Tensile Test on Samples Produced by Rapid Prototyping Technology with a Higher Number of Contours

The Department of Robotics has been long-term involved in application of technology Rapid Prototyping in projects primarily implemented in the area of mobile robotics. This relates to the issue of a correctly performed design of a model in the design phase. This requires the knowledge of material properties and the possibilities of working with the designed part in 3D printer software so that the required result achieves the best possible parameters with respect to the considered use. The paper deals with the possibility of improving mechanical properties in parts produced technology Rapid Prototyping technology. Based on results measured in a different area, a proposition has been stated which anticipates that an increase of the number of contours in mechanically stressed parts can lead to better mechanical properties. The proposition has been verified in mechanical tensile tests.