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3D printing with RepRap Cookbook

You're reading from   3D printing with RepRap Cookbook Over 80 fast-paced recipes to help you create and print 3D models

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jun 2014
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ISBN-13 9781782169888
Length 346 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Table of Contents (14) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Getting Started with 3D Printing FREE CHAPTER 2. Optimizing the Printing Process 3. Scanning and Printing with a Higher Resolution 4. Modeling and Printing with Precision 5. Manipulating Meshes and Bridges 6. Making the Impossible 7. Texture – the Good and the Bad 8. Troubleshooting Issues in 3D Modeling 9. Troubleshooting Issues in 3D Printing A. Understanding and Editing Firmware B. Taking a Closer Look at G-code C. Filament Options for RepRap Printers Index

Using cutting options in TopMod

TopMod has three cutting options that can be used to shave off portions of a model. They work by making cuts based on a selection of an edge, vertex, or face. These tools are selected from the Conical icon tray that is shown in the following image:

Using cutting options in TopMod

Getting ready

If you still have the program open from the previous recipe, save your work and reload TopMod. Open the first model we labeled as base on the workspace.

Tip

If you want to revert to the default settings, then save your model and reload TopMod. To revert to the default view settings, select Reset Camera from the menu under View.

How to do it...

We will proceed as follows:

  1. Go to the Conical icon tray and choose the Cut by Face Mode icon [How to do it...].
  2. Select the face on the model, as shown in the following image, set the offset to 2.0 in the Tool Options window, and click on Perform Cutting:
    How to do it...
  3. Select the face and cut it one more time. The model should look like the one shown in the following image:
    How to do it...
  4. Go back to the Conical...
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