You're reading from 3D Printing with Fusion 360 Design for additive manufacturing, and level up your simulation and print preparation skills

Product type Paperback

Published in Dec 2023

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781803246642

Length 438 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

G-code

Tools

Autodesk Fusion 360

Concepts

3D Printing

Author (1):

Sualp Ozel

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Table of Contents (21) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1: Design for Additive Manufacturing (DFAM) and Fusion

2. Chapter 1: Opening, Inspecting, and Repairing CAD and Mesh files FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: Editing CAD/Mesh Files with DFAM Principles in Mind

4. Chapter 3: Creating Lightweight Parts, and Identifying and Fixing Potential Failures with Simulation

5. Chapter 4: Hollowing and Latticing Parts to Reduce Material and Energy Usage

6. Part 2: Print Preparation – Creating an Additive Setup

7. Chapter 5: Tessellating Models and Exporting Mesh Files to Third-Party Slicers

8. Chapter 6: Introducing the Manufacture Workspace for Print Preparation

9. Chapter 7: Creating Your First Additive Setup

10. Part 3: Print Preparation – Positioning Parts, Generating Supports, and Toolpaths

11. Chapter 8: Arranging and Orienting Components

12. Chapter 9: Print Settings

13. Chapter 10: Support Structures

14. Chapter 11: Slicing Models and Simulating the Toolpath

15. Part 4: Metal Printing, Process Simulation, and Automation

16. Chapter 12: 3D Printing with Metal Printers

17. Chapter 13: Simulating the MPBF Process

18. Chapter 14: Automating Repetitive Tasks

19. Index

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