Make: 2015 3D Printer Shoot Out Test Models

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Make Magazine's third annual 3D Printing Shootout was carried out utilizing these files, crafted by Andreas Bastian to evaluate the performance of desktop 3D printers. Read all 26 machine reviews in Make:'s Annual Guide to 3D Printing 2015 (Volume 42). These test geometries are designed to assess specific performance characteristics and motion systems found in common low-cost FDM/FFF machines. Traditionally, layer height has been used as a proxy for resolution or quality, but it simplifies the complex concept of "print quality." Prints: 1. Dimensional Accuracy 2. Bridging Performance 3. Overhang Performance 4. Negative Space Tolerance 5. Fine Positive Features Performance 6. XY Resonance 7. Z Resonance Model Evaluation Learn how to evaluate the test geometries at: http://wp.me/p22K2I-1TOt Documentation and Sharing: Please share your results with the "I Made One" button on your file sharing site of choice! Include the following information in your photos of completed prints: Machine make and model Slicer and slicing settings (layer height, number of shells, print temperature, extrusion multipliers, speeds) Print time - start timing at room temperature for the extruder and platform. Timing includes the preheat sequence. Keep timing until post-print sequences are complete. Filament source