UPLOADING YOUR PARTS

Step 1:

Click 'UPLOAD MODEL' to select the part you wish to upload. Please ensure your parts units are in either millimetres or inches. Currently accepted file formats are STL, OBJ and ZIP archive (with multiple STL/OBJ files). Once your part file is uploaded the online system will analyse your part. Depending on the size of your part, this may take a few minutes. When complete you will see 'No errors found' at the top of the model viewer and above the Model Stats sections.

Step 2:

Check the scaling of your part and adjust as necessary. Ensure the file units match. You can adjust units by selecting mm or inch. The scale can be changed by the following methods:

  • Dragging the percentage slider to the desired scale
  • Entering the scale percentage 
  • Entering the scale in either the X, Y or Z planes respectively

Depending on the printer chosen the system will try to automatically fit your part to the selected printers build tray volume. If you have a very large print you may need to contact us via our contacts page.

Check that your model has appeared correctly in the preview. You can use the following to navigate the live preview:

  • Zoom – Scroll up/down
  • Rotate – Click using left mouse button
  • Pan – Click using both left and right mouse buttons

Step 3:

Select the material you want your part to be manufactured with. Full details of the extensive range of materials we have are available at our materials page.

Step 4:

Select the printer/manufacturing type from the list. For each printer selected the layer thickness is indicated in brackets next to the printer name. See our printers page for a comparison of the various printer technologies as well as the resulting print quality.

Step 5:

Select the required infill amount. 0% is for no infill, 100% is for a solid model. See our printers page for a comparison of different levels of infill.

Step 6:

Confirm the final model print dimensions are correct.

Step 7:

Select required print quantity and finally click Add to Cart and follow the checkout process.

For multiple quantities a discount applies depending on the quantity chosen.

Quantity

Discount Applied

2-4

5%

5-9

10%

10-14

15%

15+

Please contact us via our contacts page

For larger quantities please contact us via our contacts page so we can determine the most cost effective price.

Need Assistance

If you have any questions or queries regarding any of the steps in the online ordering system please do not hesitate to contact our team. We are here to help.

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