{"id":931,"date":"2018-12-29T21:47:02","date_gmt":"2018-12-29T19:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ideee.3deee.ch\/?p=931"},"modified":"2018-12-29T21:47:04","modified_gmt":"2018-12-29T19:47:04","slug":"what-is-anisotropy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ideee.3deee.ch\/?p=931","title":{"rendered":"What is anisotropy?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>&#8220;Anisotropy&#8221; means that the properties of a material depend on the direction in which the force is applied. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 3D printing process tends by nature to build up a weakness along the Z axis because the connections between the layers are not so strong. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This peculiarity of the 3D printing processes is known to the manufacturers and so the strength along the printing axis is also indicated as a reduced value in many data sheets of materials for e.g. SLS materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"550\" height=\"376\" src=\"http:\/\/ideee.3deee.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/anisotropy-e1425545066727.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-932\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ideee.3deee.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/anisotropy-e1425545066727.png 550w, https:\/\/ideee.3deee.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/anisotropy-e1425545066727-300x205.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\r<div class=\"GARD gard_advanced_mode\" id=\"google-ads-lAwa\"><script>\radUnit = document.getElementById(\"google-ads-lAwa\");\rgoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-2912967267075159\";\radUnit = document.getElementById(\"google-ads-lAwa\");\radWidth = adUnit.offsetWidth;\rif ( adWidth >= 999999 ) {\r\/* GETTING THE FIRST IF OUT OF THE WAY *\/ \r} else if ( adWidth >= 468 ) {\rif (document.querySelectorAll(\".ad_unit\").length > 3 ) {\rgoogle_ad_slot = \"0\";\radUnit.style.display = \"none\";\r} else {\rgoogle_ad_slot = \"9924945823\";\rgoogle_ad_width = 468;\rgoogle_ad_height = 60;\radUnit.style.cssFloat  = \"\";\radUnit.style.styleFloat  = \"\";\radUnit.style.margin = \"\";\radUnit.style.textAlign = \"\";\radcount = document.querySelectorAll(\".ad_unit\").length;\rtag = \"ad_unit_468x60_\"+adcount;\radUnit.className = adUnit.className + \" ad_unit \" + tag;\r}\r} else if ( adWidth >= 300 ) {\rif (document.querySelectorAll(\".large_skyscraper\").length > 3 ) {\rgoogle_ad_slot = \"0\";\radUnit.style.display = \"none\";\r} else {\rgoogle_ad_slot = \"8448212620\";\rgoogle_ad_width = 300;\rgoogle_ad_height = 600;\radUnit.style.cssFloat  = \"\";\radUnit.style.styleFloat  = \"\";\radUnit.style.margin = \"\";\radUnit.style.textAlign = \"\";\radcount = document.querySelectorAll(\".large_skyscraper\").length;\rtag = \"large_skyscraper_300x600_\"+adcount;\radUnit.className = adUnit.className + \" large_skyscraper \" + tag;\r}\r} else if ( adWidth >= 160 ) {\rif (document.querySelectorAll(\".ad_unit\").length > 3 ) {\rgoogle_ad_slot = \"0\";\radUnit.style.display = \"none\";\r} else {\rgoogle_ad_slot = \"7793371424\";\rgoogle_ad_width = 160;\rgoogle_ad_height = 600;\radUnit.style.cssFloat  = \"\";\radUnit.style.styleFloat  = \"\";\radUnit.style.margin = \"\";\radUnit.style.textAlign = \"\";\radcount = document.querySelectorAll(\".ad_unit\").length;\rtag = \"ad_unit_160x600_\"+adcount;\radUnit.className = adUnit.className + \" ad_unit \" + tag;\r}\r} else {\rgoogle_ad_slot = \"0\";\radUnit.style.display = \"none\";\r}<\/script>\r<script src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>If one is dependent on the strength in a part, it is important that one is aware of this property.<br> This also means that the part is weakest along the printing axis and usually breaks there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This can be counteracted by placing the component in the slicer in such a way that the greatest force is not applied to the Z axis of the printer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, this often means that the component is rotated by 30\u00b0 or 45\u00b0 along the X or Y axis, for example, and you suddenly have to print support for a part that would not actually need it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"486\" src=\"http:\/\/ideee.3deee.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/normal_slicing-1024x486.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-933\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ideee.3deee.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/normal_slicing-1024x486.png 1024w, https:\/\/ideee.3deee.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/normal_slicing-300x142.png 300w, https:\/\/ideee.3deee.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/normal_slicing-768x364.png 768w, https:\/\/ideee.3deee.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/normal_slicing.png 2012w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Normal print. The Z-axis of the part is parallel to the Z-axis of the printer. Accordingly, the anisotropy forms along the Z-axis in the component.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\r<div class=\"GARD gard_advanced_mode\" id=\"google-ads-YS4D\"><script>\radUnit = document.getElementById(\"google-ads-YS4D\");\rgoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-2912967267075159\";\radUnit = document.getElementById(\"google-ads-YS4D\");\radWidth = adUnit.offsetWidth;\rif ( adWidth >= 999999 ) {\r\/* GETTING THE FIRST IF OUT OF THE WAY *\/ \r} else if ( adWidth >= 468 ) {\rif (document.querySelectorAll(\".ad_unit\").length > 3 ) {\rgoogle_ad_slot = \"0\";\radUnit.style.display = \"none\";\r} else {\rgoogle_ad_slot = \"9924945823\";\rgoogle_ad_width = 468;\rgoogle_ad_height = 60;\radUnit.style.cssFloat  = \"\";\radUnit.style.styleFloat  = \"\";\radUnit.style.margin = \"\";\radUnit.style.textAlign = \"\";\radcount = document.querySelectorAll(\".ad_unit\").length;\rtag = \"ad_unit_468x60_\"+adcount;\radUnit.className = adUnit.className + \" ad_unit \" + tag;\r}\r} else if ( adWidth >= 300 ) 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the X-axis, so that the anisotropy occurs obliquely in the component, so that the weakening of the material points in a different direction and a slightly higher strength is present in the Z-axis of the part.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\r<div class=\"GARD gard_advanced_mode\" id=\"google-ads-yQLs\"><script>\radUnit = document.getElementById(\"google-ads-yQLs\");\rgoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-2912967267075159\";\radUnit = document.getElementById(\"google-ads-yQLs\");\radWidth = adUnit.offsetWidth;\rif ( adWidth >= 999999 ) {\r\/* GETTING THE FIRST IF OUT OF THE WAY *\/ \r} else if ( adWidth >= 468 ) {\rif (document.querySelectorAll(\".ad_unit\").length > 3 ) {\rgoogle_ad_slot = \"0\";\radUnit.style.display = \"none\";\r} else {\rgoogle_ad_slot = \"9924945823\";\rgoogle_ad_width = 468;\rgoogle_ad_height = 60;\radUnit.style.cssFloat  = \"\";\radUnit.style.styleFloat  = \"\";\radUnit.style.margin = \"\";\radUnit.style.textAlign = \"\";\radcount = 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