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Getting Started with 3D Printing and SketchUp
3D printing is an amazing technology that allows you to take things directly from your imagination and make them into real items that you can hold in your hand. 3D printing has been around long enough that I believe we can skip over the history of the subject or listing out the reasons you might want to print something. In this book, we will assume that you have access to a 3D printer and have a reason to print. Alongside that, based on the title of this book, we will also assume that you want to use SketchUp to get your 3D print created.
There are a few steps between imagining an item and finally making it exist in the real world, however. In this first chapter, we will look at the multiple steps ...
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