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Generally, in each project I'll have a common file in which my base objects (and their geometry) are declared. Then I build up structures from these objects, relating them using the declared geometries. Be sure to declare the geometries of these structures as their own variables (composed from substructure properties). Then, for each print job, I have a file which <tt>include</tt>s this common file, and calls those <tt>module</tt>s to be printed. There shouldn't be any composition in these files, just any <tt>translate</tt>s, <tt>rotate</tt>s, and <tt>mirror</tt>s necessary to distribute the objects optimally on a print tray. Ensure they're distinct, so that slicing software can treat them as different objects (necessary for e.g. multimaterial printing). Finally, I have a file which assembles all the pieces together as they're expected to be assembled, serving as a check on the objects; neither this file nor the common file are exported to STL.

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	Generally, in each project I'll have a common file in which my base objects (and their geometry) are declared. Then I build up structures from these objects, relating them using the declared geometries. Be sure to declare the geometries of these structures as their own variables (composed from substructure properties). Then, for each print job, I have a file which <tt>include</tt>s this common file, and calls those <tt>module</tt>s to be printed. There shouldn't be any composition in these files, just any <tt>translate</tt>s, <tt>rotate</tt>s, and <tt>mirror</tt>s necessary to distribute the objects optimally on a print tray. Ensure they're distinct, so that slicing software can treat them as different objects (necessary for e.g. multimaterial printing). Finally, I have a file which assembles all the pieces together as they're expected to be assembled, serving as a check on the objects; neither this file nor the common file are exported to STL.		Generally, in each project I'll have a common file in which my base objects (and their geometry) are declared. Then I build up structures from these objects, relating them using the declared geometries. Be sure to declare the geometries of these structures as their own variables (composed from substructure properties). Then, for each print job, I have a file which <tt>include</tt>s this common file, and calls those <tt>module</tt>s to be printed. There shouldn't be any composition in these files, just any <tt>translate</tt>s, <tt>rotate</tt>s, and <tt>mirror</tt>s necessary to distribute the objects optimally on a print tray. Ensure they're distinct, so that slicing software can treat them as different objects (necessary for e.g. multimaterial printing). Finally, I have a file which assembles all the pieces together as they're expected to be assembled, serving as a check on the objects; neither this file nor the common file are exported to STL.

			[[CATEGORY: 3D Printing]]