Is 3D Printing time linear or exponential?

One of the biggest challenges for 3D printing nowadays is the printing time: very reasonable and efficient for small objects, but not so much when making big models⚠️

Here we can see the comparison using standard settings: 0.4mm nozzle, 0.2mm layer height and 60mm/s, same model, same filament, same printer😁

The only difference between models is a 30% reduction in size: 100%, 70%, 40% respectively. As you see, the time increase isn't linear, but exponential🔥

The good: time isn't very relevant if you have a 3D printer at home for personal use, it takes actually less time to print something than to order it only and wait for shipping and delivery♥️

The bad: for 3D printing business it's a massive factor because you can make 6 small pieces with the same time it takes to make 1 big piece😱.

Conclusion: nowadays our technology is very limited, but regardless the process, 3D printing is more efficient when it's used as a decentralized system (everyone printing at home) than a centralized system🤔

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It's just the law of squares and cubes, if the size doubles the volume is multiplied by 8