Index

Symbols

3D CAD with Autodesk 123D, 174

3Ders.org, 174

3D models, project ideas, 147148

3DP Forum, 173

3D printer kits, 17, 154155

3D printers, 56

building your own, 151153

resources, 175

3Dprinting-Forums, 173

3D printing services, 159160

3D printing software, types of, 5455

3D printing supplies, resources, 175

5mm Calibration Cube with Steps (Thingiverse), 66

123D Catch app, 139140

123D Creature app, 135136

123D Design, 133134

123D family of apps, 129133

123D Catch, 139140

123D Creature, 135136

123D Design, 133134

123D Make, 138

123D Sculpt, 136138

123D Make app, 138

123D Sculpt app, 136138

A

ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene), 25

adding letters to Hello World medallion, 118-120

additive process, 166

adjusting axis, 7377

Align feature, Tinkercad, 9798

aligning

Hello World medallion, 111112

objects, Tinkercad, 9597

Amazon.com, 175

assembling Printrbot Simple, 3031

attaching circuit boards, 4344

base, 3638

bearings, 32

bolting motors to wood, 3435

circuit boards, 4849

extruders, 4648

fishing line, 40

metal rods, 38

print bed, 40

tips for, 50

X-axis plate, 40

Y-axis, 4043

zip ties, 33

assembly instructions, Printrbot Simple, 2931

attaching circuit boards, Printrbot, 4344

AutoDesk, 174

axis, 1215

adjusting, 7377

B

base, assembling Printrbot Simple, 3638

bearings, Printrbot Simple, 32

Bill of Materials (BOM), 30

BIY (Build It Yourself), 153

blue painter’s tape, 67, 81

bolting motors to wood, Printrbot Simple, 3435

BOM (Bill of Materials), 30

books, resources, 174

bottom X-axis plate, Printrbot Simple, 40

building your own 3D printer, 151153

buttons, Tinkercad, 8789

C

CAD (Computer Aided Design), 54, 83

Tinkercad. See Tinkercad

CAD software, 54

calibration objects, 66

CAM (Computer Aided Manufacturing), 54

centering objects, Tinkercad, 100102

children, sharing 3D printing with, 146-147

circuit boards, 16

assembling Printrbot Simple, 4344, 4849

CNC machines, 160162, 166168

cost, 169

Computer Aided Design (CAD), 54, 83

Tinkercad. See Tinkercad

Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM), 54

connecting Printrbot Simple to Repetier, 6869

considerations when buying a 3D printer, 1718

cost and type of filament, 25

ease of assembly and tech support, 2324

initial cost, 1822

operating system compatibility, 25

print bed size and leveling, 2728

resolution/nozzle diameter, 2627

Cookie Cutter Customizer, 144

cookie cutter project, 143146

coordinates, axes, 1215

cost

considerations when buying a 3D printer, 1822

of CNC machines, 169

of laser cutters, 170

Create New Design button, Tinkercad, 87

Create Project button, Tinkercad, 87

customer support, 22

D

Daniel, Patrick Hood, 169

dashboard, Tinkercad, 86

decorative edges, creating, 115118

Design & Modeling for 3D Printing, 174

desktop version of apps, 131

dimensions, 4

downloading

Repetier software, 5556

STL files, 6667

Drumm, Brook, 156

dual extruders, 18

E

ease of assembly, considerations when buying a 3D printer, 2324

eBay, 175

extruders, 9

assembling Printrbot Simple, 4648

extrusion, 9

F

filaments

considerations when buying a 3D printer, 25

Repetier, 62

Fill Density, Repetier, 61

fishing line

assembling Printrbot Simple, 40

wrapping, 46

flipping Hello World medallion, 114

Form 1, 158

G

g-code, 54, 72

g-code Z-15, 72

Getting Started with RepRap, 174

grouping, Hello World medallion, 115

H

heated beds, 59, 82

Hello World medallion, 105106

adding letters, 118120

aligning, 111112

creating a lip, 115118

exporting to STL files, 120121

flipping, 114

grouping, 115

rotating, 109110

Round Roof object, 108, 113

sizing, 107108

helpful tools to print, 147

homing nozzles, 7376, 82

hot end, 9

getting to proper temperature, 7071

moving, 7377

hot-end options, 22

I-J

importing SVG files, 124125

iPad/iPhone version of apps, 132

K

Kickstarter, 156158

kids, sharing 3D printing with, 146147

L

laser cutters, 160162, 169171

cost, 170

layering, 7

layers, slicing objects into, 71

letters, adding (Hello World medallion), 118120

leveling, considerations when buying a 3D printer, 2728

limit switches, 39

lips (decorative edge), creating on Hello World medallion, 115118

log in, Tinkercad, 85

loops, Repetier, 61

M

M3 nuts, 38

Make, Ultimate Guide to 3D Printing, 174

MakerBot, Replicator 2, 19

MakerBot Digitizer, 162

melting plastic, 89

menus, Tinkercad, 8789

metal rods, assembling Printrbot Simple, 38

motors, 1012

bolting to wood, 3435

stepper motors, 11

moving hot end, 7377

multicolor support, 22

