3D Printing For Dummies

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Get started printing out 3D objects quickly and inexpensively!

3D printing is no longer just a figment of your imagination. This remarkable technology is coming to the masses with the growing availability of 3D printers. 3D printers create 3-dimensional layered models and they allow users to create prototypes that use multiple materials and colors.  This friendly-but-straightforward guide examines each type of 3D printing technology available today and gives artists, entrepreneurs, engineers, and hobbyists insight into the amazing things 3D printing has to offer. You’ll discover methods for the creation of 3D printable objects using software, 3D scanners, and even photographs with the help of this timely For Dummies  guide.

Includes information on stereolithography, selective sintering, fused deposition, and granular binding techniquesCovers the potential for the transformation of production and manufacturing, reuse and recycling, intellectual property design controls, and the commoditization of traditional products from magazines to material goodsWalks you through the process of creating a RepRap printer using open-source designs, software, and hardwareAddresses the limitations of current 3D printing technologies and provides strategies for improved success

3D Printing For Dummies is the must-have guide to make manufacturing your own dynamic designs a dream come true!

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00EFB44HU
Publisher ‏ : ‎ For Dummies
Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 8, 2014
Edition ‏ : ‎ 1st
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 29.2 MB
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Print length ‏ : ‎ 351 pages
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1118660775
Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Best Sellers Rank: #2,178,723 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store) #246 in Computer Hardware Peripherals (Kindle Store) #311 in 3D Printing Books #319 in Computer Hardware Peripherals (Books)
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