Ceramic

Ceramic is made by oven glazing after 3d-printing with a specific compound powder. The surface looks shiny and very smooth but weakly detailed. The objects are rigid, water and heat resistant.

Technology

Objects are produced by using a specific compound powder, then glazed at more than 1 000°C. Ceramic is a little bit fragile but heat and water resistant, and can be used for eating or drinking. Maximum size (X + Y + Z) is 400 mm. Minimum thickness is 3,0mm for a global size under 200 mm; then 4,0mm for a global size under 300 mm or 6,0 mm above these dimensions. We advise us to avoid thin structures and to design an large basis for your model.

8 colors are available:

• White Glossy
• Oyster Blue
• Tangerine Orange
• Turquoise
• Aquarius Blue
• Satin Black
• Anis Green
• Lemon Yellow

Design Rules
Size of Pieces

• Minimum bounding box sum: X + Y + Z dimensions = 120 mm
• Maximum bounding box sum: X + Y + Z dimensions = 400 mm
• Minimum fill per cent > 5.0%

Walls and Features

• For bounding box size 120 mm < X+Y+Z < 200 mm wall thickness 3.0 mm
• For bounding box size 201mm < X+Y+Z < 300 mm wall thickness 4.0 mm
• For bounding box size 301 mm < X+Y+Z < 400 mm wall thickness 6.0 mm
• Maximum wall thickness 15.0 mm
• Minimum feature size: 2.0 mm
• Minimum radii for corners: 2.0 mm
• Minimum feature opening size: 5.0 mm

Other Design Guidelines

• Try to avoid thick to thin structures (necking).
• Enclosed areas might not have glaze applied.
• Minimum wall thicknesses are a guide only for large pieces walls should be thicker.
• Glazing reduces the definition of features in the piece.
• Joining faces should have a radius of 2.0 mm.
• Thin struts cannot be attached to large unsupported sections
• Large sections should be lower in the part.
• Cantilevered struts should be less than 20.0 mm long.
• No moving parts.
• Part must have an obvious base.
• For hollow parts the part must have an opening for powder removal that is at least 10 mm diameter.

Text

• Minumum point size for raised text 36 point or 12.7 mm (0.5 inch)
• Minimum point size for engraved text 60 point or 21.2 mm (0.83 inch)

• 8 colors available
• Shiny and smooth
• Food safe
• Water and heat resistant