Practical 3D printers / Brian Evans.
"Desktop or DIY 3D printers are devices you can either buy preassembled as a kit, or build from a collection of parts to design and print physical objects including replacement household parts, custom toys, and even art, science, or engineering projects. Maybe you have one, or maybe you're...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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[Berkeley, CA] : New York :
Apress ; Distributed to the book trade world wide by Springer Science+Business Media,
2012.
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| Series: | Technology in action.
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| Online Access: | Springer eBooks |
| Summary: | "Desktop or DIY 3D printers are devices you can either buy preassembled as a kit, or build from a collection of parts to design and print physical objects including replacement household parts, custom toys, and even art, science, or engineering projects. Maybe you have one, or maybe you're thinking about buying or building one.Practical3DPrinters takes you beyond how to build a 3D printer, to calibrating, customizing, and creating amazing models, including 3D printed text, a warship model, a robot platform, windup toys, and arcade-inspired alien invaders. You'll learn about the different types of personal 3D printers and how they work; from the Maker Bot to the Rep Rap printers like the Huxley and Mendel, as well as the white Ant CNC featured in the Apress book Printing in Plastic.You'll discover how easy it is to find and design 3D models using web-based 3D modeling, and even how to create a 3D model from a 2D image. After learning the basics, this book will walk you through building multi-part models with a steampunk warship project, working with meshes to build your own action heroes, and creating an autonomous robot chassis. Finally, you'll find even more bonus projects to build, including wind-up walkers, faceted vases for the home, and a handful of useful upgrades to modify and improve your 3D printer."--Publisher's website. |
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| Item Description: | Description based on print version record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 electronic document. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p.295-297) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1430243937 9781430243939 |