Background Materials

3D-Printing

We used the following information on Afinia 3D printers and the different types of filament.

http://afinia.com/3d-printers/3d-plastic-filaments/

Applying Paint Finish

We followed the following guides for priming and painting our 3D-printed puzzle pieces:

https://formlabs.com/blog/priming-3d-printed-parts/

https://formlabs.com/blog/painting-3d-printed-parts/

XTC-3D is a protective coating for smoothing and finishing 3D printed pieces. The video attached shows how the coating is used:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSKxycs3kPg