3D Design & Printing: Books & eBooks

Get a comprehensive coverage of the prototyping techniques you need to know to start printing your own 3D designs. Rekindle your mathematical genius to design personalized objects for complex puzzles. If you're new to the world of 3D printing, this is the book for you. Some basic knowledge of Blender and geometry would be helpful, but is not necessary.

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.

This book is a practical tutorial, packed with real-world case studies to help you design models that print right the first time. If you are familiar with SketchUp and want to print the models you've designed, then this book is ideal for you.

This book explores the potential for combining recent advances from three fields - metamaterials, automated optimal design and 3D printing. The role of metamaterials in innovative device design is explored, and the development of 3D printing techniques for successfully fabricating new devices from these materials is examined.

Planning and implementing a 3D printing service in a library may seem like a daunting task. Based upon the authors? experience as early adopters of 3D technology and running a successful 3D printing service at a large academic library, this guide provides the steps to follow when launching a service in any type of library.

This book is designed as an introduction to the field of 3D printing. It includes an overview of 3D printing technology in industry, education, and the exploding area of Do-it-yourself. It contains a detailed look at the common 3D printers, materials, and software. Using full-color images throughout, the book guides you on setting up your own printer and performing calibration tasks, including descriptions of printing methods, best practices, pitfalls to avoid, and how to finish a completed project.

This book describes how bioprinting emerged from 3D printing and details the accomplishments and challenges in bioprinting tissues of cartilage, skin, bone, muscle, neuromuscular junctions, liver, heart, lung, and kidney.

The New Shop Class connects the worlds of the maker and hacker with that of the scientist and engineer. If you are a parent or educator or a budding maker yourself, and you feel overwhelmed with all of the possible technologies, this book will get you started with clear discussions of what open source technologies like 3D printers, Arduinos, robots and wearable tech can really do in the right hands.