Mastering 3D Printing shows you how to get the most out of your printer, including how to design models, choose materials, work with different printers, and integrate 3D printing with traditional prototyping to make techniques like sand casting more efficient.
You've printed key chains. You've printed simple toys. Now you're ready to innovate with your 3D printer to start a business or teach and inspire others.
Joan Horvath has been an educator, engineer, author, and startup 3D printing company team member. She shows you all of the technical details you need to know to go beyond simple model printing to make your 3D printer work for you as a prototyping device, a teaching tool, or a business machine.
Author(s): Joan Horvath (auth.)
Edition: 1
Publisher: Apress
Year: 2014
Language: English
Pages: 224
Tags: Computer Science, general
Front Matter....Pages i-xxiii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
A Brief History of 3D Printing....Pages 3-10
The Desktop 3D Printer....Pages 11-20
Open Source....Pages 21-29
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Making a 3D Model....Pages 33-46
Slicing a 3D Model....Pages 47-63
Driving Your Printer: G-code....Pages 65-76
Material Considerations....Pages 77-87
Case Studies....Pages 89-110
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Moving to Metal....Pages 113-128
Large Prints and Post-Processing....Pages 129-135
Troubleshooting....Pages 137-147
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Printers in the Classroom....Pages 151-164
Scientific Visualization....Pages 165-174
Futures....Pages 175-182
Typical Printer Settings....Pages 183-188
Links and Resources....Pages 189-192
Back Matter....Pages 193-196
