Two-Sided Customizable Dog Tag (Fusion 360)

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

Print Instructions

• Material: PLA or PETG (2 to 3 different colors)
• Supports: No
• Orientation: 
  • Print all the pieces face down

Assembly/Instructions

Note: This print employs a layer swap and the multi-pass printing method (detailed by Make Anything in Multipass Multicolor using Prusa Slicer // Single Extruder Multicolor 3D Printing), but also has an option to only use layer swaps. 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 Swaps (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 (Two Sided) - Body” file for an example
  • Import that file into your slicer
  • Add a print pause so that the bottom text contrasts with the background (as shown in the photo)
  • Add a print pause so that the top text contrasts with the background (as shown in the photo)
  • Note that the side facing the print bed will probably have the best finish on it
• Printing
  • Print the file
  • Change the filament at the first pause to a contrasting color
  • At the second pause, change the filament to a new color or back to the first color

Multi-Pass Printing Method and Layer Swap (For Single Extruder Printers)

• Prep
  • Modify the .f3d file for your purposes
  • Export your dog tag with the body of the dog tag and one side of text in the same file or download the “Dog Tag (Two 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
  • 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
  • Add a pause and a layer swap so that the top text contrasts with the background
• 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
  • At the print pause, change the filament to a third color or back to the original color

MMU or MMS

• Prep
  • Modify the .f3d file for your purposes
  • Export your dog tag with the body of the dog tag and both sides of the text in the same file
  • Import that file into your slicer
  • 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 or two colors to the two sets of text

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