3D Printing for Dummies (2nd Edition)

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  • Authors: Richard Horne, Kalani Kirk Hausman
  • ISBN: 9788126569892
  • Publisher: Wiley Publishing
  • Publication Date: May 1, 2017
  • Format: Paperback – 416 pages
  • Language: English

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The bestselling book on 3D printing

3D printing is one of the coolest inventions we’ve seen in our lifetime, and now you can join the ranks of businesspeople, entrepreneurs, and hobbyists who use it to do everything from printing foods and candles to replacement parts for older technologies—and tons of mind-blowing stuff in between! With 3D Printing For Dummies at the helm, you’ll find all the fast and easy-to-follow guidance you need to grasp the methods available to create 3D printable objects using software, 3D scanners, and even photographs through open source software applications like 123D Catch.

Thanks to the growing availability of 3D printers, this remarkable technology is coming to the masses, and there’s no time like the present to let your imagination run wild and actually create whatever you dream up—quickly and inexpensively. When it comes to 3D printing, the sky’s the limit!

Key Features
  • Covers each type of 3D printing technology available today: stereolithology, selective sintering, used deposition, and granular binding
  • Provides information on the potential for the transformation of production and manufacturing, reuse and recycling, intellectual property design controls, and the commoditization of products
  • Walks you through the process of creating a RepRap printer using open source designs, software, and hardware
  • Offers strategies for improved success in 3D printing

On your marks, get set, innovate!

