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4. 3D Print the Exoskeleton parts: Rear

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

17

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Step 1: Important information!

Important Information / Downloadable Files:

If you purchased the Cybertruck digital data from our Shop than you will be able to download from your Account:

  • All .stl files,
    (which contain the Cybertruck 3D geometry),
  • PrusaSilcer .3mf files,
    (which contain the 3D Printing orientations and printing settings),
  • and .gcode files for Prusa Mini and Prusa Mk3S+.
    (which contain the necessary information for the 3D printer to print the geometry)

Important Information / Slicer software:

Our suggestion for 3D Printing slicer software:

Alternative 3D Printing slicer:

  • Any other slicer what you like, but than you should check the basic 3D Printing parameters from our manual in this and the next chapter.

Important Information / 3D Printer:

Our suggestion for 3D Printer:

Alternative 3D Printer:

Step 2: EX_QUARTER_PANEL_L

Printing parameters:

  • Filament material: PLA
  • Color: Silver
  • Layer height: 0,2 mm
  • Support: no
  • Infill: 15%
  • Brim: no
  • Printing time: ca. 9h 38 min
  • Filament weight: ca. 92 g
  • Prusa Mini compatible: Yes (diagonally)
  • Quantity: 1 piece

Step 3: EX_FENDER_REAR

Printing files:

  • 1X EX_FENDER_REAR_L
  • 1X EX_FENDER_REAR_R

Printing parameters:

  • Filament material: PLA
  • Color: Black
  • Layer height: 0,2 mm
  • Support: no
  • Infill: 15%
  • Brim: no
  • Printing time: ca. 1h 41 min
  • Filament weight: ca. 15 g
  • Prusa Mini compatible: Yes
  • Quantity: 2 x 1 piece

Step 4: EX_REAR_POSITION_LIGHT

Printing files:

  • 1X EX_REAR_POSITION_LIGHT _1_L
  • 1X EX_REAR_POSITION_LIGHT _1_R
  • 1X EX_REAR_POSITION_LIGHT

Printing parameters:

  • Filament material: PLA
  • Color: Red
  • Layer height: 0,2 mm
  • Support: no
  • Infill: 15%
  • Brim: no
  • Printing time: ca. 37 min
  • Filament weight: ca. 6 g
  • Prusa Mini compatible: Yes (diagonally)
  • Quantity: 3 x 1 piece

Step 5: EX_QUARTER_PANEL_R

Printing parameters:

  • Filament material: PLA
  • Color: Silver
  • Layer height: 0,2 mm
  • Support: no
  • Infill: 15%
  • Brim: no
  • Printing time: ca. 9h 38 min
  • Filament weight: ca. 92 g
  • Prusa Mini compatible: Yes (diagonally)
  • Quantity: 1 piece

Step 6: EX_TAILGATE_1

Printing parameters:

  • Filament material: PLA
  • Color: Silver
  • Layer height: 0,2 mm
  • Support: no
  • Infill: 15%
  • Brim: no
  • Printing time: ca. 6h 16 min
  • Filament weight: ca. 64 g
  • Prusa Mini compatible: Yes (diagonally)
  • Quantity: 1 piece

Step 7: EX_TAILGATE_2

Printing parameters:

  • Filament material: PLA
  • Color: Silver
  • Layer height: 0,2 mm
  • Support: no
  • Infill: 15%
  • Brim: no, but good 1st layer adhesion need!
  • Printing time: ca. 4h 29 min
  • Filament weight: ca. 38 g
  • Prusa Mini compatible: Yes
  • Quantity: 1 piece

Step 8: EX_TAILGATE_3

Printing parameters:

  • Filament material: PLA
  • Color: Silver
  • Layer height: 0,2 mm
  • Support: no
  • Infill: 15%
  • Brim: no
  • Printing time: ca. 1h 26 min
  • Filament weight: ca. 20 g
  • Prusa Mini compatible: Yes
  • Quantity: 1 piece

Step 9: EX_TAILGATE_COVER

Printing parameters:

