Tips & tricks

Design for vapor smoothing Design choices that smooth well: internal channels, small features, thin walls, lattices and fits. Preparing parts Depowdering, cleaning and checks before parts go into the chamber. Post-smoothing What happens next: dyeing, painting, cleaning, assembly and inspection. Racking & hanging Loading the chamber: racks, hooks, spacing and orientation.

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About the Tips & tricks category Tips & tricks		0	0	October 7, 2026
How do you check smoothed parts? Share your QA routine Post-smoothing		0	0	October 7, 2026
What "sealed" means: water resistance and porosity Post-smoothing pa12 , tpu		0	0	October 7, 2026
Cleaning and handling smoothed parts Post-smoothing postpro-pure		0	0	October 7, 2026
Painting, coating and bonding smoothed parts: share your experience Post-smoothing		0	0	October 7, 2026
Dyeing and vapor smoothing: which comes first? Post-smoothing mjf , sls		0	0	October 7, 2026
Press-fits, snap-fits and assemblies after smoothing Design for vapor smoothing sls , hss , pa12		0	0	October 7, 2026
Thin walls and lattices: what to check Design for vapor smoothing mjf , sls , tpu		0	0	October 7, 2026
Small features, text and sharp edges: test before you commit Design for vapor smoothing		0	0	October 7, 2026
Designing internal channels for vapor smoothing Design for vapor smoothing mjf		0	0	October 7, 2026
Will vapor smoothing change my part's dimensions? Design for vapor smoothing sls , hss , pa12		0	0	October 7, 2026
Know your chamber: sizes and cycle times across the SF range Racking & hanging sfx , sf2x , sf50 , sf100		0	0	October 7, 2026
Share your best racking setup for TPU lattices Racking & hanging mjf , tpu		0	0	October 7, 2026
How part orientation and fixturing affect results Racking & hanging		0	0	October 7, 2026
Before your first cycle: which printer technologies can be vapor smoothed? Preparing parts mjf , sls , saf , hss , fdm		0	0	October 7, 2026
Depowder thoroughly before smoothing, and why it matters Preparing parts mjf , sls , saf , hss		0	0	October 7, 2026