Table of Contents
  1. Introduction 1
    1. About This Book 2
    2. Foolish Assumptions 2
    3. Icons Used in This Book 3
    4. Beyond the Book 4
    5. Where to Go from Here 4
  2. Part 1: Getting Started with 3D Printing 5
    1. Chapter 1: Seeing How 3D Printers Fit into Modern Manufacturing 7
      1. Embracing Additive Manufacturing 8
      2. Defining additive manufacturing 9
      3. Contrasting with traditional manufacturing 10
      4. Understanding the advantages of additive manufacturing 13
      5. Exploring the Applications of 3D Printing 17
      6. Working with RepRap 18
    2. Chapter 2: Exploring the Types of 3D Printing 19
      1. Exploring Basic Forms of Additive Manufacturing 19
      2. Photopolymers 20
      3. Granular powders 24
      4. Laminates 27
      5. Filament-based production 28
      6. Understanding the Limitations of Current Technologies 29
      7. Considering fabrication rates 29
      8. Exploring size constraints 30
      9. Identifying object design constraints 30
      10. Understanding material restrictions 31
    3. Chapter 3: Exploring Applications of 3D Printing 33
      1. Looking at Current Uses of 3D Printing 34
      2. Rapid prototyping 34
      3. Direct digital fabrication 35
      4. Restoration and repair 36
      5. Designing for the Future with 3D Printing 39
      6. Household goods 39
      7. Buildings 40
      8. Bridges 43
      9. Examining Molding and Casting through 3D Printing 43
      10. Lost-material casting 43
      11. Sintered metal infusion 44
      12. Applying Artistic Touches and Personalization 44
      13. Medical implants 44
      14. Biological implants (organs) 46
      15. Item personalization 46
      16. Clothing and textiles 46
      17. Customizing Designs on the Fly 48
      18. Military operations 48
      19. Space 49
  3. Part 2: Outlining 3D-Printing Resources 51
    1. Chapter 4: Identifying Available Materials for 3D Printing 53
      1. Exploring Extruded Materials 54
      2. Thermoplastics 55
      3. Experimental materials 59
      4. Extruded alternatives 59
      5. Identifying Granular Materials 61
      6. Plastic powders 61
      7. Sugar and salt 61
      8. Metal powders 62
      9. Sand and natural granular materials 63
      10. Exploring Photo-Cured Resins 64
      11. Understanding Bioprinting 65
      12. Bioprinting food and animal products 66
      13. Replacement tissues and organs 67
      14. Identifying Other Uses for Materials 67
      15. Recycling materials 68
      16. Producing food 68
      17. Caring for people 69
    2. Chapter 5: Identifying Sources for 3D-Printable Objects 71
      1. Exploring Object Repositories 72
      2. Vendor repositories 72
      3. Community repositories 74
      4. Designing in the Computer 75
      5. Scanning Objects 78
      6. Capturing Structure from Photographs 82
      7. Preparing Models for Printing 85
      8. 3D model viewers 86
      9. Mesh modelers 86
      10. Mesh repairers 86
  4. Part 3: Exploring the Business Side of 3D Printing 87
    1. Chapter 6: Commoditizing 3D Printing 89
      1. Democratizing Manufacturing 89
      2. Derived designs 90
      3. Curated artifacts 90
      4. Expanded opportunities 91
      5. Establishing Personal Storefronts 94
      6. Creating a unique design 94
      7. Fabricating a unique product on demand 96
      8. Creating “Impossible” Objects 98
      9. Building New Tools 99
      10. Moving beyond solid blocks 99
      11. Creating the tool that will create the tool 100
    2. Chapter 7: Understanding 3D Printing’s Effect on Traditional Lines of Business 103
      1. Transforming Production 103
      2. Displacing the production line 104
      3. Abbreviating the manufacturing chain 105
      4. Providing local fabrication 106
      5. Eliminating traditional release cycles 107
      6. Challenging Intellectual Property Laws 107
      7. Threatening IP protections 108
      8. Assigning legal liability 110
      9. Leveraging Expired Patents 110
      10. Working around patents 111
      11. Protecting intellectual property rights 112
      12. Imposing Ethical Controls 113
    3. Chapter 8: Reviewing 3D-Printing Research 115
      1. Building Fundamental Technologies 115
      2. Crafting educational tools 116
      3. Expanding 3D-printing options 118
      4. Creating 3D-printed electronics 119
      5. Creating Functional Designs 119
      6. Drones, robots, and military applications 120
      7. Von Neumann machines 121
      8. Expanding Material Selection 122
      9. Supporting Long Space Voyages 123
      10. Creating Medical Opportunities 125
  5. Part 4: Employing Personal 3D-Printing Devices 127
    1. Chapter 9: Exploring 3D-Printed Artwork 129
      1. Adorning the Body 129
      2. Personalizing Your Environment 131
      3. Incorporating Individualism in Design 132
      4. Visualizing the Abstract 134
      5. Sharing Art 136
    2. Chapter 10: Considering Consumer-Level 3D Printers 139
      1. Examining Cartesian 3D Printers 140
      2. Exploring Delta Options 143
      3. Understanding Polar Fabrication 146
      4. Getting to Know SCARA and Robot Arm Motion 147
      5. Building Emerging Alternatives 148
      6. Open innovation and community designs 151
      7. Examining Printers for Flexible Materials 152
      8. Understanding Shore ratings 152
      9. Printing with soft filaments 153
      10. Sampling 3D Food Printers 154
      11. Going beyond RepRap 159
      12. Prusa i3 MK2 159
      13. Sigma 160
      14. Printrbot Simple Metal 161
      15. LulzBot Taz 6 161
      16. Ultimaker 3 162
      17. MakerBot 163
    3. Chapter 11: Deciding on a RepRap of Your Own 165
      1. Evaluating Your 3D Printing Needs 166
      2. Do you want a RepRap or another 3D printer? 166
      3. Do you buy a ready-built 3D printer or use a kit? 167
      4. Licensing and Attribution 168
      5. Selecting a 3D Printer Design 171
      6. RepRap designs 171
      7. Home 3D printer kits and self-sourcing 176
