
The day begins with a tour of the 65 printers currently in use at PrintCity, led by Technical Officer Gary Buller who explained current 3D printing technologies and materials. If you produce a good model, this will produce a good 3D printed model. It simply meant that what appeared on the screen translated exactly to print. The pupils were taught that it’s exactly the same with 3D printing: the printing part of the process only follows extensive work and refinement in CAD software. The term WYSIWYG means ‘What You See Is What You Get’ and is synonymous with word processing, especially in its early days. The printer prints what you send to it but the vast majority of the actual work is done in a word processor. When you print a document on a normal paper printer, this is the end of work that was started much earlier. It will be live and you can ask any questions to our CTO, Miguel Calvo.Home » The PrintCity Blog » Hands-on with Autodesk Fusion 360 and 3D printing with Atherton Community School Hands-on with Autodesk Fusion 360 and 3D printing with Atherton Community SchoolĪs part of a university widening participation initiative, PrintCity welcomed pupils from Atherton Community School to spend a day learning about computer-aided-design and additive manufacturing. We’re hosting a free tech demo on February 7. Reliable bed tilt compensation (no more thumbscrews) 2.4 and 5 GHz Wi-Fi A 1080p camera (mounted higher for a better view) Compatibility with 280+ Marketplace materials Compatibility with S5 project files (no reslicing needed) And a whole lot more The UltiMaker S7 also includes quality of life improvements: We also reversed the front fan direction (fewer plastic hairs, less maintenance), made the print core door magnets stronger, and add a sensor that helps avoid flooding. This effectively makes it much harder to not achieve a perfect first layer, improving overall print success. The re-engineered print head has an inductive sensor which reduces noise when probing the build plate. Along with that, 4 pins and 25 magnets make it easy to replace the flex plate perfectly – even with one hand.

But we also don’t recommend using or adhesion structures for UltiMaker materials (except PC, ’s PC). Not only do you not need tools to pop a printed part off.

A PEI-coated flexible steel build plate makes a big difference to productivity.


The build stack has also been completely redesigned. To further enclose the build chamber the S7 only has one magnetically latched door. This filters the exhaust air of every print and also improves build temperature stability. It now includes an integrated Air Manager. The UltiMaker S7 is built on the success of the UltiMaker S5 and its design decisions were heavily based on feedback from customers.
