G'day All,
There's several free CAD packages available that produce great SLI outputs.
Coming from SolidWorks I prefer the interface of RS's DesignSpark; it's quite basic yet is easy to use for that reason. It's available from the RS website for free, no registration required. Google "RS Components" for your national site.
Here's a link with a few more free, and some paid, options:
https://m.all3dp.com...e-cad-software/
If you're trying to print ABS with a Wanhao Di3 printer (or derivative), you'll be making work for yourself; they're not good at it.
Honestly, not many printers are good at ABS. Pure ABS is a great injection moulding plastic but for all the reasons it's good for that make it suck to print with.
All the first generation 3D printers worked with ABS, or tried to, only because ABS was the only filament available. ABS filament was on the market for plastic welding. Once 3D printers had enough market force, other filament types were introduced. Like nylon, ABS/PC, PLA, HIPS, and the list goes on.
You could probably print ABS/PC with a Di3, or any Prusa type printer, if you slowed it down and used a perf-board bed or something similar. Parts won't be a hard as PLA, or as strong, but they might be "glue compatible" to the ABS fairing.
BTW
If you've fitted a Z-brace to your Di3, you've probably fitted my design or one of the derivatives/mods.
If you haven't, I strongly suggest you do fit a Z brace; well worth the time and effort and is rewarded by better, faster prints.
https://www.thingive...om/thing:921948
Cheers,
AzzA
Edited by AzzA, 12 January 2019 - 12:03 pm.