Geometry
Dimensional
Accuracy (+/- 0.001 inches per inch)
Too Low: 30
Easily Achieved: 40 or higher
Surface
Roughness (microinches)
Too Low: 240
Easily Achieved: 260 or higher
Bounding
Box Volume (cubic inches)
Too Low: Less than 0.5
Just Right 0.5 - 1130
High: 1130 - 1500
Wall
Thickness
Uniform Walls Prefered: No
Max Wall Thickness (inches): 12
Min Wall Thickness (inches): 0.04
(over a 5" inch span)
Rounded Corners Prefered:
No
Compatible
Shapes:
As with other solid free-form fabrication processes, SLS can generate
any geometry within its bounding volume.
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