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This is where the size of the printing bed, the diameter of the filament wire and temperatures are set up.

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The writer suggests two different slicer software systems: Slic3r and SkeInforge. Then the model is loading in the 3D Printing Utility from Autodesk (A3DP), which process the model into a printable STL file.įinally, the 3D model in STL format is cut in 2D sections by a slicer software to generate the necessary instructions for a 3D printer, as G-code.

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He also illustrates the manual stitching process, when 123D Catch does not find the right correlation between particular images. He also gives few handy tips on getting better results and avoiding possible problems. The writer advices to use a very simple object (a Lego-like brick, I believe from the Mega Bloks brand) and while this might be very different from what you would require in practice, it helps the process to be smooth. While I am very versed with modelling in general, I understand the large amount of explanation that is required to get any model ready for printing before you can actually get started. Scanning an object is an easy way to avoid the first pitfall most designers face: the 3D modelling process. This software will reconstruct a 3D model from the images.

The whole printing process is reviewed by scanning an object using a basic camera with the Autodesk 123D Catch software. This is briefly explained in the preface. You need access to a Reprap (or similar) printer and also software that interfaces with this machine. There is not too much place spent in explaining trivial matter, which is fine for me.įor this book, the writer chose to focus mostly on freely available software and illustrates it on Windows 7, but most systems are available for other platforms too. The writer assumes that the reader has basic modelling skills and knows his or her way around finding the particularities online. In this case, the writing is practical, no-nonsense.

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Like most Packt books, this is not a scientific book, but a pragmatic book, written by experts rather than by professional writers. If you are not familiar: the eBook has colored images, but the printed versions are black-and-white, which sometimes interferes with the legibility of screenshots. The layout and quality is similar to other Packt books. It is a quite extensive book at 346 pages. I don’t have such a machine within arms reach, but I do have access to a local Fab-lab where several CNC, lasercutting and 3D printing machines are available for visitors. In contrast with my previous review on 3D Printing with SketchUp, this book is more independent of the software, but focuses on particular hardware. I received the eBook version free of charge, but the review is solely my own, personal opinion. Packt Publishing is a print-on-demand service, from which I already bought several books, ebooks and for whom I also authored my Unity for Architectural Visualization book and the Building an Architectural Walkthrough with Unity video course. Disclaimer: I received an offer from Packt Publishing to review the book “ 3D Printing with RepRap Cookbook”, written by Richard Salinas.