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. 2021 Sep 25;10:e00234. doi: 10.1016/j.ohx.2021.e00234

Table 2.

Printing details for the parts required for the active valve.

Part Orientation Support Notes
Outer Connector up Y Support everywhere for servo mount.
Inner Connectors down Y Should only have support on bed.
Sleeve Large flat surface on bed. N
Pie Additional shaft down Y At least the cylinder of the shaft should have a medium infill (50%) to reinforce the teeth that the shaft part contact. The orientation does result in quite a small area of the actual part on the print bed; only the circle of the shaft, and the support material.
Shaft Axis up N Should be printed with high (80%) infill.
Nut Hex on bed. N
BarServo Flat surface on bed N
BarLink Flat surface on bed N
BarShaft Flat surface on bed N