1. 3D Printing
We’ll help you print a robot army!
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3. Before ~2009 3D printers
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4. • Were extremely expensive
Before ~2009 3D printers
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5. • Were extremely expensive
• Required pricey materials
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6. • Were extremely expensive
• Required pricey materials
• Thus out of the hands of consumers
Before ~2009 3D printers
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7. • Were extremely expensive
• Required pricey materials
• Thus out of the hands of consumers
• They were, however, very accurate
Before ~2009 3D printers
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8. A Brief History
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9. • 1989 - S. Scott Crump patents FDM
A Brief History
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10. • 1989 - S. Scott Crump patents FDM
• 2007 - RepRap Darwin released
A Brief History
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11. • 1989 - S. Scott Crump patents FDM
• 2007 - RepRap Darwin released
• 2009 - FDM Patent expires
A Brief History
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12. • 1989 - S. Scott Crump patents FDM
• 2007 - RepRap Darwin released
• 2009 - FDM Patent expires
• 2009 - MakerBot releases Cupcake CNC
A Brief History
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13. • 1989 - S. Scott Crump patents FDM
• 2007 - RepRap Darwin released
• 2009 - FDM Patent expires
• 2009 - MakerBot releases Cupcake CNC
• 2012 - >50 consumer level 3D printers
A Brief History
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14. What’s out there?
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15. • Ultimaker 2 - $2500
What’s out there?
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16. • Ultimaker 2 - $2500
• Type A Series 1 - $2300
What’s out there?
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17. • Ultimaker 2 - $2500
• Type A Series 1 - $2300
• Printrbots - $1000, $700, $400
What’s out there?
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18. Wanna buy one?
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19. Ultimaker 2 - $2500
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20. Type A Series 1 - $2300
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21. Printrbots - $300 to $1000
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22. How do they operate?
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23. STL File GCode
Printed
Object
Slicer 3D Printer
3D Printing Pipeline
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24. STL File GCode
Printed
Object
Slicer 3D Printer
Slic3r Makerware
3D Printing Pipeline
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25. Slicer Vocabulary
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26. • Layer Height - thickness of each plastic layer
Slicer Vocabulary
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27. • Layer Height - thickness of each plastic layer
• Infill %: How solid the object will be
Slicer Vocabulary
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28. • Layer Height - thickness of each plastic layer
• Infill %: How solid the object will be
• Shells: The outside layer of plastic
Slicer Vocabulary
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29. • Layer Height - thickness of each plastic layer
• Infill %: How solid the object will be
• Shells: The outside layer of plastic
• Retraction: Distance to pull plastic back
Slicer Vocabulary
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31. Sample GCode
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32. G0 X12 ; Rapid Move to X = 12
Sample GCode
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33. G0 X12 ; Rapid Move to X = 12
G28 Y ; Move Y to Origin
Sample GCode
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34. G0 X12 ; Rapid Move to X = 12
G28 Y ; Move Y to Origin
M0 ; Finish & Shut down
Sample GCode
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35. G0 X12 ; Rapid Move to X = 12
G28 Y ; Move Y to Origin
M0 ; Finish & Shut down
M27 ; Report status of SD print
Sample GCode
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36. G0 X12 ; Rapid Move to X = 12
G28 Y ; Move Y to Origin
M0 ; Finish & Shut down
M27 ; Report status of SD print
Find more: http://reprap.org/wiki/G-code
Sample GCode
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37. Software Packages
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38. Blender
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39. Blender - the glad
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40. • Free!
Blender - the glad
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41. • Free!
• OSX, Windows and Linux
Blender - the glad
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42. • Free!
• OSX, Windows and Linux
• Abundant documentation
Blender - the glad
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43. • Free!
• OSX, Windows and Linux
• Abundant documentation
• Full featured modeler - nurbs, polygon
manipulation, plugins
Blender - the glad
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44. • Free!
• OSX, Windows and Linux
• Abundant documentation
• Full featured modeler - nurbs, polygon
manipulation, plugins
• imports from and exports to STL
Blender - the glad
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45. Blender - the sad
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46. • It's a little overkill for 3D printing use
Blender - the sad
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47. • It's a little overkill for 3D printing use
• Steep learning curve
Blender - the sad
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48. SketchUp
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49. SketchUp - the glad
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50. • Free!
SketchUp - the glad
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51. • Free!
