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Finishes

As-machined, anodized, powder coat, and PVD finishes for your parts.

  1. 01 Surface finishes overview How surface finishes work on OpusFab, what they cost, and how to pick one for your part.
  2. 02 As-machined vs as-printed: the default finishes What Raw (As-Machined) and As Printed mean, what the surface looks like, and when the default finish is good enough.
  3. 03 Anodizing What Type II anodizing does for aluminum parts, the difference between clear and color, and when to specify it.
  4. 04 Powder coating How powder coating works, how to pick a color with the Pantone/RAL picker, and what masking means for your part.
  5. 05 PVD coating What PVD coating is, what it adds in hardness and wear resistance, and when to choose it over anodizing or powder coat.