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=Basics=
*A Device to Automatically Remove Prints From a 3D Printer
* '''Needs More Research''' into the how to do this
*Used mainly for automating [[Print Farms]] , and [[Microfactory]] s for mass production via 3d printers without need for human operation (assuming there aren't print failures)

=Industry Standards=
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDq0RWQBHms Vodoo Manufacturing] utilizes a robotic arm removing the whole print bed, placing it on a conveyor, then replacing it with another "clean one"

=Existing Open Source Designs=
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmpPQA_8aZc Sondre Aksnes's Design] utilizes a removable bed with modified "grip points" to allow a 1/2 (essentially a camera slider with a grabber?) axis gantry to remove the bed and place it elsewhere. Basic design, but with refinement could work
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avlengYsJdw The Youtube Channel "Make Anything" 's Design] utilizez the "gcode bump" method, and a 3d Printed cover for the extruder/hotend/fan assembly to assist the bump
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHoWeC9ilSc The Youtube Channel "Oro Yerta" 's design utilizez a single axis "scraper" that essentially uses the bladed [[3D Print Removal Tool]] , and attaches it to a cnc axis (Could be easy with a single Universal Axis, and a tool mount)

=Minimal Viable Product=
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=Preliminary Research/Plotting=
==Methods==
===Gcode "Bump"===
*Shoves the print off with the extruder/hotend/fan assmbly
*A Sheild/bumper/cover can be added to aid in this method via a simple 3d print
*Not an elegant solution, but can work with little modification of the printer
*Main Downside is that it may not work for all prints, or will damage them

===Dedicated Bumper/Scraper===
*Utilizes 1 or to axis (Most likely OSE method would be one "middle" or two [[Universal Axis]] and a dedicated tool holder ) to push a tool as wide as the print base to dislodge the part, and push it into a bin/chute/on to a conveyor belt
*Can be used for a better bumper, that is larger, yet does not effect the printer, or for a scraper as wide as the bed
*Most likely version will be hybid:
**A metal scraper as long as the printbed
**A Gap and then a Bumper to aid in pushing the part off
*This method is a good "in between" main cost is another motor, yet it is a more reliable solution than a simple gcode bump, and may work in more situations

===Gantry Based Bed Removal and Replacement===
*Uses a gantry (and perhaps a modified bed) to grab the print bed
*It is then moved to storage for later manual removal, or to a dedicated print removal device
*May need a seccond axis as the grabber?
*The bed may also need to have mounted "gripper points"
*More compact than the robotic arm version, although perhaps less capable, and it cant vertically scale (ie each "level" of printers requires an axis, or a vending machine style axis mover)
*Also more scalable due to longer axis
*Eliminates any issues with the removal method not working (not entirely removal, so perhaps a seperate page?)
*Can work well for single layer print farms, or for massively tall (ie x > 5 levels)

===Robotic Arm Based Bed Removal and Replacement===
*Uses a robotic (and perhaps a modified bed) to grab the print bed
*It is then moved to storage for later manual removal, or to a dedicated print removal device
*The bed may also need to have mounted "gripper points"
*less compact than the gantry (it sticks out further), but it can reach more levels on its own, and can move the print to another belt/device easier
*Less scalable due to adding length to the robot arm, or having to have multiple
*Eliminates any issues with the removal method not working (not entirely removal, so perhaps a seperate page?)
*Thus this device seems best for ~5 "level" print farms

===Hybrid Based Bed Removal===
*Same as the robotic arm method, but the arm is mounted on a large universal axis, thus allowing it's x axis to be extended
*So good for ~5 high print farms of a large scale

=Basic Design=
===Phase O===
*Gcode Bump
*OSE already does this? (there was an article on it?0

==Phase 1==
*Bin + Dedicated Bumper
*Grab a bin, and a spare axis/make one
* '''Needs a designed bumper/toolhead'''

=BOM=
==Phase 1==
* 1-3x Universal Axis (1-2 more likely)
**So:
*Toolhead/Bumper
**Filament Estimate Use (is pla fine, or abs?) Xgrams

=CAD=
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=Code=
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=See Also=
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=Useful Links=
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