3D printing for dummies
--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: stereo lithology, selective sintering, used deposition, and granular binding Provides information on the potential for the tr...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken, NJ :
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
[2024]
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| Edición: | Third edition |
| Colección: | --For dummies
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009769036306719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- About This Book
- Foolish Assumptions
- Icons Used in This Book
- Beyond the Book
- Where to Go from Here
- Part 1 Getting Started with 3D Printing
- Chapter 1 Seeing How 3D Printers Fit into Modern Manufacturing
- Embracing Additive Manufacturing
- Defining additive manufacturing
- Contrasting additive manufacturing with traditional manufacturing
- Machining/subtractive fabrication
- Molding/injection molding
- Understanding the advantages of additive manufacturing
- Personalization
- Complexity
- Sustainability
- Recycling and planned obsolescence
- Economies of scale
- Exploring the Applications of 3D Printing
- Chapter 2 Exploring the Types of 3D Printing
- Exploring Basic Forms of Additive Manufacturing
- Photopolymers
- Granular powders
- Binding powder
- Blown powder
- Laminates
- Filament-based production
- Understanding 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
- Looking at Current Uses of 3D Printing
- Rapid prototyping
- Direct digital fabrication
- Restoration and repair
- Designing for the Future with 3D Printing
- Household goods
- Buildings
- Bridges
- Examining Molding and Casting through 3D Printing
- Lost-material casting
- Sintered metal infusion
- Applying Artistic Touches and Personalization
- Medical implants
- Biological implants (organs)
- Item personalization
- Clothing and textiles
- Customizing Designs on the Fly
- Military operations
- Space
- Part 2 Outlining 3D-Printing Resources
- Chapter 4 Identifying Available Materials for 3D Printing
- Exploring Extruded Materials
- Thermoplastics.
- Polylactic acid (PLA)
- Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS)
- Polycarbonate (PC)
- Polyamides (nylon)
- Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)
- High-impact polystyrene (HIPS)
- High-density polyethylene (HDPE)
- Polyethylene terephthalate glycol (PETG)
- 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 Other Uses for Materials
- Recycling materials
- Sustainable large-scale 3D printing with local materials
- Producing food
- Caring for people
- Chapter 5 Identifying Sources and Communities 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 3 Exploring the Business Side of 3D Printing
- Chapter 6 3D Printing for Everyone
- Democratizing Manufacturing
- Derived designs
- Curated artifacts
- Expanded opportunities
- Establishing 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
- Handling Challenges to Intellectual Property Laws
- Threatening IP protections
- Assigning legal liability
- Leveraging Expired Patents.
- Working around patents
- Protecting intellectual property rights
- Imposing Ethical Controls
- Chapter 8 Reviewing 3D-Printing Research
- Building Fundamental Technologies
- Crafting educational tools
- Expanding 3D-printing options
- Fabricating 3D-printed electronics
- Creating Functional Designs
- Drones, robots, and military applications
- Von Neumann machines
- Expanding Material Selection
- Supporting Long Space Voyages
- Creating Medical Opportunities
- Part 4 Employing Personal 3D-Printing Devices
- Chapter 9 Exploring 3D-Printed Artwork
- Adorning the Body
- Personalizing Your Environment
- Incorporating Individualism in Design
- Visualizing the Abstract
- Sharing Art
- Chapter 10 Considering Consumer-Level Desktop 3D Printers
- Examining Cartesian 3D Printers
- Exploring Delta Options
- Understanding polar Fabrication
- Getting to Know SCARA and Robot Arm Motion
- CoreXY - High Speed FDM 3D Printing
- CoreXY - Voron2
- Tool-changing 3D printing
- Building Emerging Alternatives
- Working with Open Innovation and Community Designs
- Examining Printers for More Flexible Materials
- Understanding Shore ratings
- Printing with soft filaments
- Sampling 3D Food Printers
- Going beyond RepRap
- Prusa i3 MK3S+ / MK4
- Sigma
- LulzBot Taz 6
- Chapter 11 Deciding on a 3D Printer of Your Own
- Evaluating Your 3D Printing Needs
- Do you want an open-source RepRap or another 3D printer?
- What is your 3D printer budget?
- Do you buy a ready-built 3D printer or assemble a kit?
