{"id":19393,"date":"2023-12-12T11:10:49","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T11:10:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xometry.pro\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=19393"},"modified":"2025-10-15T15:52:34","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T13:52:34","slug":"3d-printing-design-rules","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/xometry.pro\/en-eu\/articles\/3d-printing-design-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"Infographic: Design Rules for 3D Printing"},"content":{"rendered":"    <aside class=\"article-content-aside\">\r\n        <div class=\"aside-title\">Simplify Material Selection for Your 3D Printing Projects<\/div><div class=\"aside-text\"><p>Choose the ideal material for your project using our step-by-step 3D printing tool.<\/p>\n<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/xometry.pro\/en-eu\/tools\/3d-printing-decision-guide\/\" class=\"aside-image sidebar__aside-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/xometry.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/3d_printing_process_selection.png\" alt=\"\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/xometry.pro\/en-eu\/tools\/3d-printing-decision-guide\/\" class=\"aside-link\"><\/a>    <\/aside>\r\n    \n\n\n<p>A single design rule doesn\u2019t apply to <a href=\"https:\/\/xometry.eu\/en\/3d-printing\/\">all 3D printing technologies<\/a>. Technologies like<a href=\"https:\/\/xometry.pro\/en-eu\/articles\/3d-printing-fdm-overview\/\"> FDM<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/xometry.pro\/en-eu\/articles\/3d-printing-sla-overview\/\">SLA <\/a>utilise support structures while others don\u2019t. Engineering features like wall thickness, holes and tolerance limits should also be designed differently for different technologies. Designing for 3D printing is not a tough task as long as you know the rules. They help in improving the efficiency of printing as well as reducing costs. Xometry Europe offers 7 different types of additive manufacturing processes and this guide provides an overview of design rules with respect to each 3D printing technology.<\/p>\n\n\n    <div class=\"fancybox-image-block\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/xometry.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/EN-Design-rules-for-3d-printing-scaled.png\"  data-fancybox=\"gallery\" class=\"slide-fancybox fancybox_title\" title=\"\">\r\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/xometry.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/EN-Design-rules-for-3d-printing-scaled.png\" class=\"fancybox-image-block__img\" style=\"max-width:1000px;height: 600px;\" >\r\n                    <figcaption><\/figcaption>\r\n                <\/a>\r\n            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