PRINTING & ASSEMBLING MANUAL NOTE: Slicing only works with CURA! You can find the STL data at www.planeprint.
Printing the parts – Printing profiles This manual is constantly being improved and supplemented, we recommend downloading the latest version from our website before building. For slicing all Planeprint models, these profiles have to be created in Cura: PROFILE P1_fullbody PROFILE P2_hollowbody PROFILE P3_surface PROFILE P4_flex PROFILE P5_gyroid You can find the description at www.planeprint.
PROFILE P1_FULLBODY PLA or better Tough PLA The following parts must be sliced with the PROFILE P1_FULLBODY. Please note the additional settings for the individual parts! Cooling sheets_p1_Shard.stl MATERIAL PLA or PLA+, Weight: ~ 2 g ADDITIONAL SETTINGS • Z Seam Alignment: User Specified • Z Seam Position: Back • Built Plate Adhension Type: Brim Interconnects_p1_Shard.
PROFILE P1_FULLBODY PLA or better Tough PLA The following parts must be sliced with the PROFILE P1_FULLBODY. Please note the additional settings for the individual parts! Motor tool_p1_Shard.stl MATERIAL PLA or PLA+, Weight: ~ 6 g ADDITIONAL SETTINGS None required Motormount 43mm_p1_Shard.stl MATERIAL PLA or PLA+, ~ 18 g You can also print this part with ABS or PETG, the more heat resistant the better.
PROFILE P1_FULLBODY PLA or better Tough PLA The following parts must be sliced with the PROFILE P1_FULLBODY. Please note the additional settings for the individual parts! Mount battery_p1_Shard.stl MATERIAL PLA or PLA+, Weight: ~ 8 g ADDITIONAL SETTINGS None required • Print this part twice Mount rc_p1_Shard.
PROFILE P1_FULLBODY PLA or better Tough PLA The following parts must be sliced with the PROFILE P1_FULLBODY. Please note the additional settings for the individual parts! Parts 1_p1_Shard.stl MATERIAL PLA or PLA+, Weight: ~ 16 g ADDITIONAL SETTINGS None required Parts 2_p1_Shard.
PROFILE P1_FULLBODY PLA or better Tough PLA The following parts must be sliced with the PROFILE P1_FULLBODY. Please note the additional settings for the individual parts! Parts 3_p1_Shard.stl MATERIAL PLA or PLA+, Weight: ~ 20 g ADDITIONAL SETTINGS None required Parts 4_p1_Shard.
PROFILE P1_FULLBODY PLA or better Tough PLA The following parts must be sliced with the PROFILE P1_FULLBODY. Please note the additional settings for the individual parts! Rim_p1_Shard.stl MATERIAL PLA or PLA+, Weight: ~ 5 g ADDITIONAL SETTINGS None required • Print this part twice Servo brackets_p1_Shard.
PROFILE P1_FULLBODY PLA or Tough PLA The following parts must be sliced with the PROFILE P1_FULLBODY. Please note the additional settings for the individual parts! Spinner plate_p1_Shard.stl MATERIAL PLA or PLA+, ~ 6 g ADDITIONAL SETTINGS None required Wing protectors_p1_Shard.
PROFILE P4_FLEX TPU A95 and VarioShore The following parts must be sliced with the PROFILE P4_FLEX. Please note the additional settings for the individual parts! Tension belt VarioShore_p4_Shard.stl Tension belt TPUA95_p4_Shard.stl MATERIAL TPU ~ A95, Weight: ~ 2 g ADDITIONAL SETTINGS • Infill Density 100 % INFO: the tension belt made of VarioShore LW-TPU is shorter because the material is more elastic. We recommend the variant made of VarioShore.
