3D Printing Blueprints: Using the free open-source Blender software, anyone can design models for 3D printing. Fantastic fun and a great experience whether or not you have a 3D printer, this book is a crash course in the new technology.

Joe Larson

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eBook Aug 2013 310 pages 1st Edition

Joe Larson

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eBook Aug 2013 310 pages 1st Edition

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Design 3D models that will print successfully using Blender, a free 3D modelling program
Customize, edit, repair, and then share your creations on Makerbot's Thingiverse website
Easy-to-follow guide on 3D printing; learn to create a new model at the end of each chapter

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A new industrial age is here. Machines designed to build useful and interesting objects have moved from the factory to the home. Whether you have a 3D printer or not, learning how to design your first 3D models is the best way to become part of the 3D printing movement. 3D Printing Blueprints will teach you, step by step, the tools and techniques of using Blender, a free 3D modelling program, to build 3D models for printing with simple and fun hands-on projects.3D Printing Blueprints uses engaging and fun projects that teach Blender modeling for 3D printing through hands-on lessons. First you'll learn basic modeling and make a small simple object. Then each new project brings with it new tools and techniques as well as teaching the rules of 3D printing design. Eventually you'll be building objects designed to repair or replace everyday objects. Finally you'll be able to even tackle other people's models and fix them to be 3D printable. Through the course of doing the blueprints you will custom build one-of-a-kind objects that you can call your own. Starting from a custom vase formed from a picture, lessons will progress to a multi-part modular robot toy. Then simple machines will be designed with custom gears and functions. Eventually you'll learn how to download models from the Internet and make custom objects. Finally you'll be able to build models with near real life specifications and make a print that can be used for small object repair. 3D Printing Blueprints will teach you everything you need to know about building custom 3D models to print successfully on modern home 3D printers.

Who is this book for?

"3D Printing Blueprints" is for anyone with an interest in the 3D printing revolution and the slightest bit of computer skills. Whether you own a 3D printer or not you can design for them. All it takes is Blender, a free 3D modeling tool. Couple this book with a little creativity and someday you'll be able to hold something you designed on the computer in your hands.

What you will learn

Use the rules of Y, H, and T to guide your designs
Build 3D objects from simple shapes
Edit shapes using modifiers and directly modify their geometry
Build objects to real-life specifications
Make interconnecting parts
Build machines that will perform simple tasks
Learn about sculpting tools that will allow for the creation of organic shapes
Reproduce the shape of real-life objects in the virtual space accurately
Repair downloaded 3D models that may not be ready to print
Edit the settings on your 3D printer to make cool print effects

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Doug Jul 20, 2014

Great book for learning blender

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J. Swanson Nov 14, 2013

I liked this book on 3D Printing by Joe Larson. I know a lot about Blender, at least I thought I did, and a little about 3D printing. Having read the book I know a lot more about both.I found the text easy to follow because it is well laid out in a thoughtful, intelligent manner. Although the 'Getting acquainted with Blender' is a quick no-nonsense overview of the program's layout I think it, along with the following instructions, is more than enough tho get you through the process required to end up with a printable model.My favorite chapter involved the making of a small Teddy Bear. I not only ended up with a model but actually ended up learning techniques on modeling within Blender that I did not yet know.I haven't yet tried following the steps in the chapter that shows how to clean up a model in Blender with problems but having read it through I see it is full of information I will want to get under my belt.I have no trouble recommending a book like this to anyone who wants to get started with 3D printing in an affordable way. It is a well paced book with information that builds on itself allowing the reader to progress through the examples in a way that benefits him or her without a lot of useless repetition.

PRR Jan 09, 2015

Excellent book. Not finished with book but am already able to create and print my own designs.

Thomas Sep 24, 2013

This book reads like the author is beside you. Delightful prose guide you with clear explanations, succinctly stated on what task you're performing, why you are performing it and highlights on technique. After the first design project I had a model that was print ready, and moreover I was able to use what I had learned as a guide to make my own creation without further reading!Subsequent projects have expanded my tool set and continue to grow my professional design skills. I am able to be creative and/or technical and don't feel limited in the least. This book is will take you from knowing nothing to as far as you'd like to go professionally or otherwise.I've truly enjoyed this book, thank you!I took a look at the publisher's site too.[...]

Anon Ymouse Aug 16, 2017

The book may be a few years old now, but it still appears to be a good learning aid should you wish to start designing models for 3D printing.

3D Printing Blueprints: Using the free open-source Blender software, anyone can design models for 3D printing. Fantastic fun and a great experience whether or not you have a 3D printer, this book is a crash course in the new technology.

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