Physical Prototype
The MeMa Physical Shell is a physical deployment for the Memory Machine. It consists of a 3D Printed Shell and Internal Hardware. This guide can be split up into essentially 2 sections, how to print the shell and how to connect the prototype.
The MeMA 3D-Shell was printed using PLA Plastic on a Flashforge Creator-3. The test-shell was printed using GEEETECH Filament, with a nozzle temperature of 220 degrees and a build plate temperature of 65 degrees. However, these should be tweaked to your devices. settings. It is also reccommended to perform a test print beforehand, to avoid wasting large amounts of filament.
There are 2 supplied mema models in the repository, a whole-piece model and a 4 section model. Due to the large size of mema, we reccommend printing the 4 section model, and then combining afterwards, however if your printer is able to print the whole-piece model, then this would provide optimal strength. These models are all available in the modelbank directory, alongisde gcode for the flashforge creator-3. If you are using a different printer, then you will need to slice the models yourself, using a model slicer such as Cura.
⚠️ If your 3D printer does not support a large build plate, you can break the model down furhter using Blender. (Tutorial) Blender is a free, open-source, general purpose, 3D Modelling Software that can be used to split down a 3D model.
