Introduction to 3D printing - steps people through the process of taking a digital design and printing it into a physical object. Covers types of 3D printers, shape stores and more. Workshop held at the edge -- http://edgeqld.org.au/

1. Introduction to 3D Printing
@clinton_freeman

2. Overview
• House keeping
• Names
• Workshop structure

3. 3D Printing Safety
• Ventilation
• Mind your fingers

4. Design to Object DEMO

5. Stereolithography

6. Selective Laser Sintering

7. Fused Deposition Modelling
• CNC - Computer Numerical Control
• 3-axis robotic printhead.
• Extruder
• Feeder
• Heated barrel
• Nozzle

8. Materials
• ABS
• The stuff lego bricks are made from
• Recyclable
• Melts 105°-115°c
• PLA
• Bioplastic!
• Smells like popcorn?
• Melts 160°-170°c

9. PVA - Polyvinyl Alcohol
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhBmNyvNhQ

10. Design - FreeCAD

11. Design - Blender
• Open Source
• FreeCAD
• Blender
• Free or cheap:
• Autodesk 123D
• Google SketchUp

12. Design - AutoDesk123D

13. Design - SketchUp

14. Design stores
• PirateBay - https://thepiratebay.se/browse/605
• Cubify Store - http://cubify.com/store/index.aspx
• Thingiverse - http://www.thingiverse.com/
• Shapeways - http://shapeways.com/

15. Consumer Printers - Cube

16. Consumer Printers - MakerBot

17. Consumer Printers - RepRap

18. Consumer Printers - PrintrBot

19. Media Credits
• http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1e/Stereolithography_apparatus.jpg
• http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/33/Selective_laser_melting_system_schematic.jpg
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhBmNyvNhQ
• http://www.blender.org/index.php?eID=tx_cms_showpic&file=uploads%2Fpics
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• http://screenshots.en.sftcdn.net/en/scrn/321000/321734/autodesk-123d-35.jpg
• http://eagleup.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/screenshot-sketchup-demo-board.png
• http://randommization.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/cubify-cube-3D-printer.jpg
• http://reprap.org/mediawiki/images/4/4a/Assembled-prusa-mendel.jpg
• http://vaultmultimedia.com/printrbot/wp-content/blogs.dir/57/files/printrbot/img_0097.jpg

20. Coming up...
• Print your own 3D toy
• Build your own 3D printer

21. One more thing
• Feedback
• https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/DIYTech