      8. Experimental designs 179
      9. Choosing Print Media 181
      10. Thermoplastic 181
      11. PLA/PHA plastic 183
      12. ABS 185
      13. PET 185
      14. Composite or filled materials 186
      15. Paste 187
      16. Identifying Components 189
      17. Structural framework 189
      18. Extruder 189
      19. Build plate 193
      20. Control electronics 194
      21. Software 195
      22. Simplify3D 197
  6. Part 5: Creating a RepRap 3D Printer 201
    1. Chapter 12: Assembling Structural Elements 203
      1. Locating Materials 203
      2. Kits 204
      3. Self-sourcing 206
      4. Printing your own 207
      5. Ask the community 207
      6. Online marketplaces 207
      7. Obtaining Printed Parts for Machine Assembly 208
      8. Understanding the Machine Motion 209
      9. Z-axis motion 210
      10. X and Y motion 212
      11. Building the Frame Structure 214
      12. Assembling the Prusa i3 Y-Axis Frame 219
      13. Assembling the Moving Axis 220
      14. Assembling the Prusa i3 moving Y axis 223
      15. Assembling the Prusa i3 moving Z and X axes 224
      16. Joining the Z, X, and Y axes 227
      17. Sensing the Home Position 228
    2. Chapter 13: Understanding RepRap Control Electronics 231
      1. Understanding RepRap Electronics 231
      2. RAMPS 232
      3. RAMBo 232
      4. Sanguinololu 234
      5. Minitronics 234
      6. RUMBA 235
      7. Elefu-RA V3 235
      8. Megatronics 236
      9. Adding Electronics to Your RepRap 3D Printer 238
      10. Preparing for electronics assembly 238
      11. Fitting the positional sensors to the frame 239
      12. Fitting the heated bed to the Y carriage 241
      13. Preparing and fitting the main electronics 242
      14. Preparing and connecting the power supply 243
      15. Connecting the motor and position-sensing wiring 244
      16. Adding Modular Components, Sensors, and Motors 246
      17. Printing without a computer 246
      18. Installing stepper-motor driver modules 246
      19. Selecting position-sensing modules 249
      20. Identifying power-supply requirements 250
      21. Installing add-ons 253
      22. Connecting RepRap Wiring 255
      23. Configuring Firmware 256
      24. Configuring Prusa i3 firmware 258
      25. Uploading Marlin firmware to RAMPS electronics 263
    3. Chapter 14: Assembling the RepRap Extruder 265
      1. Thermoplastic Extrusion 265
      2. Filament drive mechanism 266
      3. Idler wheel 270
      4. Prusa i3 Extruder and Hot-End Assembly 273
      5. Fitting the filament drive to the motor shaft 273
      6. Assembling the extruder idler pressure bearing 273
      7. Fitting the J-head hot-end 274
      8. Fitting the assembled extruder to the X carriage 274
      9. Wiring the extruder to RAMPS 275
      10. Multicolor Print Methods 279
      11. Toothpaste effect 280
      12. Three-way color mixing 280
      13. Two-color printing 281
      14. Layer-selective color printing 282
      15. Cut-and-follow-on printing 283
      16. Extruder Operation and Upgrades 286
      17. Fixing a blocked hot-end or extruder 288
      18. Acquiring an assortment of extruders 289
      19. Cooling extruders with fans 291
    4. Chapter 15: Identifying Software and Calibrating Your 3D Printer 295
      1. Finding 3D Design Software and Models 295
      2. Using design software 301
      3. Verifying models with Netfabb 303
      4. Working with Slic3r 305
      5. Configuring Slic3r 305
      6. Processing models with Slic3r 308
      7. Calibrating Your 3D Printer 315
      8. Leveling your print bed 316
      9. Tuning your hot-end temperature control 318
      10. Calibrating extruder distance 318
      11. Printing Objects 322
      12. Printing vases, pots, and cups 326
      13. Printing large single-piece objects 328
      14. Printing tiny or highly detailed objects 328
      15. Printing many objects at the same time 329
      16. Improving print quality 330
    5. Chapter 16: Refining the Design and 3D-Printing Process 331
      1. Being Productive with 3D Printing 331
      2. Refining Your Print Preparations 333
      3. Examining a Design Example 336
      4. Designing Parts for 3D Printing 340
      5. Material 341
      6. Orientation 342
      7. Layer height 344
      8. Nozzle size and perimeter outlines 344
      9. Infill level 344
      10. Postprocessing, Recycling, and Finishing an Object 346
      11. Manual finishing 346
      12. Assisted finishing 347
      13. Coatings 348
      14. Printing Big: Bonding and Joining Parts 349
      15. Recycling 351
      16. Using a Web-Based 3D-Printing Interface 354
      17. OctoPrint 354
      18. Duet 354
  7. Part 6: The Part of Tens 355
    1. Chapter 17: Ten Examples of Direct Digital Manufacturing and Personalization 357
      1. Producing 3D-Printed Food 357
      2. Printing Tissues and Organs 358
      3. Fashioning Biological Replicas 358
      4. Crafting Clothing and Footwear 359
      5. Customizing Jewelry 360
      6. Making Hollywood Spectacular 360
      7. Creating Structures 361
      8. Reaching beyond the Sky 361
      9. Constructing Robots 362
      10. Printing 3D Printers 363
    2. Chapter 18: Ten Impossible Designs Created Using Additive Manufacturing 365
      1. Personalized Objects 365
      2. Medical Implants 367
      3. Dental Repair 367
      4. Self-Deploying Robots 368
      5. Printed Drones and Aircraft Parts 368
      6. On-Demand, On-Site Manufacturing 369
      7. Custom Objects Created in Space 369
      8. Art on Demand 370
      9. Locally Fabricated Items 370
      10. Body Parts 371
  8. Index 373
Authors Biography

Richard Horne (RichRap) has worked as an engineer, marketer, and product designer. He blogs and shares ideas on making 3D printing easier for everyone.

Kalani Kirk Hausman has experience as an IT consultant, enterprise architect, auditor, and ISO. He conducts research on integrating 3D-printed materials into educational curricula.

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