3D printing for dummies
By: by Richard Horne and Kalani Kirk Hausman
Contributors: Hausman, Kalani Kirk, author
Edition: 2nd edition.
Series: For dummies; --For dummies
Publisher: For Dummies; John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Published: 2017
Place of publication: Hoboken, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 392
ISBN-13: 9781119386315
Subjects: Computer printers; Digital printing; Computer graphics; Three-dimensional printing; Three-dimensional imaging
Other titles: Three D printing for dummies; Three dimensional printing for dummies
Description: 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!
Notes: "for dummies, a Wiley Brand."

"Learning made easy"--Cover.

Includes index.

A Childrens Plus, Inc.
Table of contents: title: Getting started with 3D printing. Seeing how 3D printers fid into modern manufacturing ; Exploring the types of 3D printing ; Exploring applications of 3D printing; title: Outlining 3D printing resources. Identifying available materials for 3D printing ; Identifying sources for 3D-printable objects; title: Exploring the business side of 3D printing. Commoditizing 3D printing ; Understanding 3D printing's effect on traditional lines of business ; Reviewing 3D-printing research; title: Employing personal 3D-printing devices. Exploring 3D-printed artwork ; Considering consumer-level 3D printers ; Deciding on a RepRap of your own; title: Creating a RepRap 3D printer. Assembling structural elements ; Understanding RepRap control electronics ; Assembling the RepRap extruder ; Identifying software and calibrating your 3D printer ; Refining the design and 3D-printing process; title: The part of tens. Ten examples of direct digital manufacturing and personalization ; Ten impossible designs created using additive manufacturing.