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Simplifying 3D Printing with OpenSCAD

By : Colin Dow
5 (1)
Book Image

Simplifying 3D Printing with OpenSCAD

5 (1)
By: Colin Dow

Overview of this book

Want to bring your 3D designs to life with OpenSCAD, but don’t know where to start? Simplifying 3D Printing with OpenSCAD will teach you the key skills so that you can focus on your ideas, not troubleshooting your 3D printer. With the help of this book, you’ll build a solid foundation in 3D printing technology, the software used for designing your objects, and an analysis of the G-code produced by the 3D printer slicer software. You’ll also get to know your 3D printer and find out how to set up a printing job effortlessly — from configuring the parameters to build well-defined designs. Consider yourself a practical learner? Use real-world examples such as designing and printing a 3D name badge, model rocket, and laptop stand, to dive into the world of 3D printers build your skillset. By the end of this 3D printing book, you'll be ready to start designing and printing your own 3D printed products using OpenSCAD and being your ideas into reality.
Table of Contents (16 chapters)
1
Part 1: Exploring 3D Printing
5
Part 2: Learning OpenSCAD
9
Part 3: Projects
13
Part 4: The Future

Chapter 7: Creating a 3D-Printed Name Badge

In Part 1, Exploring 3D Printing, we covered the basics of 3D printing. We looked at the various components that make up a 3D printer and had a brief overview of the several types of materials we can print with. In Part 2, Learning OpenSCAD, we jumped into OpenSCAD by starting out with simple concepts before looking into modules and libraries. In Part 3, Projects, we will combine what we learned from the first two parts of the book and go from OpenSCAD design to 3D-printed objects.

Part 3, Projects, starts with this chapter, where we will create a 3D-printed name badge to be worn at conventions or inside shops. We will design the name badge in OpenSCAD before importing our design into a slicer program. We will then proceed to print out our design.

In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:

  • Creating text for our 3D-printed name badge
  • Adding a base plate to our 3D-printed name badge
  • Printing out our 3D-printed...