PROFILE P4_FLEX TPU A95 and VarioShore The following parts must be sliced with the PROFILE P4_FLEX. Please note the additional settings for the individual parts! We recommend printing the tires with the LW-TPU VarioShore to obtain super light and soft wheels. We print with 60% flow and 240°. Tire back_p4_Shard.stl MATERIAL TPU VarioShore, Weight: ~ 1 g ADDITIONAL SETTINGS • Wall Line Count: 4 • Top Layers: 3 • Bottom Layers: 3 • Infill Density: 17 % • Infill Pattern: Grid or Gyroid Tire_p4_Shard.
PROFILE P4_FLEX TPU A95 and VarioShore The following parts must be sliced with the PROFILE P4_FLEX. Please note the additional settings for the individual parts! Hinges_p4_Shard.
PROFILE P5_GYROID Light-Weight LW-PLA! The following parts must be sliced with the PROFILE P5_GYROID. Please note the additional settings for the individual parts! It is essential to print these parts with LW-PLA! Basic settings for LW-PLA: Please follow the instructions in our WINGTEST AND CALIBRATION TOOL on our website for correct adjustment! Aileron 1 left_p5_Shard.stl Aileron 1 right_p5_Shard.stl MATERIAL LW-PLA, ~ 13 g* *Weighed ADDITIONAL SETTINGS None required Aileron 2 left_p5_Shard.
PROFILE P5_GYROID Light-Weight LW-PLA! The following parts must be sliced with the PROFILE P5_GYROID. Please note the additional settings for the individual parts! It is essential to print these parts with LW-PLA! Basic settings for LW-PLA: Please follow the instructions in our WINGTEST AND CALIBRATION TOOL on our website for correct adjustment! Aileron 3 left_p5_Shard.stl Aileron 3 right_p5_Shard.stl MATERIAL LW-PLA, ~ 10 g* *Weighed ADDITIONAL SETTINGS None required Canopy 1_p5_Shard.
PROFILE P5_GYROID Light-Weight LW-PLA! The following parts must be sliced with the PROFILE P5_GYROID. Please note the additional settings for the individual parts! It is essential to print these parts with LW-PLA! Basic settings for LW-PLA: Please follow the instructions in our WINGTEST AND CALIBRATION TOOL on our website for correct adjustment! Canopy 2_p5_Shard.stl MATERIAL LW-PLA, ~ 17 g* *Weighed ADDITIONAL SETTINGS None required Canopy 3_p5_Shard.
PROFILE P5_GYROID Light-Weight LW-PLA! The following parts must be sliced with the PROFILE P5_GYROID. Please note the additional settings for the individual parts! It is essential to print these parts with LW-PLA! Basic settings for LW-PLA: Please follow the instructions in our WINGTEST AND CALIBRATION TOOL on our website for correct adjustment! Elevator 1 left_p5_Shard.stl Elevator 1 right_p5_Shard.stl MATERIAL LW-PLA, ~ 9 g* *Weighed ADDITIONAL SETTINGS None required Elevator 2 left_p5_Shard.
PROFILE P5_GYROID Light-Weight LW-PLA! The following parts must be sliced with the PROFILE P5_GYROID. Please note the additional settings for the individual parts! It is essential to print these parts with LW-PLA! Basic settings for LW-PLA: Please follow the instructions in our WINGTEST AND CALIBRATION TOOL on our website for correct adjustment! Fuselage 1_p5_Shard.
PROFILE P5_GYROID Light-Weight LW-PLA! The following parts must be sliced with the PROFILE P5_GYROID. Please note the additional settings for the individual parts! It is essential to print these parts with LW-PLA! Basic settings for LW-PLA: Please follow the instructions in our WINGTEST AND CALIBRATION TOOL on our website for correct adjustment! Fuselage 3_p5_Shard.
PROFILE P5_GYROID Light-Weight LW-PLA! The following parts must be sliced with the PROFILE P5_GYROID. Please note the additional settings for the individual parts! It is essential to print these parts with LW-PLA! Basic settings for LW-PLA: Please follow the instructions in our WINGTEST AND CALIBRATION TOOL on our website for correct adjustment! Fuselage 5_p5_Shard.stl MATERIAL LW-PLA, ~ 46 g* *Weighed ADDITIONAL SETTINGS None required Fuselage 6_p5_Shard.
