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

by Samuel N Bernier, Bertier Luyt, Tatiana Reinhard

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'

Learn the different 3D printing technologiesChoose the best desktop 3D printerDiscover free 3D modeling softwareBecome familiar with 3D scanning solutionsFind out how to go from a bad to a good 3D source file, one that's ready-to-print

Genres: Technology

162 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 1, 2015

Reviews

[Artur Coelho · Rating 4 out of 5]

Já se sabe que este tipo de livros da Make: não se destacam pela profundidade, sendo guias abrangentes mas algo superficiais. Não deixam de ser bons pontos de iniciação a tecnologias e técnicas de trabalho. Este destaca-se mesmo pela sua abrangência, na forma como aborda técnicas de trabalho que permitem modelar para impressão 3D. Está cheio de boas dicas sobre modelação com apps Autodesk (com especial incidência para o 123D Design), digitalização 3D e preparação de mesh para impressão. Bom guia introdutório, que desperta a imaginação para a aprendizagem de técnicas de trabalho para impressão 3D. Inclui, habitual nos livros sobre o tema, a obrigatória introdução hiperbólica sobre o potencial desta tecnologia e uma análise às melhores impressoras FFF no mercado, onde a beethefirst ombreia com as makerbots, claramente a impressora de eleição no Fablab de origem dos autores deste guia.

[Brad Needham · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fun and quick tour all the topics you'll need to explore in depth to become a 3D Printing designer. Good for answering all my novice questions about types of 3D printers, files, using CAD applications, styles of 3D design, printing, post-printing, etc. The sort of book to read, then pass on to a friend, library, or Maker group.

[to'c · Rating 4 out of 5]

Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose, indeed! Take that to heart when you read this excellent book on designing for 3D printing. Sadly, nearly all of the example software used in the book is no longer with us. Much of it is the lamented Autodesk 123D suite of tools (oh, 123D Catch, how I miss thee!) But that does render this book out-of-date in the long run.

Because any good designer knows that design is not about the tools. It's about technique, experience, and example. And this book has that in droves! No matter what tools you find to use (and there are lots of free and open source tools out there) this book will teach you how to do the things you want to do. In some cases it will teach you what you want to do! In that sense this book is a tool worthy to have in your arsenal. Read it.

[Alexander Lemeshko · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good but a bit dated

Do not buy this book, rent it. It was well worth the price in 2016 but today large parts on hardware and software are almost obsolete. Core knowledge on modelling etc is solid and very usefull but for 10 bicks one expects more

[Isaac · Rating 3 out of 5]

A basic book that covers very little detail. If you have no idea what 3d printing is this might be an okay introduction.

[Ralph Figuracion · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is a great place to get started with 3d printing.

[Daniel Cornwall · Rating 3 out of 5]

Useful overview of the 3d printing field combined with practical exercises. I found some of the exercises hard to follow, but maybe that reflects more on me than the book.

Good discussion of 3D printing services, which allow access to a far broader range of materials than can be used on a hobbyist printer.