3D CAD with Autodesk 123D, 174
3Ders.org, 174
3D models, project ideas, 147–148
3DP Forum, 173
resources, 175
3Dprinting-Forums, 173
3D printing software, types of, 54–55
3D printing supplies, resources, 175
5mm Calibration Cube with Steps (Thingiverse), 66
123D Make, 138
123D Make app, 138
ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene), 25
adding letters to Hello World medallion, 118-120
additive process, 166
Align feature, Tinkercad, 97–98
aligning
Hello World medallion, 111–112
Amazon.com, 175
assembling Printrbot Simple, 30–31
attaching circuit boards, 43–44
bearings, 32
fishing line, 40
metal rods, 38
print bed, 40
tips for, 50
X-axis plate, 40
zip ties, 33
assembly instructions, Printrbot Simple, 29–31
attaching circuit boards, Printrbot, 43–44
AutoDesk, 174
bearings, Printrbot Simple, 32
Bill of Materials (BOM), 30
BIY (Build It Yourself), 153
bolting motors to wood, Printrbot Simple, 34–35
BOM (Bill of Materials), 30
books, resources, 174
bottom X-axis plate, Printrbot Simple, 40
building your own 3D printer, 151–153
Tinkercad. See Tinkercad
CAD software, 54
calibration objects, 66
CAM (Computer Aided Manufacturing), 54
centering objects, Tinkercad, 100–102
children, sharing 3D printing with, 146-147
circuit boards, 16
assembling Printrbot Simple, 43–44, 48–49
CNC machines, 160–162, 166–168
cost, 169
Computer Aided Design (CAD), 54, 83
Tinkercad. See Tinkercad
Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM), 54
connecting Printrbot Simple to Repetier, 68–69
considerations when buying a 3D printer, 17–18
cost and type of filament, 25
ease of assembly and tech support, 23–24
operating system compatibility, 25
print bed size and leveling, 27–28
resolution/nozzle diameter, 26–27
Cookie Cutter Customizer, 144
cookie cutter project, 143–146
cost
considerations when buying a 3D printer, 18–22
of CNC machines, 169
of laser cutters, 170
Create New Design button, Tinkercad, 87
Create Project button, Tinkercad, 87
customer support, 22
Daniel, Patrick Hood, 169
dashboard, Tinkercad, 86
decorative edges, creating, 115–118
Design & Modeling for 3D Printing, 174
desktop version of apps, 131
dimensions, 4
downloading
Drumm, Brook, 156
dual extruders, 18
eBay, 175
extruders, 9
assembling Printrbot Simple, 46–48
extrusion, 9
filaments
considerations when buying a 3D printer, 25
Repetier, 62
Fill Density, Repetier, 61
assembling Printrbot Simple, 40
wrapping, 46
flipping Hello World medallion, 114
Form 1, 158
g-code Z-15, 72
Getting Started with RepRap, 174
grouping, Hello World medallion, 115
Hello World medallion, 105–106
exporting to STL files, 120–121
flipping, 114
grouping, 115
helpful tools to print, 147
hot end, 9
getting to proper temperature, 70–71
hot-end options, 22
iPad/iPhone version of apps, 132
kids, sharing 3D printing with, 146–147
cost, 170
layering, 7
layers, slicing objects into, 71
letters, adding (Hello World medallion), 118–120
leveling, considerations when buying a 3D printer, 27–28
limit switches, 39
lips (decorative edge), creating on Hello World medallion, 115–118
log in, Tinkercad, 85
loops, Repetier, 61
M3 nuts, 38
Make, Ultimate Guide to 3D Printing, 174
MakerBot, Replicator 2, 19
MakerBot Digitizer, 162
metal rods, assembling Printrbot Simple, 38
stepper motors, 11
multicolor support, 22
nozzle diameter
considerations when buying a 3D printer, 26–27
Repetier, 63
nuts, M3 nuts, 38
objects
centering in Tinkercad, 100–102
saving in Tinkercad, 103
simple objects, creating in Tinkercad, 89
ratios, 94
slicing into layers, 71
Official Printrbot Forum, 173
one-dimensional objects, 4
operating system compatibility, considerations when buying a 3D printer, 25
options to consider when buying a 3D printer, 17–18
cost and type of filament, 25
ease of assembly and tech support, 23–24
operating system compatibility, 25
print bed size and leveling, 27–28
resolution/nozzle diameter, 26–27
painter’s tape, 81
PLA (Polyactic Acid), 25
PlasmaCam, 171
temperatures, 8
plastic filament, 8
points, 4
Polyactic Acid, 25
Ponoko, 173
preparing for printer assembly, 32
print bed, assembling Printrbot Simple, 40
print bed size, considerations when buying a 3D printer, 27–28
3D printers. See 3D printers
preparing for assembling, 32
helpful tools, 147
printing supplies, resources, 175
Printrbot, 156
Printrbot forum, 50
attaching circuit board,43-44
base,36-38
bearings, 32
bolting motors to wood,34-35
circuit boards,48-49
extruders,46-48
fishing line,40
metal rods,38
print bed,40
tips for,50
X-axis plate,40
zip ties,33
BOM, 30
Printrbottalk.com, 173
programming languages, 105
projects
Hello World medallion, 105–106
exporting to STL files, 120–121
flipping, 114
grouping, 115
proprietary filament, 22
ratios, sizing objects in Tinkercad, 94
Repetier
connecting Printrbot Simple to, 68–69
STL files, 66
Replicator 2 (MakerBot), 19
Rep Rap, 152
RepRap Forum, 173
resizing
Hello World medallion, 108
ratios, 94
resolution, considerations when buying a 3D printer, 26–27
resources
3D printers, 175
books, 174
printing supplies, 175
software, 174
rotating
Hello World medallion, 109–110
Round Roof object, Hello World medallion, 108, 113
saving objects, Tinkercad, 103
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG), 123
ShopBot, 161
Simple Getting Started Guide, 53
simple images, printing, 122–127
simple objects, creating in Tinkercad, 89
sizing
Hello World medallion, 107–108
ratios, 94
Slic3r
slicing objects into layers, 71
slicing objects into layers, 71
software
CAD. See CAD (Computer Aided Design)
Repetier software
resources, 174
types of 3D printing software, 54–55
Soliforum, 173
stacking objects, Tinkercad, 98–100
stepper motors, 11
stereolithography, 65
STL files (stereolithography), 65, 83
Hello World medallion, 120–121
subtractive process, 166
SVG files (Scalable Vector Graphics), 123–125
temperature, getting hot end to proper temperature, 70–71
temperatures, melting plastic, 8
test loops, Repetier, 61
Thingiverse, 174
5mm Calibration Cube with Steps, 66
Create New Design button, 87
Create Project button, 87
creating simple objects, 89
dashboard, 86
log in, 85
saving objects, 103
ratios, 94
user accounts, 85
troubleshooting filament not feeding to hot end, 79
two-dimensional objects, 4
Ultimachine, 175
upgrades, homing nozzles, 82
user accounts, Tinkercad, 85
warranties, 22
web version of apps, 131
WebGL, 131
wrapping fishing line, 46
X10, 72
X-axis motor, attaching to wood, 34
X-axis plate, assembling Printrbot Simple, 40
Y-axis Mini-Assembly 1, 41
Z axis, 14
Z-axis motor, 43
zip ties, 39
Printrbot Simple, 33
Z-motor, assembling Printrbot Simple, 36