PROFILE P5_GYROID Light-Weight LW-PLA! The following parts must be sliced with the PROFILE P5_GYROID. Please note the additional settings for the individual parts! It is essential to print these parts with LW-PLA! Basic settings for LW-PLA: Please follow the instructions in our WINGTEST AND CALIBRATION TOOL on our website for correct adjustment! Gear Leg R+L_p5_Shard.stl MATERIAL LW-PLA, ~ 5.8 g* *Weighed ADDITIONAL SETTINGS • Print this part twice HS left_p5_Shard.stl HS right_p5_Shard.
PROFILE P5_GYROID Light-Weight LW-PLA! The following parts must be sliced with the PROFILE P5_GYROID. Please note the additional settings for the individual parts! It is essential to print these parts with LW-PLA! Basic settings for LW-PLA: Please follow the instructions in our WINGTEST AND CALIBRATION TOOL on our website for correct adjustment! Rudder 1_p5_Shard.stl MATERIAL LW-PLA, ~ 14 g* *Weighed ADDITIONAL SETTINGS None required Rudder 2_p5_Shard.
PROFILE P5_GYROID Light-Weight LW-PLA! The following parts must be sliced with the PROFILE P5_GYROID. Please note the additional settings for the individual parts! It is essential to print these parts with LW-PLA! Basic settings for LW-PLA: Please follow the instructions in our WINGTEST AND CALIBRATION TOOL on our website for correct adjustment! SFG 1 R+L_p5_Shard.stl MATERIAL LW-PLA, ~ 3 g* *Weighed ADDITIONAL SETTINGS • Print this part twice SFG 2 R+L_p5_Shard.stl MATERIAL LW-PLA, ~ 3.
PROFILE P5_GYROID Light-Weight LW-PLA! The following parts must be sliced with the PROFILE P5_GYROID. Please note the additional settings for the individual parts! It is essential to print these parts with LW-PLA! Basic settings for LW-PLA: Please follow the instructions in our WINGTEST AND CALIBRATION TOOL on our website for correct adjustment! Spinner_p5_Shard.stl MATERIAL LW-PLA, ~ 7 g* *Weighed ADDITIONAL SETTINGS • We recommend to print the spinner with a little more material flow (80%) INFO: On www.
PROFILE P5_GYROID Light-Weight LW-PLA! The following parts must be sliced with the PROFILE P5_GYROID. Please note the additional settings for the individual parts! It is essential to print these parts with LW-PLA! Basic settings for LW-PLA: Please follow the instructions in our WINGTEST AND CALIBRATION TOOL on our website for correct adjustment! Wheel Cap 1 left_p5_Shard.stl Wheel Cap 1 right_p5_Shard.stl MATERIAL LW-PLA, ~ 5 g* *Weighed ADDITIONAL SETTINGS None required Wheel Cap 2 left_p5_Shard.
PROFILE P5_GYROID Light-Weight LW-PLA! The following parts must be sliced with the PROFILE P5_GYROID. Please note the additional settings for the individual parts! It is essential to print these parts with LW-PLA! Basic settings for LW-PLA: Please follow the instructions in our WINGTEST AND CALIBRATION TOOL on our website for correct adjustment! Wing 1 left_p5_Shard.stl Wing 1 right_p5_Shard.
PROFILE P5_GYROID Light-Weight LW-PLA! The following parts must be sliced with the PROFILE P5_GYROID. Please note the additional settings for the individual parts! It is essential to print these parts with LW-PLA! Basic settings for LW-PLA: Please follow the instructions in our WINGTEST AND CALIBRATION TOOL on our website for correct adjustment! Wing 2 left_p5_Shard.stl Wing 2 right_p5_Shard.stl MATERIAL LW-PLA, ~ 50 g* *Weighed ADDITIONAL SETTINGS None required Wing 3 left_p5_Shard.