• OSX, Windows Linux
SketchUp - the glad
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52. • Free!
• OSX, Windows Linux
• Made by Google
SketchUp - the glad
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53. • Free!
• OSX, Windows Linux
• Made by Google
• Originally used to create Google
Earth / Maps structures
SketchUp - the glad
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54. • Free!
• OSX, Windows Linux
• Made by Google
• Originally used to create Google
Earth / Maps structures
• Easy to learn
SketchUp - the glad
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55. • Free!
• OSX, Windows Linux
• Made by Google
• Originally used to create Google
Earth / Maps structures
• Easy to learn
• Exports to STL
SketchUp - the glad
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56. SketchUp - the sad
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57. • Direct polygon manipulation takes
some careful planning
SketchUp - the sad
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58. • Direct polygon manipulation takes
some careful planning
• No built in tools for 3D printing use
SketchUp - the sad
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59. 123D Design
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60. 123D Design - the glad
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61. • Free!
123D Design - the glad
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62. • Free!
• OSX, Windows Linux
123D Design - the glad
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63. • Free!
• OSX, Windows Linux
• It was designed for 3D printing use
123D Design - the glad
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64. • Free!
• OSX, Windows Linux
• It was designed for 3D printing use
• It's pretty intuitive for a beginner
123D Design - the glad
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65. • Free!
• OSX, Windows Linux
• It was designed for 3D printing use
• It's pretty intuitive for a beginner
• Exports to STL
123D Design - the glad
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66. 123D Design - the sad
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67. • Beware: desktop and browser versions
are completely different
123D Design - the sad
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68. • Beware: desktop and browser versions
are completely different
• Seasoned modelers might find it a little
frustrating
123D Design - the sad
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69. Tinkercad
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70. Tinkercad - the glad
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71. • Free!
Tinkercad - the glad
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72. • Free!
• OSX, Windows Linux
Tinkercad - the glad
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73. • Free!
• OSX, Windows Linux
• Very ideal for beginners
Tinkercad - the glad
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74. • Free!
• OSX, Windows Linux
• Very ideal for beginners
• Created specifically for 3D printing
Tinkercad - the glad
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75. • Free!
• OSX, Windows Linux
• Very ideal for beginners
• Created specifically for 3D printing
• Hooks into 3D printing API's
Tinkercad - the glad
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76. Tinkercad - the sad
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77. • You need to be connected to the
internet in order to use it
Tinkercad - the sad
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78. • You need to be connected to the
internet in order to use it
• Only works in Chrome or Firefox (wait,
this is a sad?)
Tinkercad - the sad
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79. • You need to be connected to the
internet in order to use it
• Only works in Chrome or Firefox (wait,
this is a sad?)
• It’s clunky to add fine details,
no manipulation of points
Tinkercad - the sad
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80. OpenSCAD
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81. OpenSCAD - the glad
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82. • Free!
OpenSCAD - the glad
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83. • Free!
• OSX, Windows Linux
OpenSCAD - the glad
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84. • Free!
• OSX, Windows Linux
• It's not a traditional 3D modeler
OpenSCAD - the glad
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85. • Free!
• OSX, Windows Linux
• It's not a traditional 3D modeler
• Designed more for programmer types
OpenSCAD - the glad
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86. • Free!
• OSX, Windows Linux
• It's not a traditional 3D modeler
• Designed more for programmer types
• Parametric!!
OpenSCAD - the glad
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87. OpenSCAD - the sad
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88. • It’s a little hard to learn
OpenSCAD - the sad
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89. • It’s a little hard to learn
• The UI is not so great
OpenSCAD - the sad
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90. What if I don’t feel like
3D modeling something?
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91. Thingiverse
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92. Thingiverse
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93. Thingiverse
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94. • Requires no modeling skills!
Thingiverse
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95. • Requires no modeling skills!
• Created by the founders of Makerbot
Industries
Thingiverse
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96. • Requires no modeling skills!
• Created by the founders of Makerbot
Industries
• Lots of robot parts available
Thingiverse
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99. Sunday, 16 March 14

100. Sunday, 16 March 14

101. We can teach you!
github.com/skalnik/3d-creation-guides
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102. We will print your stuff!
printshoppe.suziam.com
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103. Come and see us!
• Suz Hinton @suziam
• Mike Skalnik @skalnik
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