{"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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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\" decoding=\"async\" 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=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><div class=\"GARD deee-ad\" style=\"margin:10px 0;\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2912967267075159\" data-ad-slot=\"8592377177\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><script>(adsbygoogle=window.adsbygoogle||[]).push({});<\/script><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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\" decoding=\"async\" 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=\"auto, (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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><div class=\"GARD deee-ad\" style=\"margin:10px 0;\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2912967267075159\" data-ad-slot=\"8592377177\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><script>(adsbygoogle=window.adsbygoogle||[]).push({});<\/script><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"486\" src=\"http:\/\/ideee.3deee.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/slicing_to_prevent_anisotrpy-1024x486.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-934\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ideee.3deee.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/slicing_to_prevent_anisotrpy-1024x486.png 1024w, https:\/\/ideee.3deee.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/slicing_to_prevent_anisotrpy-300x142.png 300w, https:\/\/ideee.3deee.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/slicing_to_prevent_anisotrpy-768x364.png 768w, https:\/\/ideee.3deee.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/slicing_to_prevent_anisotrpy.png 2012w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>The part is rotated along 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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><div class=\"GARD deee-ad\" style=\"margin:10px 0;\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2912967267075159\" data-ad-slot=\"8592377177\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><script>(adsbygoogle=window.adsbygoogle||[]).push({});<\/script><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> For more information on strength in 3D printing, see also:  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.3deee.ch\/?p=862\">Was ist der Einfluss der F\u00fclldichte, Schichtdicke und F\u00fcllmuster bei meinen 3D-Drucken\u00a0[German]<\/a> or <a style=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/my3dmatter.com\/influence-infill-layer-height-pattern\">Influence of Infill, Layer Height and Infill Pattern\u00a0[English]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Anisotropy&#8221; means that the properties of a material depend on the direction in which the force is applied. 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. 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