The Influence of Different Slicer Software on 3d Printing Products Accuracy and Surface Roughness

Abstract

Rapid Prototyping (RP) is a manufacturing process that produces a 3D model CAD to be a real product rapidly by using additive manufacturing technology. In this case, the product will print layer by layer uses a 3D printer machine. The 3D printer requires slicer software to convert CAD data into data that a 3D printer machine can read. Research is done to analyze the effect of three kinds of slicer software on 3D printing objects on the accuracy and surface roughness of the product. The 3D model CAD is sliced using three different slicer software, namely Ideamaker, Repetier Host, and Cura. The slice model result from each slicer will be printed on a 3D printer machine with the same process parameters to be compared. Then the product's dimensional and surface roughness will be measured to determine the effect of each slicer on product quality. The best quality of the product reflected the most suitable slicer software for the 3D printing machine that used. The best results achieved by Cura slicer because it has resulted in small dimensional deviations (max 0,0308±0,0079) and stabile high surface roughness of the product (max 1,585+059).

The Layer Height Variations Effect on Tensile Strength of 3d Printing Product Pla Material Based

“…ABS mempunyai kekuatan tarik lebih baik dibandingkan PLA, namun untuk ketelitian dimensi produk yang dihasilkan PLA lebih baik [12]. Selain parameter ternyata antarmuka slicer juga sangat mempengaruhi ketelitian dimensi dari produk yang dicetak pada mesin 3D Printing, dari 3 buah antarmuka yang dibandingkan ternyata antarmuka Cura Slicer memiliki penyimpangan terkecil dengan dimensi model 3D CAD-nya, sehingga produk yang dicetak mempunyai tingkat kekasaran permukaan yang baik dan stabil [13]. Suhu nozel juga ternyata mempunyai pengaruh terhadap tingkat ketelitian produk dan kekasaran permukaan [14].…”