3D Printing For Dummies, 2nd Edition (For Dummies (Computer/Tech)) - Softcover

Horne

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1119386314 ISBN 13: 9781119386315

Publisher: For Dummies, 2017

Synopsis

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!

• 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!

About this title

About the Author

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.

From the Back Cover

• Review 3D-printing technology available today
• Construct a RepRap 3D printer using open-source designs
• Get strategies for successful 3D printing

Make your ideas take shape

Thanks to the growing availability of 3D printers, you can actually create whatever you dream up quickly and inexpensively. With this handy guide at the helm, you'll find all the fast and easy-to-follow guidance you need to build 3D-printable objects. Find out how to use designs, software, and even photographs to turn your concepts into creations. Get ready to discover that when it comes to 3D printing, the sky's the limit!

Inside …

• Types of 3D printers
• Useful production materials
• Sources for 3D printables
• Assembling structural elements
• RepRap control electronics
• Calibrating your 3D printer
• How 3D printing is changing business
• Web-based 3D printing

From the Inside Flap

• Review 3D-printing technology available today
• Construct a RepRap 3D printer using open-source designs
• Get strategies for successful 3D printing

Make your ideas take shape

Thanks to the growing availability of 3D printers, you can actually create whatever you dream up—quickly and inexpensively. With this handy guide at the helm, you'll find all the fast and easy-to-follow guidance you need to build 3D-printable objects. Find out how to use designs, software, and even photographs to turn your concepts into creations. Get ready to discover that when it comes to 3D printing, the sky's the limit!

Inside …

• Types of 3D printers
• Useful production materials
• Sources for 3D printables
• Assembling structural elements
• RepRap control electronics
• Calibrating your 3D printer
• How 3D printing is changing business
• Web-based 3D printing

Edition details

• Publisher: For Dummies
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1119386314
• ISBN 13: 9781119386315
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 408