Efnisyfirlit

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• 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
• Exploring the Applications of 3D Printing
• Chapter 2: Exploring the Types of 3D Printing
• Exploring Basic Forms of Additive Manufacturing
• Understanding the Limitations of Current Technologies
• Chapter 3: Exploring Applications of 3D Printing
• Looking at Current Uses of 3D Printing
• Designing for the Future with 3D Printing
• Examining Molding and Casting through 3D Printing
• Applying Artistic Touches and Personalization
• Customizing Designs on the Fly
• Part 2: Outlining 3D-Printing Resources
• Chapter 4: Identifying Available Materials for 3D Printing
• Exploring Extruded Materials
• Identifying Granular Materials
• Exploring Photo-Cured Resins
• Understanding Bioprinting
• Identifying Other Uses for Materials
• Chapter 5: Identifying Sources and Communities for 3D-Printable Objects
• Exploring Object Repositories
• Designing in the Computer
• Scanning Objects
• Capturing Structure from Photographs
• Preparing Models for Printing
• Part 3: Exploring the Business Side of 3D Printing
• Chapter 6: 3D Printing for Everyone
• Democratizing Manufacturing
• Building New Tools
• Chapter 7: Understanding 3D Printing’s Effect on Traditional Lines of Business
• Transforming Production
• Handling Challenges to Intellectual Property Laws
• Leveraging Expired Patents
• Imposing Ethical Controls
• Chapter 8: Reviewing 3D-Printing Research
• Building Fundamental Technologies
• Creating Functional Designs
• 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
• Building Emerging Alternatives
• Working with Open Innovation and Community Designs
• Examining Printers for More Flexible Materials
• Sampling 3D Food Printers
• Going beyond RepRap
• Chapter 11: Deciding on a 3D Printer of Your Own
• Evaluating Your 3D Printing Needs
• Running a 3D Print Farm
• Licensing and Attribution
• Selecting a 3D Printer Design
• Choosing Print Media
• Identifying Key Components
• Part 5: Understanding and Using Your 3D Printer
• Chapter 12: Assembling Kits and Reviewing Machine Setup
• Sourcing a Kit 3D Printer
• Obtaining Printed Parts for Machine Assembly
• Understanding the Machine 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 Electronics to Your 3D Printer
• Doing Your First Power On Check
• Configuring Firmware
• Chapter 14: Understanding, Using, and Servicing 3D Printers
• Examining Thermoplastic Extrusion
• Working with the Prusa MINI Bowden Extruder and Hot-End Assembly
• Examining the Prusa i3 MK3 and Hot-End Assembly
• Alternative Extrusion Systems for Paste and Edible Materials
• Multicolor Print Methods
• Extruder Operation and Upgrades
• Chapter 15: Identifying Software and Calibrating Your 3D Printer
• Finding 3D Design Software and Models
• Working with PrusaSlicer
• Calibrating Your 3D Printer
• Printing Objects
• 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
• Postprocessing, Recycling, and Finishing an Object
• Printing Big: Bonding and Joining Parts
• Adopting Green 3D Printing
• Using a Web-Based 3D-Printing Interface
• Part 6: The Part of Tens
• Chapter 17: Ten Examples of Direct Digital Manufacturing and Personalization
• Producing 3D-Printed Food
• Printing Tissues and Organs
• Fashioning Biological Replicas
• Crafting Clothing and Footwear
• Customizing Jewelry
• Making Hollywood Spectacular
• Creating Structures
• Reaching beyond the Sky
• Constructing Robots
• Printing 3D Printers
• Chapter 18: Ten Impossible Designs Created Using Additive Manufacturing
• Personalized Objects
• Medical Implants
• Dental Repair
• Self-Deploying Robots
• Printed Drones and Aircraft Parts
• High Performance, Lightweight Engine Cooling
• Custom Objects Created in Space
• Art on Demand
• Locally Fabricated Items
• Body Parts
• Index
• About the Author
• Connect with Dummies
• End User License Agreement