projects. I am not interested in Cosplay costumes .. bracket, knobs and boxes are more my thing. With this in mind there were 2 products that were free and full featured, Fusion 360 and Onshape. I went with onshape and when I wanted something that was not on the net, I spent the time to learn how to make it in Onshape. Each item I made got more complicated and I had learn a bit more each time.. I am certainly no expert but the 3d modeling is no longer a limited factor and more so that things I want to make need to machined out of metal rather than plastic. Also anyone can make internet content.. I was googling how to do something in onshape and started watching one.. and 20 minutes in it was very obvious the person did not really know what they were doing.. So if you are to learn with video learn from the manufactures training video not joe blow I am an expert on bla bla bla.. Good luck and don't get frustrated, it takes time!

    Thanks so much for your reply. I appreciate hearing your experience. I too would like to learn how to make my own projects eventually, so that'll be something else to research for me lol

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    We have some temporary doors set up in our house to facilitate the introduction of a semi feral cat to the indoor cats. The one door has a squeaky hinge and my wife told me to fix it.. But I said, once it is lubricated it will close on it's own.. which was true.. So I figured I would make a magnetic latch to hold it open.
    Very Very simple basic model A 25mm wide cylinder 43mm tall. 5 minutes to login to OnShape to create it, 20 minutes for the printer to heat up bed to 100C, print a test square to get proper Z offset, and is printing. 25 minutes to print.. One end will get double face tape to attach it to solid object, other end will get a washer and the magnet will be screwed to the door. Will post a photo when done as it will make much more sense than my description. If there was no 3d printer this would be a piece of wood and the project would be done, but I did not want to paint the wood spacer white..

    Again this is very basic stuff but having the ability even to spin up simple shapes can be very useful and worth the time it takes to learn the software.
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