4. • Were extremely expensive
Before ~2009 3D printers
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5. • Were extremely expensive
• Required pricey materials
Before ~2009 3D printers
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6. • Were extremely expensive
• Required pricey materials
• Thus out of the hands of consumers
Before ~2009 3D printers
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7. • Were extremely expensive
• Required pricey materials
• Thus out of the hands of consumers
• They were, however, very accurate
Before ~2009 3D printers
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9. • 1989 - S. Scott Crump patents FDM
A Brief History
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10. • 1989 - S. Scott Crump patents FDM
• 2007 - RepRap Darwin released
A Brief History
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11. • 1989 - S. Scott Crump patents FDM
• 2007 - RepRap Darwin released
• 2009 - FDM Patent expires
A Brief History
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12. • 1989 - S. Scott Crump patents FDM
• 2007 - RepRap Darwin released
• 2009 - FDM Patent expires
• 2009 - MakerBot releases Cupcake CNC
A Brief History
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13. • 1989 - S. Scott Crump patents FDM
• 2007 - RepRap Darwin released
• 2009 - FDM Patent expires
• 2009 - MakerBot releases Cupcake CNC
• 2012 - >50 consumer level 3D printers
A Brief History
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26. • Layer Height - thickness of each plastic layer
Slicer Vocabulary
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27. • Layer Height - thickness of each plastic layer
• Infill %: How solid the object will be
Slicer Vocabulary
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28. • Layer Height - thickness of each plastic layer
• Infill %: How solid the object will be
• Shells: The outside layer of plastic
Slicer Vocabulary
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29. • Layer Height - thickness of each plastic layer
• Infill %: How solid the object will be
• Shells: The outside layer of plastic
• Retraction: Distance to pull plastic back
Slicer Vocabulary
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32. G0 X12 ; Rapid Move to X = 12
Sample GCode
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33. G0 X12 ; Rapid Move to X = 12
G28 Y ; Move Y to Origin
Sample GCode
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34. G0 X12 ; Rapid Move to X = 12
G28 Y ; Move Y to Origin
M0 ; Finish & Shut down
Sample GCode
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35. G0 X12 ; Rapid Move to X = 12
G28 Y ; Move Y to Origin
M0 ; Finish & Shut down
M27 ; Report status of SD print
Sample GCode
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36. G0 X12 ; Rapid Move to X = 12
G28 Y ; Move Y to Origin
M0 ; Finish & Shut down
M27 ; Report status of SD print
Find more: http://reprap.org/wiki/G-code
Sample GCode
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41. • Free!
• OSX, Windows and Linux
Blender - the glad
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42. • Free!
• OSX, Windows and Linux
• Abundant documentation
Blender - the glad
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43. • Free!
• OSX, Windows and Linux
• Abundant documentation
• Full featured modeler - nurbs, polygon
manipulation, plugins
Blender - the glad
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44. • Free!
• OSX, Windows and Linux
• Abundant documentation
• Full featured modeler - nurbs, polygon
manipulation, plugins
• imports from and exports to STL
Blender - the glad
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51. • Free!
• OSX, Windows Linux
SketchUp - the glad
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52. • Free!
• OSX, Windows Linux
• Made by Google
SketchUp - the glad
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53. • Free!
• OSX, Windows Linux
• Made by Google
• Originally used to create Google
Earth / Maps structures
SketchUp - the glad
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54. • Free!
• OSX, Windows Linux
• Made by Google
• Originally used to create Google
Earth / Maps structures
• Easy to learn
SketchUp - the glad
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55. • Free!
• OSX, Windows Linux
• Made by Google
• Originally used to create Google
Earth / Maps structures
• Easy to learn
• Exports to STL
SketchUp - the glad
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62. • Free!
• OSX, Windows Linux
123D Design - the glad
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63. • Free!
• OSX, Windows Linux
• It was designed for 3D printing use
123D Design - the glad
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64. • Free!
• OSX, Windows Linux
• It was designed for 3D printing use
• It's pretty intuitive for a beginner
123D Design - the glad
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65. • Free!
• OSX, Windows Linux
• It was designed for 3D printing use
• It's pretty intuitive for a beginner
• Exports to STL
123D Design - the glad
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67. • Beware: desktop and browser versions
are completely different
123D Design - the sad
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68. • Beware: desktop and browser versions
are completely different
• Seasoned modelers might find it a little
frustrating
123D Design - the sad
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72. • Free!
• OSX, Windows Linux
Tinkercad - the glad
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73. • Free!
• OSX, Windows Linux
• Very ideal for beginners
Tinkercad - the glad
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74. • Free!
• OSX, Windows Linux
• Very ideal for beginners
• Created specifically for 3D printing
Tinkercad - the glad
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75. • Free!
• OSX, Windows Linux
• Very ideal for beginners
• Created specifically for 3D printing
• Hooks into 3D printing API's
Tinkercad - the glad
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77. • You need to be connected to the
internet in order to use it
Tinkercad - the sad
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78. • You need to be connected to the
internet in order to use it
• Only works in Chrome or Firefox (wait,
this is a sad?)
Tinkercad - the sad
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79. • You need to be connected to the
internet in order to use it
• Only works in Chrome or Firefox (wait,
this is a sad?)
• It’s clunky to add fine details,
no manipulation of points
Tinkercad - the sad
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83. • Free!
• OSX, Windows Linux
OpenSCAD - the glad
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84. • Free!
• OSX, Windows Linux
• It's not a traditional 3D modeler
OpenSCAD - the glad
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85. • Free!
• OSX, Windows Linux
• It's not a traditional 3D modeler
• Designed more for programmer types
OpenSCAD - the glad
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86. • Free!
• OSX, Windows Linux
• It's not a traditional 3D modeler
• Designed more for programmer types
• Parametric!!
OpenSCAD - the glad
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