I run a small Youtube channel (Team Just 'Cuz Robotics) making combat robotics videos, often featuring 3D printed parts. I wanted a way to make quick and easy timelapses of models printing on my Prusa having the camera follow the bed movement.
I have my Prusa in an enclosure and the only existing similar arm sticks out much too far to still give the bed enough travel. The arm would hit the front of my enclosure during homing or printing. I designed this camera arm as the smallest footprint possible that will minimally interfere with the printer travel so this arm can fit within an enclosure. The homing procedure may still knock the camera into the extruder, but this will not damage the machine (cuz magnets).
After homing and mesh leveling as long as your model doesn't print in the front left corner of the bed this count should work great. Just stick the camera on and aim it and start the timelapse.
I also made a handy Google sheet to calculate how many seconds per frame to input for a given length print in order to get a given length timelapse.
https://bit.ly/WyzeSecPerFrame
Check out my channel!
http://bit.ly/JustCuzYoutube
3 walls, 20% Gyroid or Rectillinear infill. No supports needed, though it may help. If printing in Nylon or another easy to warp material a brim is advised.
Note: PLA may be too soft when the bed heats up so higher temperature filaments such as Nylon are recommended. I used Alloy 910 for mine.
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