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==Basics==
=Basics=


- Part of the [[Open Source Digital Fabrication Construction Set]]
- Part of the [[Open Source Digital Fabrication Construction Set]]
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- Similar to a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skycam Skycam] or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spidercam Spidercam] in operation
- Similar to a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skycam Skycam] or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spidercam Spidercam] in operation


- Is more easy to scale cheaply due to the lack of a frame and the inexpensiveness of cabling
- Is more easy to scale cheaply (more so on the larger side; [[D3D]] is definetly better for most things) due to the lack of a frame and the inexpensiveness of cabling




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==Used For==
=Used For=


- Large Scale 3D Prints
- Large Scale 3D Prints
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==Industry Standards==
=Industry Standards=


- None?
- None?
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==Minimum Viable Product==
=Minimum Viable Product=


- Print Area of at least "5 meter by 5 meter by 5 meter" minimum while scalable up to 50 meter by 50 meter by 50 meter
- Print Area of at least "5 meter by 5 meter by 5 meter" minimum while scalable up to 50 meter by 50 meter by 50 meter
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==Basics Design==
=Basic Design=


'''Base Station'''
==Base Station==


- 1x per Hangprinter
- 1x per Hangprinter
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'''Anchor Module'''
==Anchor Module==


- 3x or more per Hangprinter
- 3x or more per Hangprinter
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'''Carridge'''
==Carridge==


- 1x per Hangprinter
- 1x per Hangprinter
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==BOM==
=BOM=
 
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=[[OSE Priority Filter]]=
=[[OSE Priority Filter]]=


Strength:
==Strength:==
*Great concept
*Great concept
*Low cost way to print very large structures
*Low cost way to print very large structures
Weakness:
 
 
 
==Weakness:==
*Large effort is required to set up a stable support structure for the 3D printer
*Large effort is required to set up a stable support structure for the 3D printer
*Practicality needs to be evaluated based on the effort of setup prior to a print
*Practicality needs to be evaluated based on the effort of setup prior to a print
Opportunity:
 
 
==Opportunity:==
*Developing an easy to set up, replicable technique of printing with the Hangprinter would be a great addition to the community
*Developing an easy to set up, replicable technique of printing with the Hangprinter would be a great addition to the community


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==See Also==
=See Also=
 


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==Usefull Links==
=Useful Links=


- [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hangprinter Wikipedia Page on the Hangprinter]
- [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hangprinter Wikipedia Page on the Hangprinter]


- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6k4aVsbUOk Timelapse Video of A Print By it]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6k4aVsbUOk Timelapse Video of A Print By it]

Latest revision as of 06:16, 12 January 2018

Basics

- Part of the Open Source Digital Fabrication Construction Set

- A 3D Printer that is suspended from anchored cables instead of a frame

- Similar to a Skycam or Spidercam in operation

- Is more easy to scale cheaply (more so on the larger side; D3D is definetly better for most things) due to the lack of a frame and the inexpensiveness of cabling



Used For

- Large Scale 3D Prints

- Architectual/Art Prints

- Building 3D Printing

- Possibly could be used for the Open Source Building Printer or the Open Source Watercraft Hull Printer



Industry Standards

- None?



Minimum Viable Product

- Print Area of at least "5 meter by 5 meter by 5 meter" minimum while scalable up to 50 meter by 50 meter by 50 meter

- Advanced Tracking/Calibration to increase accuracy + make it more consistent

- Keep Motors on the anchor stations instead of the carridge itself to reduce weight + allow for more hefty motors



Basic Design

Base Station

- 1x per Hangprinter

- Is essentially the brains of the printer

- Converts the file from either a storage device (such as USB thumb drive, SD card micro SD card etc.) , wifi or bluetooth signal, or usb direct transfer to a form understandable by the device

- It then distributes this information to the Anchor Modules, and the Carridge for the print

- It also does all the processing for the tracking

- can also contain IO for settings adjustmnts, error alerts etc.


Anchor Module

- 3x or more per Hangprinter

- Is used to anchor the printer, track it, and propel it with the intgtated motors.


Carridge

- 1x per Hangprinter

- Used for the extrusion + may include its own additional tracking https://salt.bountysource.com/teams/hangprinter[



BOM

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OSE Priority Filter

Strength:

  • Great concept
  • Low cost way to print very large structures


Weakness:

  • Large effort is required to set up a stable support structure for the 3D printer
  • Practicality needs to be evaluated based on the effort of setup prior to a print


Opportunity:

  • Developing an easy to set up, replicable technique of printing with the Hangprinter would be a great addition to the community



See Also

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Useful Links

- Wikipedia Page on the Hangprinter

- Timelapse Video of A Print By it