  • Filament material: PLA
  • Color: Silver
  • Layer height: 0,2 mm
  • Support: no
  • Infill: 15%
  • Brim: no
  • Printing time: ca. 22 min
  • Filament weight: ca. 5 g
  • Prusa Mini compatible: Yes
  • Quantity: 1 piece

Step 10: EX_REAR_WINDOW_BODY _PANEL

Printing parameters:

  • Filament material: PLA
  • Color: Silver
  • Layer height: 0,2 mm
  • Support: no
  • Infill: 15%
  • Brim: no
  • Printing time: ca. 1h 25 min
  • Filament weight: ca. 15 g
  • Prusa Mini compatible: Yes
  • Quantity: 1 piece

Step 11: EX_CARGO_BED

Alternative versions:

If the component is not fit on your 3D Printer, use the alternative version

Alternative files:

  • EX_CARGO_BED_1 and EX_CARGO_BED_2: Fit for the Prusa Mini 180 x 180 mm bed size.

Printing parameters:

  • Filament material: PLA
  • Color: Black
  • Layer height: 0,2 mm
  • Support: no
  • Infill: 15%
  • Brim: no
  • Printing time: ca. 13h 31 min
  • Filament weight: ca. 147 g
  • Prusa Mini compatible: Yes, with alternative files
  • Quantity: 1 piece

Step 12: EX_TONNEAU_COVER_HOLDER

Printing parameters:

  • Filament material: PLA
  • Color: Black
  • Layer height: 0,2 mm
  • Support: no
  • Infill: 15%
  • Brim: no
  • Printing time: ca. 15h 19 min
  • Filament weight: ca. 149 g
  • Prusa Mini compatible: Yes
  • Quantity: 1 piece

Step 13: EX_TONNEAU_COVER

Alternative versions:

If the component is not fit on your 3D Printer, use the alternative version. Use the biggest size to print as possible!

Alternative files:

  • ex_tonneau_cover_v1_mini: Fit for 180 mm x 180 mm bed size (Prusa Mini)
  • ex_tonneau_cover_v1_196mm: Fir for 200 mm x 200 mm bed size
  • ex_tonneau_cover_v1_216mm: Fit for 220 mm x 220 mm bed size (Ender 3)
  • ex_tonneau_cover_v1_mk3s: Fit for 250 x 210 bed size (Prusa Mk3s) – Our Proposal

Why PETG filament material?

This part will our Cybertruck tonneau cover. It is heavily deformed when it is in the “Tonneau cover holder” and if it stay long time there, than the PLA could breaks away, but the PETG still work.

Printing parameters:

  • Filament material: PETG
    (alternative: PLA)
  • Color: Black
    (Alternative: Silver )
  • Layer height: 0,2 mm
  • Support: Yes, Everywhere
  • Infill: 15%
  • Brim: no
  • Printing time: ca. 2h 24 min
  • Filament weight: ca. 20 g
  • Prusa Mini compatible: Yes, with alternative files
  • Quantity: 1 piece

Step 14: EX_REAR_SEAT_VERTICAL

Printing parameters:

  • Filament material: PLA
  • Color: Black
  • Layer height: 0,2 mm
  • Support: no
  • Infill: 15%
  • Brim: no
  • Printing time: ca. 2h 48 min
  • Filament weight: ca. 29 g
  • Prusa Mini compatible: Yes
  • Quantity: 1 piece

Step 15: EX_STORAGE_BOX

Printing parameters:

  • Filament material: PLA
  • Color: Black
  • Layer height: 0,2 mm
  • Support: no
  • Infill: 15%
  • Brim: no
  • Printing time: ca. 3h 32 min
  • Filament weight: ca. 37 g
  • Prusa Mini compatible: Yes
  • Quantity: 1 piece

Step 16: EX_STORAGE_BOX COVER AND FLOOR

Printing files:

  • 1X EX_STORGAGE_BOX_COVER
  • 1X EX_STORGAGE_BOX_FLOOR

Printing parameters:

  • Filament material: PLA
  • Color: Black
  • Layer height: 0,2 mm
  • Support: no
  • Infill: 15%
  • Brim: no
  • Printing time: ca. 1h 14 min
  • Filament weight: ca. 15 g
  • Prusa Mini compatible: Yes
  • Quantity: 1 piece

