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Design for 3D Printing: Scanning, Creating, Editing, Remixing, and Making in Three Dimensions

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France's Le FabShop has extensive experience testing 3D printers and creating digital models for them. From an articulated Makey Robot to a posable elephant model, Samuel N. Bernier and the rest of Le FabShop's team have created some of the most-printed designs in the 3D printing world. This book uses their work to teach you how to get professional results out of a desktop 3D printer without needing to be trained in design. Through a series of tutorials and case studies, this book gives you the techniques to turn a product idea into a 3D model and a prototype. Focusing on free design software and affordable technologies, the exercises in this book are the perfect boost to any beginner looking to start designing for 3D printing.Designing for the tool and finding a good tool to fit the design--these are at the core of the product designer's job, and these are the tools this book will help you master.Foreword by Carl Bass, Autodesk's CEO, a passionate and prolific Maker. In Design For 3D Printing, you'll: Learn the different 3D printing technologies Choose the best desktop 3D printer Discover free 3D modeling software Become familiar with 3D scanning solutions Find out how to go from a bad to a good 3D source file, one that's ready-to-print Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Make Community, LLC; 1st edition (November 10, 2015)


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Paperback ‏ : ‎ 160 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 60


Reading age ‏ : ‎ 12 years and up


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15 ounces


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.6 x 0.3 x 9.7 inches


Best Sellers Rank: #114,630 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #10 in 3D Printing Books #47 in Architectural Drafting & Presentation #53 in Industrial & Product Design


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    • Great book if you have enough computer knowledge to understand it.
My wife and I both have read it twice. She is going through it again, determined to learn how to make the files for 3D printing. I am 77 and she is 76, still willing to take a challenge.
Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2023 by Kinney Beisel
    • Amazing 3D Printer book
Covers all the topic a beginner in 3D printing will be interested in learning. Easy to read, lots of references and links to sites to find 3D print files, etc. Covers almost all aspects of the 3D printing experience.
Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2022 by Rover100
    • Good book - I'll probably appreciate it more later
I'm just getting started with 3D printing - and wanted some books to get up to speed with the technology. This book was one of two that I purchased. The other book was Make: Getting Started with 3D Printing - which I found to be extremely helpful reading. This Design for 3D Printing, not as much. I have prior experience with creating 3D models - but that was for CGI and animations - as well in AutoCAD for 2D drawings. So I found this book to be a bit of an overview of a lot of information that I already know. That's not the book's fault. There is a lot of information on the different software available for 3D printing - that will be helpful once I have spent more time experimenting with my 3D printer and have a bit more reference as to what might be useful. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2022 by K. R.
    • Good coverage of design methods, but not updated even in the newest edition.
The design information was very good, until I tried to find the free software they list. Several of them were shutdown years before the latest edition of the book. A lot of the design companies listed are also gone. Many of these happened shortly after the initial edition came out. Why not update it and remove the obsolete information? The design concepts are good, but you may do better just finding the tutorials for whatever software you choose to design in. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on September 25, 2022 by MikeMilw
    • This book is good for entry level and experienced users
If you are into 3D printing I would put this on the must read list. Mostly an overview, but some details too. I work w Solidworks and Fusion 360, built and run a REPRAP (Mendelmax1.5) 3D printer and work with a few print services. This book is good for entry level and experienced users.
Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2016 by Ken Ward
    • Great Book, offering lots of practical tips and trick
In addition to the very practical and hands-on tips, the book contains a good overview of printers, tools and software. Really handy for novice users wanting to enter the fascinating world of 3D printing or for those looking to get their pieces to the next level.
Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2016 by Nobx
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Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2020 by curly1
    • 3d printing is easy, the software is massively graphics heavy.
Definitely for the absolute beginner. I bought my first 3d printer for Christmas, and I needed to get some background and help with design and function. Unfortunately, even though it is a digital book, already some information is dated. Another problem I ran into, and which could have been explained in the text, is that you really have to have a PC with top-notch graphics hardware to make these programs go. I can use Cura without problems, but I have a terrible time trying to use almost anything else, as it locks up my graphics hardware. My computer is about 4 years old, and has an integrated graphics (Nvidia Geoforce something or other) and it doesn't handle this heavy duty programming. 123design is out, Meshmixer won't go, Netfabb Basic doesn't even exist anymore, so I finally settled, after extensive trial and error, on Tinkercad, which is online only, not a download. But, at least it will run on my computer. I have downloaded 123catch, but I haven't tried it yet. I can download things from thingiverse, and print them, but it's a challenge, especially for larger items. The book is a great introduction, definitely worth the expense. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2017 by Mark A. Pearson

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