PROFILE P5_GYROID Light-Weight LW-PLA! The following parts must be sliced with the PROFILE P5_GYROID. Please note the additional settings for the individual parts! It is essential to print these parts with LW-PLA! Basic settings for LW-PLA: Please follow the instructions in our WINGTEST AND CALIBRATION TOOL on our website for correct adjustment! X_p5_Shard.stl MATERIAL LW-PLA, ~ 1.
Required accessoires Filament • normal PLA( or Tough PLA) about 135 grams • LW-PLA 1000 grams (recommended) • TPU (A95) about 10 grams • LW-TPU Colorfabb VarioShore about 10 grams (strongly recommended for tires, but it also works with normal TPU) PRINTING TIME About 119 hours/5 days Materials • some tapping screws (simply search for: M2 flat head tapping screw assortment) • Grub screw Ø3mm, 4 pieces • Metal screw 3*20mm with self-locking nut, 4 pieces • Metal screw 3*37mm with 2 nuts, 2 pieces • CA super
RC Components ENGINE PROPDRIVE V2 3548 900KV (HobbyKing) or comparable motors. You can also use any other motor that fits a 14x7 propeller! Pay attention to the position of the motor shaft NOTE Tthis motorization is very powerful and optimized for 3d maneuvers. The Shard is not full throttle safe with it. Always be careful, it is up to your discretion and the quality of your printing and assembly as to what stresses the aircraft can withstand.
LW-PLA PLA+ TPU CARBON
Basic Information: Gluing together the parts printed with PROFILE P5 STEP 1 As a first step, it is important to roughen and smooth the adhesive surfaces with sandpaper. STEP 2 Insert the interconnects into the slots provided on one side. STEP 3 Apply a lot of glue to the side with the interconnects. It is important that there is glue everywhere, especially on the outside and inside of the wall surfaces, in order to achieve a perfect connection.
Wing assembly medium liquid SFG 1 R+L_p5_Shard.stl The carbon rods must be glued in at right angles to the side force generator. Wing protectors_p1_Shard.stl Wing 3 left_p5_Shard.stl Carbon rods Ø4mm*40mm SFG 2 R+L_p5_Shard.stl Wing 2 left_p5_Shard.stl Use the carbon tubes to align the parts exactly, but make sure that no glue gets on the tubes! Wing 1 left_p5_Shard.stl Interconnects_p1_Shard.stl Wing 1 part left_p5_Shard.stl Wing protectors_p1_Shard.
Wing assembly Glue the three sleeves into the wing so that they are flush on the surface. Servo brackets_p1_Shard.stl Attach the Side Force Generator to the wing and tighten the screws just enough to hold it in place. Servo brackets_p1_Shard.stl The sleeve for the tension belt must be aligned as shown here so that the belt can be secured with a screw. Servo aileron Mount the servos as shown in the picture. Servo brackets_p1_Shard.stl Parts 4_p1_Shard.
Fuselage assembly medium liquid Interconnects_p1_Shard.stl Start with the part Fuselage 2 Fuselage 2 right_p5_Shard.stl Fuselage 2 left_p5_Shard.stl IMPORTANT Before the fuselage can be mounted, the reinforcement for the main landing gear must be glued in place! Put the parts together with the carbon rods as shown in the picture and fix the short carbon tubes and the PLA part in the fuselage at a few points with medium CA glue (only so little that you can remove the four long carbon rods).
Fuselage assembly Motormount 43mm_p1_Shard.stl The beveled side is in front! medium liquid Assemble the parts as shown in the picture. The motor mount must be exactly flush with the fuselage at the front. Then run thin CA glue over the entire surface of the motor mount and the carbon rods. This glue connection is very important so that the motor is well fixed! Fuselage 1_p5_Shard.stl Fuselage 1_p5_Shard.stl Carbon rods Ø4mm*150mm Fuselage 1_p5_Shard.
