The document is a primer on practical 3D printing presented by Shashi Jain. It discusses applications of 3D printing such as prototyping, finished goods, custom molds, visualization, and ideation. It also discusses common 3D printing materials like FDM thermoplastics, SLA resins, sintered ceramics and metals, zprint ceramics, and Mcor paper. The document reviews the digital design, repair, slicing, and post-processing tools used in the 3D printing workflow. Finally, it discusses 3D printing services and getting started with choosing tools, materials, and experimenting.

1. Practical 3D Printing
A Primer
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SHASHI JAIN
INFO@MATTERCOMPILERS.COM
@PRACTICAL3DP

2. Hi, I’m Shashi
Entrepreneur
Startup Geek
TiE Program Director
3D Printing Blogger (@Practical3DP)
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3. Agenda
Applications
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Materials
Tools
Services
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4. Applications
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5. Additive
Manufacturing
No Molds or Dies
Fast to Production
Digital Design Freedom
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TRADITIONAL MANUFACTURING
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PROTOTYPING
THIS ISN’T FUNCTIONAL, IT’S ONE CERAMIC PIECE
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FINISHED GOODS
CUSTOM STORMTROOPERS
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CUSTOM MOLDS
SILICON, WAX, PLASTIC
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VISUALIZATION
DIGITAL DATA MADE TACTILE (OBAMA SPEECH 3D PRINTED)
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IDEATION
TURNING IDEAS INTO OBJECTS IS PROVOCATIVE
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IDEATION
TURNING IDEAS INTO OBJECTS IS PROVOCATIVE
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13. Materials
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FUSED DEPOSITION MODELING (FDM)
Desktop / Pro
Medium Detail
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Thermoplastic
Flexible, Strong

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STEREOLITHOGRAPHY (SLA)
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UV Resin
Desktop / Pro
High Detail
Brittle, Low Melting

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Pro
Medium Detail
SELECTIVE LASER OR HEAT SINTERING
Ceramic, Metal, Polymer
Powder
Rigid, Strong

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ZPRINTING
Pro
High Detail
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Ceramic
Rigid, Brittle

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MCOR
3D PRINTING USING BLOCKS OF PAPER
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Paper
Pro
Extra High Detail
Water Soluble

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GUESS THE MATERIAL
(POP QUIZ)
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20. Tools
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21. Digital Workflow
1. Digital Design
2. Repair
3. Slice + Print
4. Post-Process
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22. Digital Design
3D Design: SolidWorks, Blender, Autodesk
123D suite
3D CAD: OpenSCAD, Sketchup, TinkerCAD
Design for Printability: Manifold, Solid
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23. Repair
Corrects surface and internal problems
Generates supports (FDM)
Reorient for printability
Netfabb Studio Basic, MeshMixer
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24. Slice & Print
Commercial
MakerWare
Cubify Invent
Netfabb Studio
Open Source
Slic3r, Skeinforge, KISSlicer
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POST PROCESS
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26. Services (& Printers)
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THE EARLY DAYS
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DESKTOP PRINTERS
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SERVICES
I.MATERIALISE, SKETCHFAB, THINGIVERSE
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32. Get Started!
Choose Tools
Choose Your Material
Choose Service or in-House
Experiment
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TO 3D PRINT STUFF

33. What big idea will you bring to life?
SHASHI JAIN
INFO@MATTERCOMPILERS.COM
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@PRACTICAL3DP