Fit on a Mark X Build Plate: This may seem simple, but it meant that we needed to be creative in propellor placement.We wanted to limit print time to less than three days at most, which meant minimizing (or even eliminating in some prototypes) carbon fiber usage and designing to eliminate supports altogether. By itself, the drone contains more than 220 cubic centimeters of Onyx. Print in Onyx without supports: A unibody drone is a time consuming print.Secondarily, the hardware needed to be easily removable as we intended to iterate through several prototypes. This meant that all the critical components and wiring from that drone had to fit easily inside the hollow body of the part without upsetting center of gravity. We’ve modified an IRIS+ drone before, so using this hardware was an easy choice. Fit IRIS+ Hardware: We chose to use the hardware, control, and motors from an IRIS+ Drone for our final product.This both shows off the size of the Mark X and eliminates weak points where multiple parts would connect.
Unibody: In order to showcase the size of the Mark X, we wanted the main structure of the drone to be one part.For our part, we had four central requirements: When designing a part from scratch, it’s important to first consider the requirements for a successful part. In this post, We’ll discuss how we designed the part for printing and flying quality. Dreamed up as a potential demonstration of the size, strength, and surface finish of Mark X parts, it has far exceeded expectations in practice. If you’ve been following us recently, you’ve probably seen our new favorite Mark X part: a unibody, 3D printed drone.
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