One-Sided Customizable Dog Tag (Fusion 360)

This is a one-sided customizable dog tag. It was designed in Fusion 360 and can be modified for many purposes. 

Print Instructions

• Material: PLA or PETG (two different colors)
• Supports: No
• Orientation: 
  • Print all the pieces face down

Assembly/Instructions

Note: This print employs either a layer swap or the multi-pass printing method (detailed by Make Anything in Multipass Multicolor using Prusa Slicer // Single Extruder Multicolor 3D Printing). A layer swap simply involves adding a pause to your print and then changing the filament so that the text stands out against the background. Multi-pass printing is slightly more involved, but it can yield phenomenal results.

Layer Swap (For Single Extruder Printers)

• Prep
  • Modify the .f3d file for your purposes
  • Export your dog tag with just the body of the dog tag and not the text in the file or download the “Dog Tag (One Sided) - Body” file for an example
  • Import that file into your slicer
  • Add a print pause so that the text contrasts with the background (as shown in the photo)
  • Ensure that the text is facing the build plate for the best results
• Printing
  • Print the file
  • Change the filament at the pause to a contrasting color

Multi-Pass Printing Method (For Single Extruder Printers)

• Prep
  • Modify the .f3d file for your purposes
  • Export your dog tag with the body of the dog tag and text in the same file or download the “Dog Tag (One Sided) - All” file for an example
  • Import that file into your slicer
  • Ensure that the entire file, including the text and the body of the dog tag, is oriented with the text facing the build plate
  • Ensure that the text is lined up with the holes in the body of the dog tag
  • Delete the body of the dog tag
  • Then slice that file with just the text
  • Undo the deletion of the body of the dog tag
  • Ensure that everything is still lined up
  • Delete the text
  • Slice the file with just the body of the dog tag
• Printing
  • Print the file with the text, in whatever color you want
  • Remove any purge lines from the build surface, but leave the text on the build plate
  • Print the file with the body of the dog tag on top of the text
  • Change the color of the filament between the file so that the body of the dog tag contrasts with the text

MMU or MMS

• Prep
  • Modify the .f3d file for your purposes
  • Export your dog tag with the body of the dog tag and text in the same file or download the “Dog Tag (One Sided) - All” file for an example
  • Import that file into your slicer
  • Ensure that the entire file, including the text and the body of the dog tag, is oriented with the text facing the build plate
  • Ensure that the text is lined up with the holes in the body of the dog tag
  • Assign one color to the body of the dog tag and one color to the text of the dog tag

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