3D printing with RepRap Cookbook

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3D printing with RepRap Cookbook

By : Richard Salinas

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3D printing with RepRap Cookbook

By: Richard Salinas

Overview of this book

3D Printing with RepRap Cookbook

3D Printing with RepRap Cookbook

Credits

About the Author

About the Author

About the Reviewers

About the Reviewers

www.PacktPub.com

www.PacktPub.com

Preface

Free Chapter

Getting Started with 3D Printing

Getting Started with 3D Printing

3D scanning with a digital camera

Processing a 3D scan with 123D Catch

Viewing your scene with 123D Catch

Stitching photos with 123D Catch

Changing mesh resolutions with 123D Catch

Cleaning up the model with 123D Catch

Using the Autodesk 3D Print Utility

Slicing the models with Slic3r

Slicing the models with Skeinforge

Reviewing the print results

Optimizing the Printing Process

Optimizing the Printing Process

Inspecting the model with Meshmixer

Plane alignment with Meshmixer

Scaling the model with Meshmixer

Leveling the model with Meshmixer

Removing scanning artifacts with Meshmixer

Shaping the model with Meshmixer

Optimizing infill with Slic3r

Scanning and Printing with a Higher Resolution

Scanning and Printing with a Higher Resolution

Setting up DAVID Laserscanner

Calibrating DAVID Laserscanner

Scanning with DAVID Laserscanner

Viewing the model in MeshLab

Cleaning the scans with MeshLab

Aligning the scans with MeshLab

Merging and remeshing the aligned scans in MeshLab

Tuning up the printer

Using Skeinforge with a 0.5 mm nozzle

Using Skeinforge with a 0.35 mm nozzle

Using Skeinforge with a 0.25 mm nozzle

Using Slic3r to print different resolutions

Reviewing the print results

Modeling and Printing with Precision

Modeling and Printing with Precision

Warming up with SketchUp

Using 3D tools from the Extension Warehouse

Modeling with SketchUp

Using plugin extensions with SketchUp

Calibrating the x, y, and z axes

Controlling the flow rate in Skeinforge

Adjusting the scale in Skeinforge

Using Stretch in Skeinforge

Controlling print warping

Using brim with Slic3r

Reviewing the print results

Manipulating Meshes and Bridges

Manipulating Meshes and Bridges

Exploring TopMod

Using TopMod for remeshing

Using MeshLab for remeshing

Mesh decimation with MeshLab

Wireframe modeling with TopMod

Cooling ABS and PLA with Skeinforge

Cooling ABS and PLA with Slic3r

Adjusting speed with Slic3r

Bridging with Slic3r

Adjusting speed with Skeinforge

Bridging with Skeinforge

Reviewing the print results

Making the Impossible

Making the Impossible

Using extruding options in TopMod

Using cutting options in TopMod

Working with edges in TopMod

Creating handles in TopMod

Making a starfish in TopMod

Creating support with Meshmixer

Creating support with Skeinforge

Support options with Skeinforge

Creating support with Slic3r

Support options with Slic3r

Reviewing our print results

Texture – the Good and the Bad

Texture – the Good and the Bad

Making textures with Meshmixer

Making stencils with Paint.NET

Stamping stencils with Meshmixer

Making patterns with Meshmixer

Making more patterns with Meshmixer

Making textures with MeshLab

Adjusting the travel speed with Skeinforge

Adjusting retraction with Skeinforge

Adjusting Jitter with Skeinforge

Adjusting the travel speed with Slic3r

Adjusting retraction with Slic3r

Randomizing the starting points with Slic3r

Reviewing the print results

Troubleshooting Issues in 3D Modeling

Troubleshooting Issues in 3D Modeling

Using Repetier-Host for analysis

Repairing mesh geometry issues

Using SketchUp for editing meshes

Using MeshLab for fixing normals

Using MeshLab for cleaning meshes

Creating a hollow model with MeshLab

Creating a drain hole with Meshmixer

Troubleshooting Issues in 3D Printing

Troubleshooting Issues in 3D Printing

Leveling the build platform

Taking proper care of the build platform surface

Troubleshooting issues with the heat bed

Troubleshooting issues with the extruder

Troubleshooting issues with the hot end

Troubleshooting issues with the x, y, and z axes

Troubleshooting issues with the motor system

Understanding and Editing Firmware

Understanding and Editing Firmware

An Arduino IDE program

Getting Windows to recognize the controller

Getting the Arduino IDE to recognize the Sanguinololu

Setting up the Arduino IDE for your controller

Setting up the firmware in the Arduino IDE

Comparing firmware versions with WinMerge

Editing the firmware with the Arduino IDE

Uploading the firmware to the controller

Taking a Closer Look at G-code

Taking a Closer Look at G-code

Generating G-code

Basic G-code commands

Using the command line

Filament Options for RepRap Printers

Filament Options for RepRap Printers

Health considerations

An ABS filament

A nylon filament

A HIPS filament

A wood filament

A stone filament

A ceramic filament

A water-soluble PVA filament

Storage of 3D printing filaments

Index

Customer Reviews

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Using 3D tools from the Extension Warehouse

The Extension Warehouse is owned and operated by Trimble Navigation, Ltd., the owners of SketchUp. It is a depository of add-ons that can be used to enhance the features of SketchUp. It continues to grow with the contributions of developers who write small plugins and share them on the site.

In this recipe, we will install SketchUp STL. This is an add-on that will give us the functionality to import and export the .stl files.

Getting ready

Go to http://extensions.sketchup.com/. Here, you'll find categories of add-ons that are available. Choose the 3D Printing category. From this page, choose SketchUp STL. Download it, and follow the instructions to install it.

How to do it...

Open SketchUp and load the warp-test model we made in the preceding recipe. Then, proceed as follows:

We'll export the model as a .stl file. Make sure that the MakerBot build volume is unhidden. Go to File and choose Export STL.
A pop up will prompt for information. Choose the Export...