Simplifying 3D Printing with OpenSCAD : Design, Build, and Test OpenSCAD Programs to Bring Your Ideas to Life Using 3D Printers / Colin Dow.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dow, Colin, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Computer programming.

Computer programming--Ability testing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (320 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Birmingham, England : Packt Publishing Ltd., [2022]

Biography/History:

Dow Colin: Colin Dow has been involved with technology since the early home computers caught his eye. He has worked as a programmer/analyst at some of Canada's biggest companies. He is the author of the Packt books Internet of Things Programming Projects (2018), Hands-On Edge Analytics with Azure IoT, and Simplifying 3D Printing with OpenSCAD. When he's not nerding out on programming or 3D printing, he likes to compose electronic music, which can be found on Spotify under the name Project Josephine.

Summary:

A step by step full-color guide to OpenSCAD that makes 3D printing easy Key Features Learn about 3D printing technology and the software used to design your objects Discover the various FDM slicer programs used to create G-code for 3D printer jobs Understand how to use a slicer program to create G-code to run your 3D printer job Book Description OpenSCAD is an open-source 3D design platform that helps you bring your designs to life. This book will show you how to make the best use of OpenSCAD to design and build objects using 3D printers. This OpenSCAD book starts by taking you through the 3D printing technology, the software used for designing your objects, and an analysis of the G-code produced by the 3D printer slicer software. Complete with step-by-step explanations of essential concepts and real-world examples such as designing and printing a 3D name badge, model rocket, and laptop stand, the book helps you learn about 3D printers and how to set up a printing job. You'll design your objects using the OpenSCAD program that provides a robust and free 3D compiler at your fingertips. As you set up a 3D printer for a print job, you'll gain a solid understanding of how to configure the parameters to build well-defined designs. By the end of this 3D printing book, you'll be ready to start designing and printing your own 3D printed products using OpenSCAD. What you will learn Gain a solid understanding of 3D printers and 3D design requirements to start creating your own objects Prepare a 3D printer for a job starting from leveling the print bed and loading the filament Discover various OpenSCAD commands and use them to create shapes Understand how OpenSCAD compares to other CAD programs Get to grips with combining text and a cube to create an object Explore the common libraries in OpenSCAD Who this book is for This book is for engineers, hobbyists, teachers, 3D printing enthusiasts, and individuals working in the field of 3D printing. Basic knowledge of setting up and running 3D printers is assumed.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright and Credits

Contributors

About the reviewers

Table of Contents

Preface

Part 1: Exploring 3D Printing

Chapter 1: Getting Started with 3D Printing

Technical requirements

Understanding the Creality Ender 3

Ender 3 models

Understanding the parts of the Ender 3

Upgrading the Ender 3

Leveling the print bed

Leveling the corners of the bed

Mesh bed leveling

Materials available for 3D printing

Poly-Lactic Acid (PLA)

Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS)

Glycolyzed Polyester (PETG)

High-Impact Polystyrene (HIPS)

Polyvinyl Alcohol (PVA)

Carbon fiber

Nylon

Flexible materials

Other materials

Summary

Chapter 2: What Are Slicer Programs?

Controlling a 3D printer using G-code

What is G-code?

Understanding G-code

Using Pronterface to control our 3D printer

Leveling the corners with G-code

Common FDM slicer programs

Slicing an object into G-code

Slicing software applications

Which FDM slicer should I choose?

Slicer programs for liquid resin 3D printers

What is liquid resin printing?

Chitubox

The Anycubic Photon Workshop

Chapter 3: Printing Our First Object

Finding objects to print

Understanding 3D object file formats

Downloading 3D objects

Calibration objects for our 3D printer

Preparing our 3D printer

Slicing our object

Setting up the profile

Loading our model

Quality settings

Infill settings

Temperature settings

Cooling settings

Build Plate Adhesion settings

Printing our object

Applying a glue stick to the bed

Running our print job

Calibrating our printer

Inspecting #3DBenchy for print quality

Part 2: Learning OpenSCAD.

Chapter 4: Getting Started with OpenSCAD

Introducing OpenSCAD

Exploring other CAD programs

Fusion 360

TinkerCAD

FreeCAD

Comparing OpenSCAD with other CAD programs

Learning OpenSCAD GUI and basic commands

Downloading and Installing OpenSCAD

Getting to know the OpenSCAD environment

OpenSCAD basic 2D shapes

OpenSCAD basic 3D shapes

Learning OpenSCAD Boolean and transformation operations

OpenSCAD Boolean operations

OpenSCAD transformation operations

Creating our PVC pipe hook

Chapter 5: Using Advanced Operations of OpenSCAD

Turning 2D shapes into 3D objects

Importing SVG files into OpenSCAD

Creating a 3D Thumbs Up symbol

Extruding the base

Putting the base and Thumbs Up object together

3D printing our Thumbs Up award

Looking at advanced OpenSCAD commands

Exploring the available fonts

Exploring the text operation

Creating a dynamic backing plate

Simplifying our code with modules

Creating a module for our Thumbs Up object

Creating a module for the base

Creating a module for the plaque

Creating a design using modules

Chapter 6: Exploring Common OpenSCAD Libraries

Exploring the OpenSCAD General libraries

BOSL

dotSCAD

NopSCADlib

BOLTS

Using the BOSL to design a desk drawer

Downloading and installing the BOSL

Creating the drawer tray

Adding rails to our drawer tray

Creating the handle for our drawer

Creating the sliders for our desk drawer

Adding screw holes to the sliders

Exploring OpenSCAD Single Topic libraries

Round Anything

Mark's Enclosure Helper

The OpenSCAD threads.scad module

The OpenSCAD smooth primitives library

Creating our own OpenSCAD library

Part 3: Projects.

Chapter 7: Creating a 3D-Printed Name Badge

Creating text for our 3D-printed name badge

Understanding the OpenSCAD text operation

Making text curve in OpenSCAD

Creating a name tag text generator module

Adding a base plate to our 3D-printed name badge

Creating our first shape

Adding an indent for the brooch pin

Putting the first shape and indent together

Printing out our 3D-printed name badge

Preparing our design for a print job

Printing and finishing

Chapter 8: Designing and Printing a Laptop Stand

Designing the frame in Inkscape and OpenSCAD

Downloading and installing Inkscape

Exploring Inkscape

Using Inkscape to design the frame

Using OpenSCAD to complete the design

Designing the threaded rod in OpenSCAD

Creating a rod with an M10 threaded top

Adding a connector plate

Printing out our laptop stand

Slicing and printing the frame

Slicing and printing the rods

Putting the laptop stand together

Chapter 9: Designing and Printing a Model Rocket

Creating the motor mount

Building around the paper tube

Designing and printing the motor mount

Getting an accurate outside diameter measurement

Creating the nose cone

Designing the nose cone

Printing out the nose cone

Creating the fins

Designing the fin can

Printing out the fin can

Assembling and launching the model rocket

Installing the shock cord

Installing the fin can

Finishing the construction of our model rocket

Part 4: The Future

Chapter 10: The Future of 3D Printing and Design

3D printed homes

What are 3D printed homes?

Advantages of 3D printed homes

3D printed homes for space exploration

Creating a 3D printed birdhouse.

The future of mass customization

The fourth industrial revolution and 3D printing

Customizing products

Index

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ISBN:

9781523151363

1523151366

9781801811798

1801811792

OCLC:

1308477680