Things to Bring
- Your 3D printer (FDM or SLA)
- Laptop with your preferred slicer installed
- Physical mouse (recommended)
- A USB drive (optional)
- Any failed prints you would like reviewed
- Resin or filament currently used in your workflow (optional)
Already understand the basics of 3D printing and want to take your skills to the next level?
Our Intermediate 3D Printing Workshop is designed for existing printer owners who want to improve print quality, reduce failures, understand advanced settings, and gain confidence maintaining and troubleshooting their machine.
This is a hands-on workshop where you can bring your own printer and work directly with our instructors to improve your setup and workflow.
FDM & SLA Covered
Whether you own a filament printer (FDM) such as Bambu Lab, Prusa, Creality, Elegoo, Anycubic or a resin printer (SLA/MSLA) such as Phrozen, Elegoo, Anycubic or Uniformation, this course is tailored to your machine and printing goals.
What You'll Learn
Advanced Slicer Configuration
- Layer heights and quality settings
- Support generation and optimisation
- Infill selection and strength requirements
- Speed and acceleration tuning
- Temperature tuning
- Material profiles
- Print orientation strategies
Printer Calibration
- Flow calibration
- Pressure advance / linear advance
- Retraction tuning
- Input shaping overview
- Extruder calibration
- Dimensional accuracy tuning
- First layer optimisation
Troubleshooting & Diagnostics
- Identifying print defects
- Understanding root causes
- Surface quality improvements
- Stringing reduction
- Layer adhesion issues
- Warping and shrinkage
- Support failures
- Resin print failures and troubleshooting
Machine Maintenance
- Preventative maintenance schedules
- Nozzle and hotend servicing
- Belt tension adjustment
- Lubrication procedures
- Electronics inspections
- LCD and resin vat maintenance
- FEP and release film replacement
Hands-On Workshop
Participants are encouraged to bring their own machine.
Our instructors will work through:
- Machine inspection
- Calibration review
- Print quality assessment
- Slicer profile review
- Maintenance recommendations
- Troubleshooting specific issues
Who Is This Course For?
- Existing printer owners
- Makers and hobbyists
- Schools and STEM programs
- Small businesses using 3D printing
- Cosplayers and prop makers
- Engineers and product designers
- Anyone wanting better print quality and fewer failures
By The End Of This Workshop
You will have a deeper understanding of your printer, improved slicer knowledge, a customised action plan for your machine, and the confidence to diagnose and solve many advanced printing issues on your own.
Bring your printer, your questions, and your failed prints. We'll help you understand not only what went wrong, but why it happened and how to prevent it in the future.
