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Table 3 Incomplete data due to 3D printer or slicing software limitations

From: Comparing cost and print time estimates for six commercially-available 3D printers obtained through slicing software for clinically relevant anatomical models

3D Printer

Infill percentage

Layer height

Incomplete data

Notes

Formlabs Form 2

N/A

0.05 mm, 0.10 mm

Femoral IT fracture model in horizontal and 45 degrees orientation does not fit on build plate.

0.10 mm is maximum layer height.

Formlabs Form 3

N/A

0.05 mm, 0.10 mm

Femoral IT fracture model in horizontal and 45 degrees orientation does not fit on build plate.

0.10 mm is maximum layer height.

LulzBot TAZ 6

15%, 20%

0.20 mm, 0.30 mm, 0.38 mm

N/A

0.38 mm layer height is the default setting. Slicing software is unable to slice at layer heights less than 0.19 mm.

Prusa i3 MK3S

15%, 20%

0.15 mm, 0.20 mm, 0.30 mm

At 0.30 mm layer height, spine tumor model indicates an error that empty layers were detected.

N/A

Stratasys F370

15%, 20%

0.01 in (0.254 mm), 0.013 in (0.3302 mm)

15% infill at 0.01 in (0.254 mm) layer height could not be sliced.

0.01 in (0.254 mm) layer height requires minimum 17% infill. 0.007 in (0.1778 mm), not investigated, requires minimum 23% infill.

Stratasys J750 Digital Anatomy

N/A

N/A

N/A

Option of choosing High Quality, High Mix, or High Speed.