We'll use a smartphone camera to capture the time-lapses.Here's a short overview of the instructable:

In this instructable I'll show you how to start capture 3D printing time-lapses in about 1 hour from now.Īll you need is a few basic components you're likely to already have, and a access to the Cura slicer. Also, my 3D printer is working perfectly, and I didn't want to mess with my workflow - I don't want a new micro-computer and I definitely don't want a new software. Honestly, I just wanted to start capturing 3D printing time-lapses today. But Rasberry Pi costs over 100$ these days and are pretty hard to find ever since the COVID chip crises started. I looked around, and it seems that most people are using a Raspberry Pi or some kind of a micro-computer connected to a web app called OctoPrint. So, I wanted to do be able to capture these awesome videos myself. The results are hypnotizing - the object you're printing seems to be forming out of thin air. After every 3D printed layer is complete, the printer head moves to a certain position, and an image is taken. So people have come up with a cool solution- instead of capturing the entire 3D printing process, reduce the number of images to 1 image per layer. Problem is, you can't just capture 6 hours of film and turn in into a 5 seconds video, because everything would be moving really fast and you'd be giving your audience a headache. However, 3D printing takes a really long time, so you have to fast-forward the video if you want to make it a little more interesting. As a writer here on instructables I've always wanted to film the process of 3D printing.

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