N

nozzle, moving, 7377

nozzle diameter

considerations when buying a 3D printer, 2627

Repetier, 63

nozzles, homing, 7376, 82

nuts, M3 nuts, 38

O

objects

aligning in Tinkercad, 9597

centering in Tinkercad, 100102

rotating in Tinkercad, 9193

saving in Tinkercad, 103

scanning, 162163

simple objects, creating in Tinkercad, 89

sizing in Tinkercad, 8991

ratios, 94

slicing into layers, 71

stacking in Tinkercad, 98100

Official Printrbot Forum, 173

one-dimensional objects, 4

OpenBeam, 153154

OpenSCAD, 148149

operating system compatibility, considerations when buying a 3D printer, 25

options to consider when buying a 3D printer, 1718

cost and type of filament, 25

ease of assembly and tech support, 2324

initial cost, 1822

operating system compatibility, 25

print bed size and leveling, 2728

resolution/nozzle diameter, 2627

P

painter’s tape, 81

PLA (Polyactic Acid), 25

plasma cutters, 162, 171172

PlasmaCam, 171

plastic, 67

melting, 89

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, 2728

printer kits, 154155

printers, 34

3D printers. See 3D printers

preparing for assembling, 32

printing, 7780

helpful tools, 147

simple images, 122127

sketches, 122127

printing services, 159160

printing supplies, resources, 175

Printrbot, 156

Printrbot forum, 50

Printrbot Simple, 2021

assembling, 3031

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

Y-axis,40-43

zip ties,33

assembly instructions, 2931

BOM, 30

connecting to Repetier, 6869

Printrbottalk.com, 173

programming languages, 105

project ideas, 147148

projects

cookie cutters, 143146

Hello World medallion, 105106

adding letters, 118120

aligning, 111112

creating a lip, 115118

exporting to STL files, 120121

flipping, 114

grouping, 115

rotating, 109110

Round Roof object, 108, 113

sizing, 107108

proprietary filament, 22

Q

Quests, Tinkercad, 8587

R

ratios, sizing objects in Tinkercad, 94

Repetier

connecting Printrbot Simple to, 6869

downloading, 5556

settings, 5659

Slic3r, 6064

STL files, 66

Replicator 2 (MakerBot), 19

Rep Rap, 152

RepRap Forum, 173

resizing

Hello World medallion, 108

objects in Tinkercad, 8991

ratios, 94

resolution, considerations when buying a 3D printer, 2627

resources

3D printers, 175

books, 174

printing supplies, 175

software, 174

websites, 173174

rotating

Hello World medallion, 109110

objects in Tinkercad, 9193

Round Roof object, Hello World medallion, 108, 113

S

saving objects, Tinkercad, 103

Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG), 123

scanning objects, 162163

Sculpteo, 159160, 173

Shapeways, 159160, 173

ShopBot, 161

Simple Getting Started Guide, 53

simple images, printing, 122127

simple objects, creating in Tinkercad, 89

sizing

Hello World medallion, 107108

objects in Tinkercad, 8991

ratios, 94

sketches, printing, 122127

Slic3r

Repetier software, 6064

slicing objects into layers, 71

slicing objects into layers, 71

software

CAD. See CAD (Computer Aided Design)

Repetier software

downloading, 5556

settings, 5659

Slic3r, 6064

resources, 174

types of 3D printing software, 5455

Soliforum, 173

stacking objects, Tinkercad, 98100

stepper motors, 11

stereolithography, 65

STL files (stereolithography), 65, 83

downloading, 6667

Hello World medallion, 120121

subtractive process, 166

SVG files (Scalable Vector Graphics), 123125

T

tech support, considerations when buying a 3D printer, 2324

temperature, getting hot end to proper temperature, 7071

temperatures, melting plastic, 8

test loops, Repetier, 61

Thingiverse, 174

5mm Calibration Cube with Steps, 66

Tinkercad, 8384

Align feature, 9798

buttons, 8789

centering objects, 100102

Create New Design button, 87

Create Project button, 87

creating simple objects, 89

dashboard, 86

lining up objects, 9597

log in, 85

menus, 8789

Quests, 8587

rotating objects, 9193

saving objects, 103

sizing objects, 8991

ratios, 94

stacking objects, 98100

user accounts, 85

troubleshooting filament not feeding to hot end, 79

tutorials, Tinkercad, 8587

two-dimensional objects, 4

U-V

Ultimachine, 175

upgrades, homing nozzles, 82

user accounts, Tinkercad, 85

W

warranties, 22

web version of apps, 131

WebGL, 131

websites, resources, 173174

wrapping fishing line, 46

X

X10, 72

X-axis motor, attaching to wood, 34

X-axis plate, assembling Printrbot Simple, 40

Y

Y-axis, assembling Printrbot Simple, 4043

Y-axis Mini-Assembly 1, 41

Y-axis Mini-Assembly 2, 4143

Z

Z axis, 14

Z-axis motor, 43

zip ties, 39

Printrbot Simple, 33

Z-motor, assembling Printrbot Simple, 36