- Running a 3D Print Farm
- Licensing and Attribution
- Selecting a 3D Printer Design
- RepRap and open-source designs
- Home 3D printer modular kits and self-sourcing
- Experimental designs
- Choosing Print Media
- Thermoplastic
- PLA/PHA plastic
- ABS
- PET / PETG
- Composite or filled materials
- Paste.
- Identifying Key Components
- Structural framework
- Extruders
- Build plates
- Control interface electronics
- Software
- Slic3r and its successors Prusaslicer &
- Super Slic3r
- Cura
- Netfabb
- Pronterface &
- Printrun
- Repetier-Host
- ReplicatorG
- Part 5 Understanding and Using Your 3D Printer
- Chapter 12 Assembling Kits and Reviewing Machine Setup
- Sourcing a Kit 3D Printer
- Working with kits
- Know before you go
- Obtaining Printed Parts for Machine Assembly
- Printing your own
- Asking the community
- Understanding the Machine Motion
- Z-axis motion
- X and Y motion
- Building the Printer Frame
- Assembling the Moving Axis
- Connecting the Y Carriage to the X and Z Assembly
- Sensing the Home Position
- Chapter 13 Understanding 3D Printer Control Electronics
- 3D Printer Control Electronics
- Adding RAMPS
- Going the RAMBo route
- Selecting Sanguinololu
- Minimizing with Minitronics
- Rolling with RUMBA
- Expanding with Elefu-RA V3
- Total control with Megatronics
- Prusa i3 electronics
- Advanced 32-bit, arm-based electronics
- Adding Electronics to Your 3D Printer
- Preparing for electronics assembly
- Connecting up cables and wiring
- Moving axis positional sensors
- Checking and fitting the filament sensor
- Connecting to the control electronics
- Doing Your First Power On Check
- Selecting position-sensing modules
- Understanding power-supply requirements
- Configuring Firmware
- Looking at one configuration example (Prusa i3 firmware)
- Editing the Marlin configuration.h file
- Setting the switches
- Uploading Marlin firmware to RAMPS electronics
- Chapter 14 Understanding, Using, and Servicing 3D Printers
- Examining Thermoplastic Extrusion
- The filament drive mechanism
- The idler wheel
- Working with the Prusa MINI Bowden Extruder and Hot-End Assembly.
- Disassembling and servicing the Prusa MINI extruder
- Disassembling and servicing the Prusa MINI hot-end and nozzle
- Examining the Prusa i3 MK3 and Hot-End Assembly
- Disassembling and servicing the Prusa i3 MK3 Extruder
- Disassembling and servicing the Prusa i3 MK3 hot-end and nozzle
- Taking a closer look at the hot-end and the sizes of extrusion nozzles
- Comparing fixed nozzle and quick-change systems
- Nozzle sizes for different print jobs
- Alternative Extrusion Systems for Paste and Edible Materials
- Multicolor Print Methods
- Looking at the toothpaste effect
- Three-way color mixing
- Two-color printing
- Layer-selective color printing
- Cut-and-follow-on printing
- Multi-input feeder
- Automatic tool-changers
- Extruder Operation and Upgrades
- Fixing a blocked hot-end or extruder
- Acquiring an assortment of extruders
- Cooling extruders with fans
- Chapter 15 Identifying Software and Calibrating Your 3D Printer
- Finding 3D Design Software and Models
- Using design software
- Verifying models with Netfabb
- Working with PrusaSlicer
- Configuring PrusaSlicer
- Processing models with PrusaSlicer
- Calibrating Your 3D Printer
- Leveling your print bed
- Tuning your hot-end temperature control
- Calibrating extruder distance
- Printing Objects
- Printing vases, pots, and cups
- Printing large single-piece objects
- Printing tiny or highly detailed objects
- Printing many objects at the same time
- Improving print quality
- Identifying Machine Problems When Print Jobs Fail
- Improving Print Speed
- Chapter 16 Refining the Design and 3D-Printing Process
- Being Productive with 3D Printing
- Refining Your Print Preparations
- Examining a Design Example
- Practical 3D Printing: Looking at Five Quick Examples of Practical 3D Printing at Home
- Designing Parts for 3D Printing
- Material
- Orientation--Layer height.
