3D Printing For Dummies®

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Table of Contents

Introduction

About This Book

Foolish Assumptions

Icons Used in This Book

How This Book Is Organized

Part I: Getting Started with 3D Printing

Part II: Outlining 3D Printing Resources

Part III: Exploring the Business Side of 3D Printing

Part IV: Employing Personal 3D Printing Devices

Part V: Creating a RepRap 3D Printer

Part VI: Part of Tens

Beyond the Book

Where to Go from Here

Part I: Getting Started with 3D Printing

Chapter 1: Seeing How 3D Printers Fit into Modern Manufacturing

Embracing Additive Manufacturing

Defining additive manufacturing

Contrasting traditional manufacturing

Understanding the advantages of additive manufacturing

Exploring the Applications of 3D Printing

Working with RepRap

Chapter 2: Exploring the Types of 3D Printing

Exploring Basic Forms of Additive Manufacturing

Photopolymer

Granular

Lamination

Fused deposition modeling

Recognizing Specialized Forms of Additive Manufacturing

Manufacturing with a variety of materials

Printing in color

Seeing the Limitations of Current Technologies

Considering fabrication rates

Exploring size constraints

Identifying object design constraints

Understanding material restrictions

Chapter 3: Exploring Applications of 3D Printing

Creating Objects Directly Using 3D Printing Today

Rapid prototyping

Direct digital fabrication

Restoration and repair

Fabricating Tomorrow Using 3D Printing

Household goods

Buildings

Extreme recycling

Examining Molding and Casting through 3D Printing

Lost-material casting

Sintered metal infusion

Applying Artistic Touches and Personalization

Medical implants

Item personalization

Clothing and textiles

Deploying Technology to Strategic Locations

Military fabrication

In space

Part II: Outlining 3D Printing Resources

Chapter 4: Identifying Available Materials for 3D Printing

Enumerating Extruded Materials

Thermoplastics

Experimental materials

Extruded alternatives

Identifying Granular Materials

Plastic powders

Sugar and salt

Metal powders

Sand and natural granular materials

Exploring Photo-Cured Resins

Understanding Bioprinting

Bioprinting food and animal products

Replacement tissues and organs

Identifying Alternative Materials

Recycled materials

Storing food

Caring for people

Chapter 5: Identifying Sources for 3D-Printable Objects

Exploring Object Repositories

Vendor repositories

Community repositories

Designing in the Computer

Scanning Objects

Capturing Structure from Photographs

Preparing Models for Printing

3D model viewers

Mesh modelers

Mesh repairers

Part III: Exploring the Business Side of 3D Printing

Chapter 6: Commoditizing 3D Printing

Democratizing Manufacturing

Derived designs

Curated artifacts

Creating models

Crafting Personal Storefronts

Creating a unique design

Fabricating a unique product on demand

Creating Impossible Objects

Building New Tools

Moving beyond solid blocks

Creating the tool that will create the tool

Chapter 7: Understanding 3D Printing's Effect on Traditional Lines of Business

Transforming Production

Displacing the production line

Abbreviating the manufacturing chain

Providing local fabrication

Eliminating traditional release cycles

Challenging Intellectual Property Laws

Threatening IP protections

Assigning legal liability

Leveraging Expired Patents

Innovating around intellectual property

Protecting intellectual property rights

Imposing Ethical Controls

Chapter 8: Reviewing 3D Printing Research

Building Fundamental Technologies

Crafting educational tools

Expanding 3D printing options

3D-printed electronics

Creating Functional Designs

Drones, robots, and military applications

Von Neumann machines

Expanding Material Selection

Providing for Long Space Voyages

Creating Medical Opportunities

Part IV: Employing Personal 3D Printing Devices

Chapter 9: Exploring 3D-Printed Artwork

Adorning the Body

Personalizing Our Environment

Returning to Personal Creation

Visualizing the Abstract

Chapter 10: Considering Consumer-Level 3D Printers

Examining Cartesian 3D Printers

Exploring Delta Options

Understanding Polar Fabrication

Building Emerging Alternatives

Chapter 11: Deciding on a RepRap of Your Own

Evaluating Your 3D-Printing Needs

Do I want a RepRap or another 3D printer?

Do I buy a ready-built 3D printer or use a kit?

Open, Closed, and Licensing

Selecting a 3D Printer Design

RepRap designs

Home 3D-printer kits

The experimental designs

Further machine arrangements

Choosing Print Media

Thermoplastic

PLA / PHA plastic

ABS

Paste

Identifying Components

Structural framework

The extruder

Build plate

Control electronics

Software

Part V: Creating a RepRap 3D Printer

Chapter 12: Assembling Structural Elements

Locating Materials

Kits

Self-sourcing

Printing your own

eBay

Obtaining the Printed Parts for Machine Assembly

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