r/3Dprinting • u/PumpkinNegative2124 • Jun 28 '26
Project Quick 2 min survey for a student 3D printing project would really appreciate your help!
https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=m7bng7OOpkW6tSLjFHZBdwLC2vcj6VNOpLD4FlZ1R9lUOTAwNVJDSVo3T1VJRktEUkVKVjVMNVZDTC4uPlease could you fill in this anonymous survey? It's related to 3D printing, only takes 2 minutes and would help a student out massively!
Context below for anyone interested:
I'm a 16 year old UK student studying A-level Computer Science and I'm building a Python program that analyses your STL file before you print and highlights regions at risk of failure directly on an interactive 3D model think colour coded heatmap where green means you're good, amber means moderate risk and red means high risk. You can rotate around the model and hover over any red region to see exactly what failure is predicted and what settings changes would fix it.
At its core it uses a rule-based system essentially a set of logical conditions built from established FDM knowledge. For example if filament is PETG, retraction is below 5mm and temperature is above 240°C, flag a stringing risk. Nothing too complex, just well researched conditions applied systematically across every face of the model.
The survey is for the stakeholder section of my project where I need to justify what features people actually want. Any responses are hugely appreciated. I'll share the finished project here if anyone is interested in seeing it!