Make · 3D Printing · the Essential Guide to 3D Printers by France, Anna Kaziunas -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Make: 3D Printing Preface

Personal Fabrication Who This Book Is For Contents of This Book Conventions Used in This Book Using Examples Safari® Books Online How to Contact Us Content Updates

July 25, 2014

I. Hardware

1. Getting Started with a 3D Printer

Choosing a Printer Buying Options: Turnkey, Kit, or DIY Software

Generating STL files Slice Fixup

Your First Print Job 3D Printer Anatomy

3D Positioning System 3D Printer Parts Choosing a Filament

Next Steps: What to Make

II. Software

2. Software for 3D Printing

3D Modeling/CAD Software Slicing/CAM Software Printer Control/Client Software What Next?

3. 3D Design for the Complete Beginner

1. Create a Tinkercad Account 2. Make a Hole 3. Make the Robot Head 4. Align the Head and the Hole 5. Combine the Head and Hole into a Single Object 6. Make the Head Hollow 7. Make Your Robot’s Mouth 8. Make Your Robot’s Eyes

4. Getting Started with Slic3r

Step 1: Name Your Profile Step 2: Print Settings

Perimeters and Solid Layers Infill Speed The Skirt Support Material Notes and Miscellaneous Settings Advanced Settings

Step 3: Filament Settings

Cooling

Step 4: Printer Settings

Custom G-Code Extruder Settings Retraction

Step 5: Return to the Plater

Working with Multiple STLs Have Fun!

III. 3D Scanning

5. Creating and Repairing 3D Scans

What Is 3D Scanning?

Limitations

123D Catch

123D Catch Tips Taking Photos with 123D Catch Getting Your 123D Mesh

ReconstructMe

Tips for Reconstructing Yourself (or Someone Else)

Cleaning and Repairing Scans for 3D Printing

netfabb Autodesk MeshMixer MeshLab Pleasant3D

Repairing Most Scans

Repair and Clean Up in netfabb Smoothing Out the Surface of Meshes Removing Bumps and Blobs with MeshMixer Final Cleanup/Repair in netfabb Print Your Model

Repairing Relief Scans by Capping

Fixing Holes, Non-Manifold Areas, and Disconnected Components Closing Large Areas of Missing Mesh

Scan Your World

6. Scan-O-Tron 3000

Build the Heavy-Duty Turntable

Turntable Parts, Tools and Materials: Assembly:

Build the Scan-O-Tron 3000 Vertical Rail for Kinect Scanning

Scan-O-Tron 3000 Rig Parts, Tools and Materials: Assembly:

Scan and Print Your Guests

How to Pose People for 3D Printing 1. Prepare. 2. Record. 3. Reconstruct. 4. Process. 5. Share. 6. Scale in Netfabb. 7. Print!

7. Print Your Head in 3D!

1. Register with Autodesk 123D 2. Take Digital Photos of Your Head 3. Create a New Capture 4. Open Your 3D Model 5. Edit Your 3D Model 6. Make It “Watertight” 7. Embellish It (Optional) 8. Share Your Model (Optional) 9. Save Your Final Model as a Printable File (Optional) 10. 3D Print Your Head!

IV. Materials

8. Plastics for 3D Printing

“Rigid” Filaments

Polylactic Acid (PLA) LAYWOO-D3 LAYBRICK Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) High Impact Polystyrene (HIPS) Nylon Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Polycarbonate (PC) High-density Polyethylene (HDPE) Polycaprolactone PCL Polyvinyl Alcohol (PVA)

Flexible Filaments

Flexible PLA NinjaFlex Filaflex More Flexibles

9. Industrial Materials and Methods

Composites and Ceramics Plastics

Stereolithography (SLA) Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) Photopolymer Jetting

Metals

Direct Metal Laser Sintering (DMLS) Direct Metal Printing Indirect Printing Methods

V. Services

10. 3D Printing Without a Printer 11. Service Providers

Upload Files and Order Prints

Shapeways Ponoko Sculpteo i.materialise Kraftwurx Staples (partnering with Mcor)

Makers Producing Parts Locally

makexyz 3D Hubs

Find Me a Printer

Print Chomp

Professional-Grade Services

ZoomRP.com RedEye 3D Factory

Boutique 3DP Design and Printing

3dPhacktory Solid-Ideas

VI. Finishing Techniques

12. How to Dye Your 3D Prints

1. Gather Your Materials 2. Soak Your Pieces 3. Add Color 4. Rinse 5. Dry 6. Show It Off!

13. Post-Processing Your Prints

Tools and Materials Tricks of the Trade Friction Welding Friction Welding Mismatched Surfaces

1. Prepare the Rotary Tool 2. Prepare Two Parts for Welding 3. Tack-Weld the Parts in Position 4. Plug Gaps with Filament 5. Friction Weld the Seam

Friction Welding to Repair a PLA Model Riveting: Friction Welding Blind Rivets Using Filament to Make Solid Rivets and Hinges Gluing and Filling: Creating ABS Slurry for Filler and Glue Sanding 3D-Printed Plastic Parts

14. Weathering Your Prints

1. Pick a BaseCoat 2. Pick a Metallic Paint for Worn Edges 3. Start Drybrushing over the Piece 4. Add Bigger Scrapes and Chipped Areas 5: Add Dirt and Grunge 6. That’s It!

VII. Inspiration

15. 3D Printed Gallery

Practical Objects 3D Products Now on the Market 3D Printing in Medicine Novel and Artistic Prints

16. Dream Machine 17. Desert Manufacturer 18. How I Printed a Humanoid

Lessons Learned DIY vs. Commercial What’s Next

VIII. Casting

19. White Chocolate Skulls in PLA Trays

Bill of Materials 1. Print the Mold Maker on a 3D Printer 2. Mix and Pour the Smooth-Sil 940 3. Demold 4. Add Slits to the Mold 5. Extract the Soy Lecithin from the Softgels 6. Melt The Chocolate

Bamboo Steamer + Glass Bowl Bamboo Steamer + Squeeze Bottle (Best Way)

7. Let the Chocolate Cool 8. Pour the Chocolate into the Mold 9. Put the Mold in the Refrigerator 10. While Waiting, Start Printing the Candy Trays 11. Carefully Demold the Chocolate

20. Metal Madness

ABS Molds for Bismuth Alloys Lost-PLA Casting of Aluminum Sand-Casting Bronze from 3D-Printed Patterns

A. 3D Printing Resources

Software for Makers

3D CAD Mesh Repair and Manipulation 3D Printer Frontends

Slicing Software 3D Model Repositories

Free 3D Model Downloads Paid 3D Model Downloads

3D Printer History Learn to Dial in Your Printer Books

Design and Modeling for 3DP 3D Printing and the Maker Movement

Whitepapers 3DP News Physical Destinations

Machine Access and Education Brick and Mortar Stores

Printers, Filament, and Parts Conferences

Index Colophon Copyright

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