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This project is intended to be a [[Distributive Enterprise]] which allows for a cloud-based 3D printing service. Payment is included in this service.
This project is intended to be a [[Distributive Enterprise]] which allows for a cloud-based 3D printing service. Payment is included in this service.


As a later phase, backed by the printing capacity of various 3D print clusters -
As a later phase, backed by the printing capacity of various 3D print clusters


=Team=
=Used For=
*3D Prnting of large numbers of parts
*as a componet of the [[Open Source Automation Construction Set]]
 
=Development Stuff=
==Team==
See [[Christian Log]] for July 2017 entries.
See [[Christian Log]] for July 2017 entries.


=Working Doc=
==Working Doc==
 
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=Cluster Features - Requirements=
==Cluster Features - Requirements==
*Control of 24 printers with one raspberry pi
*Control of 24 printers with one raspberry pi
*Logging of total print time for every machine
*Logging of total print time for every machine
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*Logging of print failure. Suggestions - upon starting a print on a given machine, you are asked whether the last print was successful.
*Logging of print failure. Suggestions - upon starting a print on a given machine, you are asked whether the last print was successful.


=Phases=
==Phases==
*1 - printing, 12 printers
*1 - printing, 12 printers
*2 - Online Ordering of 3D Prints. Software activates printer automatically, and prints shipping label automatically. Shipping via Pickup. Automatic print labels.
*2 - Online Ordering of 3D Prints. Software activates printer automatically, and prints shipping label automatically. Shipping via Pickup. Automatic print labels.
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*https://polar3d.com/ - Cloud 3D print platform; proprietary, but uses open source [[OctoPrint]].
*https://polar3d.com/ - Cloud 3D print platform; proprietary, but uses open source [[OctoPrint]].


=Links=
=Existing Open Source Designs=
*
 
=Minimum Viable Product=
*Open Source
*Modular
*User Maintainable
*User Upgradable
*Uses the [[D3D Printer]] (although this could be adapted to other machienes in the [[Open Source Digital Fabrication Construction Set]]
*Diverse Networking Options (ie USB, Thunderbolt 3, Ethernet, Infiniband, Wifi, Bluetooth, Lifi)
*Scalable From 2 Printers to 1,000 Printers (maybe more...)
*Intigration with the [[Open Source Automation Construction Set]]
*User Freindly
 
=Basic Design=
==Printer==
*[[D3D Printer]] (Although others could possibly work with the software+any additional hardware too)
 
==Hardware==
*Something like a rasberry pi/mini PC (or custom board) takes in the network signal, then this passes it off to the printer's microcontroller+servo controller via USB
*Because it is usb connected and not soldered in this allows for easy upgradability, and modularity
*This could all go in a 3D Printed Enclosure
 
=Software=
*
 
=BOM=
*
 
=See Also=
*[[Open Source Automation Construction Set]]
*[[Open Source Digital Fabrication Construction Set]]
*[[D3D Printer]]
*[[3d Printer Cluster]]
*[[3d Printer Cluster]]
=Useful Links=
*

Revision as of 15:57, 15 March 2018

Introduction

This project is intended to be a Distributive Enterprise which allows for a cloud-based 3D printing service. Payment is included in this service.

As a later phase, backed by the printing capacity of various 3D print clusters

Used For

Development Stuff

Team

See Christian Log for July 2017 entries.

Working Doc

edit

Cluster Features - Requirements

  • Control of 24 printers with one raspberry pi
  • Logging of total print time for every machine
  • Logging of total number of prints
  • Logging of print failure. Suggestions - upon starting a print on a given machine, you are asked whether the last print was successful.

Phases

  • 1 - printing, 12 printers
  • 2 - Online Ordering of 3D Prints. Software activates printer automatically, and prints shipping label automatically. Shipping via Pickup. Automatic print labels.
  • 3 - Integration with postage printing.
  • 4 - Addition of Stickers printed on demand.
  • 5 - Open source color laser printer and inkjet printer.

Industry Standards

Existing Open Source Designs

Minimum Viable Product

Basic Design

Printer

  • D3D Printer (Although others could possibly work with the software+any additional hardware too)

Hardware

  • Something like a rasberry pi/mini PC (or custom board) takes in the network signal, then this passes it off to the printer's microcontroller+servo controller via USB
  • Because it is usb connected and not soldered in this allows for easy upgradability, and modularity
  • This could all go in a 3D Printed Enclosure

Software

BOM

See Also

Useful Links

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