Design like a pro with shadow lines - 3D design for 3D printing

Check out my 2nd channel, TT Racing: @ttracingYT To get the best out of 3D printing, it helps if you can design your own parts. In this tutorial series, we will learn to use a free 3D CAD program to do just that. In this episode, I demonstrate how to alter the mating surfaces of multi part designs to include a shadow line. This technique is used in most professionally produced injection molded parts and offers a range of benefits. 3D design for 3D printing source CAD: 0:00 Introduction 3D design for 3D printing playlist: 0:40 Injection molding recap 1:32 Injection molding design features to ignore 3D printing vs injection molding video: Sumitomo bottle cap video: 2:50 Shadow lines 3:23 Simple example - box PEO patterned bed on Aliexpress: 7:15 Complex example - curved mating surfaces Lumimate torch video: 11:38 Summary of benefits Buy quality and affordable filament from X3D. Buy 3, get 1 free and a free sample pack with every order: Get Quality Resins from 3D Printers Online. 5% off storewide for Teaching Tech subscribers [Code: tech5] Take a look around and if you like what you see, please subscribe. Support me on Patreon: