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Learn the basics of what 3D printing is and how you can use it to create amazing objects, from prototypes to working tools.
There's never been a better time to try 3D printing. This course draws a roadmap for getting started with 3D printing (aka additive manufacturing), from choosing a printer to learning about 3D modeling. After surveying a variety of commercial 3D printing technologies (filament-based, laser sintering, and more), author Kacie Hultgren walks you step-by-step through a variety of 3D design tools, including 3D modeling and 3D scanning. You'll also learn how to repair designs so they're ready to print, with netfabb Studio, a 3D printing suite. This is a great course for both 3D printing novices as well as designers with existing modeling skills that want to enter the 3D printing marketplace.
Overview
Syllabus
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Introduction
- Welcome
- Using the exercise files
- What is 3D printing?
- How 3D printing works
- What you can make with 3D printing
- History of 3D printing
- 3D printing options
- Introducing filament-based printers
- Looking at stereolithography
- Laser sintering
- Jet technologies
- Full-color prints
- Understanding manifold design
- Creating a design with solid modeling
- Mesh modeling
- Other types of modeling
- Creating a design with 3D scanning
- Introducing file repositories
- Keeping track of units
- Designing for reality
- Introducing netfabb Studio
- Performing an automatic repair in netfabb Studio
- Performing a manual repair in netfabb Studio
- Slicing a flat bottom
- Creating a hollow model
- Wrapping a model
- Measuring your 3D model
- Exporting your file
- Next steps