Step 17: EX_BATTERY_REMOVER_TOOL

Printing parameters:

  • Filament material: PLA
  • Color: Black
  • Layer height: 0,2 mm
  • Support: no
  • Infill: 15%
  • Brim: no
  • Printing time: ca. 11 min
  • Filament weight: ca. 2 g
  • Prusa Mini compatible: Yes
  • Quantity: 1 piece

5 responses to “4. 3D Print the Exoskeleton parts: Rear”

  1. If anyone is having issues with the EX_TONNEAU_COVER breaking when putting it inside the EX_TONNEAU_COVER_HOLDER when using PETG or PLA, give Nylon a shot. I tried PETG from Overture, Hatchbox and Eryone and they all would bend better than PLA but would still start to crack after a few tests.
    Using Nylon (specifically Easy Nylon from Overture) I got a pretty good result on my first try. It’s perfectly flexible but still sturdy enough to work.
    I’m having issues pushing it _all the way_ inside the cover holder, but that’s just because the bends get a bit more aggressive as it goes in and I can see that there are some little burrs from my less-than-optimal printing settings. So that’s on me.

    • Could you give some more info about broken PETG EX_TONNEAU_COVER print?
      – did you use 0,2 mm layer height? It is Critical, bacause even with 0,15 mm layer it will be deformed differently!
      – what type of filament wasn’t working?

      • I was using 0.2mm layer height. But I was also printing the EX_TONNEAU_COVER it in PETG-CF (since most of the car is in PETG-CF, I was trying to keep it consistent), and the CF in the PETG gives the surface a bit of a rougher texture which definitely doesn’t help when trying to slide the tonneau into the cover.
        Additionally, I think I may have left the “avoid crossing perimeters” option in PS disabled, which would have let the head zip across the tonneau cover internals, possibly creating some extra little burrs on the surface that would have added more resistance to the tonneau cover when trying to slide in.

        My last PETG-CF attempt failed because the nozzle broke, but I just took some photos of the tonneau cover holder, maybe you can see what I mean: https://imgur.com/a/faiked-tonneau-cover-print-f9qxS6n

        In any case, I re-printed the tonneau cover in the Easy Nylon and printed the tonneau cover holder in regular generic PETG (which is much smoother on the surface), and the tonneau slid right in with no issues at all. 🙂

        • The avoid crossing perimeters definitely a good idea!

          The EX_TONNEAU_COVER_HOLDER would rigid even if it is a simple PLA, or PETG so it is definitely should work!

          What we did:
          – When we have the EX_TONNEAU_COVER_HOLDER and EX_TONNEAU_COVER in our hand it is worth to place the cover in the holder a few times, even bend the cover part a little bit to make sure we remove/brake the small particles inside the EX_TONNEAU_COVER_HOLDER.

          – When you place the cover in the holder, make sure there is a same distance in booth side when you insert the cover (if the cover’s side surface touch the holder chanels top/bottom surface, it will stop and will not go until the end)

          We never had to do this, but the EX_TONNEAU_COVER_HOLDER inside should so less burrs as possible to not block the path for the EX_TONNEAU_COVER. If you make pause on the EX_TONNEAU_COVER_HOLDER and with some steel wire you go through the EX_TONNEAU_COVER_HOLDER channels before it would close, than it should help to clean the channels.

          – it is worth to take a look on the holder (during 3D printing) before the channels is closed, so you can see what is “inside” your print.

          Our cover parts top and bottom surfaces:
          First layer
          Last layer

          • Your tonneau cover looks very good.
            The last print I did with PETG works perfectly, the only downside is that the tonneau cover is now PETG, which has the characteristic shinny surface that PETG filaments usually have, while all other parts are PETG-CF (not shiny) or other filaments.
            Im not sure this is too big of a deal since the tonneau cover is pretty much hidden in the back of the cabin under the seats. But I haven’t fully installed it yet. If it looks bad then ill definitely try something else.

            But regardless of what the tonneau cover is made out of, printing the tonneau itself out of Nylon made a huge difference. Perfect amount of strength and bend to it.

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