3D Printer Performance Survey

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1. Please tell us where you are located

Please tell us where you are located City/Town:
State/Province:
Country:

2. Please tell us which test coupon design you used

Please tell us which test coupon design you used NextFab Studio Test Coupon 1.stl

Other (please specify)

3. Please describe any thoughts or concerns you have with the test coupon design you used

Please describe any thoughts or concerns you have with the test coupon design you used

4. Please describe the material you used to build the coupon

Please describe the material you used to build the coupon ABS

PLA

Other (please specify)

5. We'd like to know how long it took for your system to build the test coupon. Please note the start and end times and enter them here:

	HH		MM	AM/PM
Time of raft or first layer:	We'd like to know how long it took for your system to build the test coupon. Please note the start and end times and enter them here: Time of raft or first layer: Hour	:	Minute	AM or PM
Time last layer comlpeted:	Time last layer comlpeted: Hour	:	Minute	AM or PM

6. What 3D printer hardware did you use for this test?

What 3D printer hardware did you use for this test? RepRap Mendel

Bits from Bytes BFB300

Bits from Bytes RapMan

RepRap Darwin

RepRap Prusa

Fab@Home Model 2

MakerBot Thing-O-Matic

MakerBot CupCake CNC

Fab@Home Model 1

RepRap Huxley

Other (please specify)

7. Please enter the firmware version number used to collect this data (please use the firmware author's numbering/naming scheme)

Please enter the firmware version number used to collect this data (please use the firmware author's numbering/naming scheme)

8. Please indicate which software components you are using to control your machine

Please indicate which software components you are using to control your machine BFB Axon

Fab@Home Model 1 Application

Fab2Gcode

FabInterpreter

FabStudio

Netfabb Engine

Replicator G

RepRap

Skeinforge

Other (please specify)

9. Please enter the software version number used to build the test coupon (please try to use the software author's naming/numbering scheme)

Please enter the software version number used to build the test coupon (please try to use the software author's naming/numbering scheme)

Please measure your printed coupons as indicated here.

10. Please enter your measurements in millimeters:

Please enter your measurements in millimeters: ALOA (Part A – Length Overall)
AWOA (Part A – Width Overall)
AHOA (Part A – Height Overall)
AL15 (Part A – Length of edge with 15 degree wedge)
AL30 (Part A – Length of edge with 30 degree edge)
A1PILLAR (Part A – Diameter of 1st pillar)
A1HOLE (Part A – Diameter of 1st hole)
A2PILLAR (Part A – Diameter of 2nd pillar)
A2HOLE (Part A – Diameter of 2nd hole)
AH15 (Part A – Height of shelf at 15 degree wedge)
AH30 (Part A – Height of shelf at 30 degree wedge)
BLOA (Part B – Length Overall)
BWOA (Part B – Width Overall)
BHOA (Part B – Height Overall)
BL15 (Part B – Length of edge with 15 degree wedge)
BL30 (Part B – Length of edge with 30 degree edge)
B1PILLAR (Part B – Diameter of 1st pillar)
B1HOLE (Part B – Diameter of 1st hole)
B2PILLAR (Part B – Diameter of 2nd pillar)
B2HOLE (Part B – Diameter of 2nd hole)
BH15 (Part B – Height of shelf at 15 degree wedge)
BH30 (Part B – Height of shelf at 30 degree wedge)

11. Please tell us what tools you used to measure the test coupon

Please tell us what tools you used to measure the test coupon Vernier caliper

Digital caliper

Machinist ruler

Office ruler

Tape measure

Micrometer

Other (please specify)

12. If you have any additional thoughts about the build (unexpected results, qualitative observations, etc.), please express them here

If you have any additional thoughts about the build (unexpected results, qualitative observations, etc.), please express them here

13. Please describe any hardware or software customizations or techniques you use that you feel are helpful

Please describe any hardware or software customizations or techniques you use that you feel are helpful

14. Please make suggestions for improving our methods of measuring 3D printer performance and collecting the data

Please make suggestions for improving our methods of measuring 3D printer performance and collecting the data