# Designing for 3D printers
**URL:** https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/designing-for-3d-printers/30203
**Category:** Modeling Questions
**Created:** [February 5, 2024, 5:04pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/designing-for-3d-printers/30203 "2024-02-05T17:04:17Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@Oregonerd](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Oregonerd)
#### Post date: [February 5, 2024, 5:04pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/designing-for-3d-printers/30203/1 "2024-02-05T17:04:17Z")
Very interesting article on 3D printing considerations and your designs. Reducing overhangs is a biggie. Adding noise? At first printing angle on the bed seems counterintuitive, but I like it!
> **[An Alternative Orientation For 3D Printed Enclosures](https://hackaday.com/2024/02/02/an-alternative-orientation-for-3d-printed-enclosures/)**
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> When it comes to 3D printing, the orientation of your print can have a significant impact on strength, aesthetics, and functionality or ease of printing. The folks at Slant 3D have found that print…
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### Author:  [@Jan-Willem](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Jan-Willem)
#### Post date: [February 5, 2024, 6:08pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/designing-for-3d-printers/30203/2 "2024-02-05T18:08:55Z")
This is certainly an interesting article. I’m definitely going to experiment with it. Thanks for the tip!
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### Author:  [@Oregonerd](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Oregonerd)
#### Post date: [February 5, 2024, 6:42pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/designing-for-3d-printers/30203/3 "2024-02-05T18:42:40Z")
Another consideration is you could potentially print a larger design diagonally than vertically or horizontally.
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### Author:  [@Jan-Willem](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Jan-Willem)
#### Post date: [February 5, 2024, 6:46pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/designing-for-3d-printers/30203/4 "2024-02-05T18:46:44Z")
Yes! That too is a nice side effect 🙂