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Getting Started with 3D Printing

by Liza Wallach Kloski, Nick Kloski

May 2016

Beginner

240 pages

4h 55m

English

Make: Community

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How 3D Printing Works3D Printing Is Not Like 2D PrintingManaging Expectations as You Start Your JourneyDon’t Worry! This Is Why We Wrote the BookWhat’s in This Book?O’Reilly SafariHow to Contact UsAcknowledgments
A Manufacturing Full Circle
Impact of the Maker MovementWho Is a Maker? How the 3D Printing Ecosystem Helps You Be a Maker
Rapid Prototyping for Your Ideas, Designs, and InventionsForward-Thinking Companies Are Actively Bringing You 3D PrintingDon’t Worry. It Won’t Cost You More. Complexity Is Free3D Printing Is Advancing Health Care3D Printing Has a Sole
Resolution LevelsFrame/ChassisBuild PlateLinear Movement ControlsExtruderFilamentTips for Success with FDM PrintersBuild Plate AdhesionSlicer ProgramsNot All Slicers Are Created EqualHoming and Leveling the Build Plate
How It WorksCost of MaterialsTypes of ResinsThe Two Types of SLA Printers: Laser and DLPPrinter Profile: Autodesk Ember (DLP Technology)Printer Profile: Kudo3D Titan 1 (DLP Technology)Printer Profile: FormLabs Form 2 (Laser Technology)Software: Slicers for Resin PrintingSupport Structures for SLA PrintingConclusion
The Benefits of Outsourcing Your PrintingPopular Outsourced 3D Printing Service BureausThe Rise of Local OutsourcingThe Benefits of 3D Printing at HomeVariables Involved When 3D Printing at HomeProduction Quantity: Low-Volume ManufacturingFor Beginners, Choose FDM FirstChoosing the Right Quality Finish for PrintsEvaluating for Special Mechanical ConsiderationsConclusion

3D Files3D ModelsHow Do I Get from Idea to Object?Details of the 3D Printing WorkflowYou Can Outsource Any Part of the 3D Printing Workflow
Downloading a 3D Model3D Model Licensing and LegalitiesCreating 3D Models with Your Smartphone or Digital CameraExamples of What You Can Create In PhotogrammetryUnderstanding 3D Model File Formats and Units of MeasureCreating 3D Models with Four-Sided Polygons and Three-Sided PolygonsFixing a 3D Model for 3D PrintingUsing Meshmixer to Fix Your 3D Models
Setting Up an AccountBefore You Pick Up the MouseCreating Shapes in TinkercadRotating an ObjectChanging the ShapeResizing the Red Box Grouping and Ungrouping ShapesFinishing Your New Creation in TinkercadWhat’s Next?
Getting Started Starting the Tutorial Sculpt with Digital Clay Adding Support StructuresCreating a Sphere
Polygonal Versus Parametric ModelingGetting Started with Fusion 360 Description of Interface MenuMaking a Ring in Fusion 360 Adding an Embellishment to the RingAdding to the EmbellishmentExporting Your Model for 3D Printing
Getting ReadyTask 1: Research Which 3D Printer to BuyTask 2: Create a Safe Work AreaTask 3: Choose the Best Physical Environment for Your 3D PrinterThings We Recommend for Your Home Setup
We Are All Makers, and Companies Will Foster That Even MoreCompanies Will Use 3D Printing to Strengthen Their Connection with YouOrganizations Will Increase Profitability and Be More Eco-⁠FriendlyLocal Economies Will Benefit from the Commercial Use of 3D PrintingThe Best Is Yet to Come

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Chapter 6. Outsourcing Versus Buying Your Own 3D Printer

Many people have compared the current state of 3D printing to where personal computers were in the 1980s. Back then, PCs were bigger and clunkier, and the processes were not as streamlined. Hobbyists, who didn’t mind fixing the process as they went, were the first to adopt the new technologies. The primary owners of 3D printers today are also DIYers. But that will change. As with personal computers, in time 3D printers will become more of an everyday commodity.

Let’s compare the different technologies and options as they are now. We will look at home printing versus outsourced printing and make distinctions between FDM and SLA, as well as consumer versus professional outsourcing (Figure 6-1 ...