Elevator assembly Elevator 2 right_p5_Shard.stl When gluing the connecting part, make sure that the elevators are aligned exactly parallel! Stick the control horn on at the end and push it all the way to the front. Elevator 1 right_p5_Shard.stl Elevator 2 left_p5_Shard.stl Interconnects_p1_Shard.stl Elevator 1 left_p5_Shard.stl Parts 2_p1_Shard.stl IMPORTANT Before the elevator is mounted, the steel wire control must be attached as shown in the picture. Use pliers to press the aluminum sleeves tight.
Pull-pull Rudder and Elevator linkage Insert the rope guides into the holes of fuselage 6 and glue them in place. Install the steel wire control as shown in the picture. Use pliers to press the aluminum sleeves tight. Parts 2_p1_Shard.stl Make sure that there is still free thread left for retensioning! Mount the control horn for the servos and glue the servo brackets in the fuselage as shown in the picture. The ropes for the rudder should be crossed.
Gear assembly Rim_p1_Shard.stl Tire_p4_Shard.stl Carbon rods Ø4mm*265mm Gear Leg R+L_p5_Shard.stl Do not glue this part! Wheel Cap 1 right_p5_Shard.stl Wheel Cap 2 right_p5_Shard.stl Glue the carbon rods well into the PLA part. Parts 1_p1_Shard.stl Metal screw 3*37mm with 2 nuts IMPORTANT Check these screws more often for tightness! Glue the PLA part into the fuselage, then insert the landing gear and screw four grub screws to fix the carbon rods. You may have to drill the screw holes to 2.5 mm.
Gear assembly Hair gums Parts 2_p1_Shard.stl 0 ~5 .9 /1 m m ch in Steel wire Ø1mm Tire back_p4_Shard.stl Bend the steel wire with needle nose pliers into a U-shape as shown in the picture, so that it can be put through the PLA part. Then bend the two ends about 45° down and the ends about 5 mm pointed. Make sure that the two wires are aligned exactly in the direction of flight and put the wheel mount on top and pour thin CA glue into the holes.
Wing fastening Glue the PLA parts to the fuselage as shown in the picture, as well as the X in the marks in the fuselage. Tension the wings to the fuselage with the VarioShore/TPU Tension belts. Attach the receiver here with a velcro tape X_p5_Shard.stl Make sure that the carbon tubes and tube are not glued! Mount rc_p1_Shard.stl Carbon rod Ø4mm*170mm Parts 3_p1_Shard.stl Parts 4_p1_Shard.
Motor mounting Tape the four motor mounts firmly into the recesses in the fuselage. Screw the metal motor cross to the motor and the motor mount ring, then screw it to the fuselage. It is advantageous to assemble the motor cross before gluing it in place, or you can use the motor tool to insert the nuts. Metal screws 3*20mm with stop nuts Spinner plate_p1_Shard.
Canopy assembly Canopy 3_p5_Shard.stl Canopy 2_p5_Shard.stl Carbons rods Ø4mm*30mm, 2 pieces Carbon rod Ø4mm*75mm Canopy 1_p5_Shard.stl Super-Magnets – the counterpart is glued into the fuselage (ensure correct alignment!) Parts 4_p1_Shard.stl Grub screw Ø3mm Decals In your download you will find a folder with templates for decals in various vector formats (in original size) as well as various suggestions for coloring.
Center of Gravity (CG) There are two CG markings on the wing. The front one is 100 mm from the leading edge and is recommended for maiden flight. The rear one is 10 mm further back and is optimal for aerobatics. Where the CG is actually located on your SHARD depends on your personal preferences. nch 3.9 i / m m inch 100 /4.
Setting the servo travel These basic settings are only a recommendation and can be changed according to your own preferences.
Control Direction Test Turn on the transmitter and connect the battery. When checking the control directions, look at the aircraft from behind.
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