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: Laser Sintering (SLS)

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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.