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Author Cline, Lydia Sloan, author

Title 3D printing with Autodesk 123D®, Tinkercad®, and Makerbot® / Lydia Sloan Cline
Published New York, N.Y. : McGraw-Hill Education LLC., ©2015

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 292 pages) : illustrations, figures, tables
Series Tab make great stuff!
Contents A. Dedication -- B. About the author -- C. Preface -- D. Resources to check out -- 1. Hello, maker! -- What is making? -- So what's this book about? -- Sites to check out -- 2. Getting started with 123D design -- Open 123D design desktop -- Summary -- 3. Model it! 123D design projects -- Studded bangle bracelet project -- Sun sculpture wall decoration project -- Star cookie cutter project -- Jell-o mold tray project -- Peace sign pendant project -- Personalized business card project -- Pinky project -- Frog in a tea cup project -- Summary -- Sites to check out -- 4. Generate construction documents with layout -- What is autocad 360? -- Getting started with layout -- Summary -- Sites to check out -- 5. Capture it! With 123D catch -- What is 123D catch? -- Catch on the iphone/ipad -- The catch web app -- The catch desktop app -- Tips on photographing a subject -- Summary -- Sites to check out -- 6. Mix it up! With 123D meshmixer -- The meshmixer interface -- Import a textured donut model -- Import the glass head capture to make a candy jug -- Model a bead -- Modify a 123D design pac-man model with volume brushes -- Duplicate and modify pinky -- Summary -- Sites to check out -- 7. For the kids! Tinkercad -- The tinkercad interface -- Tinker basics: drag, delete, select, move, and save -- Tinker a building block -- Tinker a stamp with the align and mirror tools -- Tinker a ring with an imported SVG file -- Tinker other people's models -- Tinkercad as an STL file repairer -- Shape generators -- Summary -- Sites to check out -- 8. Cut it! With 123D make and the CNC utility -- Getting a make-importable file -- The 123D make interface -- The CNC utility -- Download an STL file of your CNC project -- Summary -- Sites to check out -- 9. Print it! With 123D meshmixer and makerbot -- General 3D printing information -- Overhangs, supports, rafts, and bridges -- The makerbot -- Makerbot software and firmware -- Filament -- Export an stl file from the 123D apps -- You need a printable file -- Design considerations -- Meshmixer's two areas: modify and print -- Import the glass head -- Analyze the glass head -- The meshmixer print area interface -- Regenerate the lost supports -- Export the file as a thing -- The makerbot desktop interface -- The settings menu -- Preview and print from the computer -- Finding help -- Printing with a service bureau -- Summary -- Sites to check out
Summary Are you ready to join the new industrial revolution? Cline reveals how to turn your ideas into physical products that you can use or sell!
Analysis 3D Printing
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Notes Cover image and table of contents, viewed on March 13, 2015
Subject Three-dimensional printing -- Computer programs
Computer-aided design.
Computer-Aided Design
computer-aided designs (visual works)
computer-aided design (process)
CAD/CAM systems.
COMPUTERS -- CAD-CAM.
Computer-aided design
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780071833486
007183348X
Other Titles Three-dimensional printing with Autodesk 123D®, Tinkercad®, and Makerbot®