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3D Printing with SketchUp

By : Meir Gottesman
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3D Printing with SketchUp

By: Meir Gottesman

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3D Printing with SketchUp
Meir Gottesman
May, 2014 | 136 pages
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Table of Contents (16 chapters)
3D Printing with SketchUp
3D Printing with SketchUp
Credits
Credits
About the Author
About the Author
About the Reviewers
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Preface
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1
Concepts Every 3D Printing Designer Needs to Know
Concepts Every 3D Printing Designer Needs to Know
A short background of 3D printing
Own a printer or use a print service?
Making the most of 3D printing
Avoiding the pitfalls of 3D printing
Choosing a 3D modeling program
Summary
2
Setting Up SketchUp for 3D Printing
Setting Up SketchUp for 3D Printing
Downloading and installing SketchUp
Setting up a template for fast modeling and troubleshooting
Setting up toolbars
Installing and using extensions
A quick exercise
Summary
3
From 2D Drawing to 3D Model
From 2D Drawing to 3D Model
Starting from a quick sketch
Designing for ease of printing
Modeling in SketchUp from a sketch
Summary
4
Understanding Model Resolution
Understanding Model Resolution
Wall thickness
Modeling a vase
Summary
5
Using Existing Models
Using Existing Models
Leveraging SketchUp components to save time
Online 3D model repositories
Case study – modifying a GoPro wrench
Summary
6
Designing a Phone Cradle
Designing a Phone Cradle
Getting started with a 2D sketch
Testing the printed model
Summary
7
Importing Terrain and Printing in Color
Importing Terrain and Printing in Color
Working with the Google Earth terrain
Printing models with color
Summary
8
Modeling Architecture for 3D Printing
Modeling Architecture for 3D Printing
Using SketchUp for 3D printing versus rendering
Case study – 3D printing a model designed for rendering
Preparing the model for full color printing
Orienting the parts for printing
Printing from i.materialise
Printing from Shapeways
The full-color printed cabin
Summary
Resources for Your 3D Printing Success
Resources for Your 3D Printing Success
Troubleshooting nonsolid models
SketchUp extensions
SketchUp training
Companion programs for 3D printing
3D model repositories
3D print services
Contact me
Index
Index

Summary

In this chapter, you installed SketchUp and customized a template that will allow you to model for 3D printing quickly. You learned what extensions are, how to install them, and where to find many more that are not available in the official Extensions Warehouse.

You made your first 3D-printable STL file, and imported the file back into SketchUp. Finally, you also learned why it's important to merge coplanar faces on imported STL files. In the next chapter, we'll learn how to design a 3D-printable model starting from a 2D sketch.

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