You're reading from Taking Tinkercad to the Next Level Enhance your ability to design, model, and 3D print with one of the most intuitive CAD programs

Product type Paperback

Published in Sep 2024

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781835468005

Length 418 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Concepts

3D Printing

Author (1):

Jason Erdreich

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Table of Contents (27) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1:Strategies for Successful 3D Modeling

2. Chapter 1: Tinkercad, an Innovative Approach to 3D Design FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: Tools and Strategies for Successful 3D Modeling

4. Chapter 3: The Perspectives in 3D Design

5. Chapter 4: Designing through Constructive Solid Geometry

6. Part 2: Advanced Tools and Features to Enhance our Designs

7. Chapter 5: Creating and Manipulating Text Features

8. Chapter 6: Using the Ruler and Workplane Tool to Dimension Our Designs

9. Chapter 7: Tools to Manipulate and Pattern Multi-Part Designs

10. Chapter 8: Importing Models and Designs

11. Chapter 9: Making Our Own Shapes

12. Part 3: Designing 3D Models for 3D Printing

13. Chapter 10: An Introduction to 3D Printing and Production Techniques

14. Chapter 11: General Strategies for Creating Effective Models for 3D Printing

15. Chapter 12: Creating Tolerances for Multi-Part Designs

16. Chapter 13: Design Mistakes to Avoid

17. Chapter 14: Exporting and Sharing Tinkercad Designs for Manufacturing

18. Part 4: Practical Applications, Start to Finish Designs to Test our Skills

19. Chapter 15: Designing and Printing a Trophy

20. Chapter 16: Fabricating a Multi-Part Storage Box with a Sliding Lid

21. Chapter 17: Modeling an Ergonomic Threaded Jar

22. Chapter 18: Building and Playing a 3D Puzzle

23. Chapter 19: Designing and Assembling a Catapult

24. Chapter 20: Prototyping a 3D-Printed Phone Case

25. Index

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Choosing the right material

As you consider the design or part you would like to create, you now know that you can choose from a range of 3D printing production techniques to do so. Choosing different types of 3D printers can change the complexity of the type of product you create, including the material, size, or quality, like the product shown in Figure 10.13:

Figure 10.13: A 3D-printed coffee cup made from 3D-printed plastic

The mug shown in Figure 10.13 was made using a FFF 3D printer. This was printed in a plastic that is vibrant in color and very affordable, but not one that could withstand high temperatures or one that is food-safe. As such, this mug would be great to hold pens and pencils on a desk, but maybe not to actually drink coffee out of. If I wanted to drink from this, perhaps I should have chosen a 3D printer that could print clay to make this part, like the one shown in Figure 10.14: