Minimum wall thickness 0.8 mm Minimum wall thickness stemmed elements 1 mm Minimum wall thickness particular design aspects 1 mm

The walls of your design must adhere to a minimum thickness of 0.8 mm in order to guarantee the structure will be supported without breaking under its own weight. If the walls of your model are less than 0.8 mm, you should simply thicken the walls in a 3D designing program or choose a material more adapted for thin designs.

A stemmed element is a design aspect that is at least twice as long as it is thick. For unsupported and stemmed elements or parts of the design with a particular design constraint, it is also important to respect a minimum thickness of 1 mm in order to guarantee the object will not break.

With a 0.8 wall thickness, your design will be slightly flexible. To obtain more rigidity, we advise a 2mm wall thickness. Silver is a relatively malleable and heavy material, it can be distorted if too much weight is applied to an area of ​​your object. We recommend that you thicken the most stressed parts, or choose a more fitting material for your design.

Tip Silver is a relatively malleable material. The most stressed and fragile areas may be distorted. We recommend that you thicken them to avoid distortions.

Sculpteo offers an online solidity check tool that highlights parts of the print that may be too thin for a print. From there you are able to tweak your design in order to create an object that is an appropriate thickness. To use it, you just need to upload your 3D file, select your material and click on the “Verification” tab.