Full Color Graphics for 3D Printing – Hydro Dipping 3D Prints ! #3DThursday #3DPrinting

from Full Color Graphics for 3D Printing – Hydro Dipping 3D Prints ! #3DThursday #3DPrinting
by Pedro Ruiz

Joy Con Grips by: Alex Hatch @hatchmanpro
http://ift.tt/2rme8Xk

No bear Fidget Spinner by Murray Clark:
http://ift.tt/2rUFkPJ

Read the full guide on: http://ift.tt/2sSTZI6

Add Full color graphics to 3D Printed parts!
In this week’s project, we’re hydro dipping 3d printed parts.

Works on moving parts!
Images can actually wrap around 180° – so you can get some nice details on the sides and edges of your parts. We can even apply graphics to mechanical moving parts like this print in place, no bearing fidget spinner!

Hydro dipping also know as Water Drape Film, Water Transfer or Inkjet Water Slide Decal Transfer, is a post-processing technique that allows you to wrap graphics around objects. So with this method, you can add some pretty cool textures and full color graphics to your projects.

Hydro dipping is commonly used on machined and injection molded parts, but we found it also works great on 3d printed parts. So you’re able to add high quality textures and graphics without lots of post processing. It even works with visible layer lines that you get with 3d printed parts.


649-1
Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with 3D printed enclosures, brackets, and sculptures, so each Thursday we celebrate and highlight these bold pioneers!

Have you considered building a 3D project around an Arduino or other microcontroller? How about printing a bracket to mount your Raspberry Pi to the back of your HD monitor? And don’t forget the countless LED projects that are possible when you are modeling your projects in 3D!

The Adafruit Learning System has dozens of great tools to get you well on your way to creating incredible works of engineering, interactive art, and design with your 3D printer! If you’ve made a cool project that combines 3D printing and electronics, be sure to let us know, and we’ll feature it here!

Comments