3D Printing with SketchUp : Use SketchUp to Generate Print-Ready Models and Transform Your Project from Concept to Reality / Aaron Dietzen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dietzen, Aaron, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Three-dimensional imaging.

SketchUp.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (162 pages)

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Birmingham, England : Packt Publishing Ltd., [2023]

Summary:

Working with the amazing 3D printing technology and getting access to the printing hardware is now easier than ever before. While there are many other resources that cover the general process of 3D printing, this book is the ultimate guide to creating models for 3D printing using SketchUp. You'll start with a basic understanding of how SketchUp is used in the 3D printing workflow and jump into the steps to create a print-ready model using only SketchUp. This 3D printing book will guide you in using SketchUp to modify existing 3D files and cover additional tools that make SketchUp an even more powerful modeling tool. As you advance, you'll learn how to transform 2D images into 3D printable solids, how to create multi-part prints that can be assembled without the use of fasteners or glue, and how to make sure your model, whether designed from scratch or assembled from preexisting geometry, is ready to be made real via your 3D printer. By the end of this book, you'll have the confidence to bring your design ideas to life by generating your own 3D print-ready models with SketchUp.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright and Credit

Dedicated

Contributors

Table of Contents

Preface

Part 1 Getting Prepared to Print

Chapter 1: Getting Started with 3D Printing and SketchUp

Technical requirements

Understanding where SketchUp fits in the 3D printing workflow

Knowing what SketchUp can produce

Advantages of using SketchUp

Model types ideal for SketchUp

Using SketchUp as a creation tool

Using SketchUp as an editor

Using SketchUp as a repair tool

Summary

Chapter 2: Setting Up Your SketchUp Environment for 3D Printing

Understanding SketchUp's capabilities

Deciding which version of SketchUp to use

Applications versus plans

SketchUp Free

SketchUp Go

SketchUp Pro

Getting SketchUp ready to make print-ready models

Preparing SketchUp Free

Preparing SketchUp Go

Preparing SketchUp Pro

Real-world tools

Chapter 3: Importing and Exporting .stl Files

Understanding what makes up a SketchUp file

Exporting files for 3D printing

Exporting a .stl file from SketchUp for Web

Exporting a .stl file from SketchUp for Desktop

Importing files into SketchUp

Importing .stl files with SketchUp for Web

Importing .stl files with SketchUp for Desktop

Chapter 4: Print-Ready Modeling and Scaling for Export

3D modeling groups and components

Holes in geometry

Interior geometry

Stray geometry

Modeling and scale

Scaling while modeling

Considering wall thickness and support

Modeling wall thickness

Considering supports

Part 2 Modeling for 3D Printing

Chapter 5: Modeling from Scratch Using Native Editing Tools

Creating basic geometry

Design time

Editing geometry using native tools.

Preparing your model for 3D printing

Making a solid group

Diagnosing non-solid models

Removing extra geometry

Exporting and printing

Chapter 6: Modeling Using Solid Tools

Modeling from a photo

Outlining the head

Using Solid Inspector

Creating an intersecting shape

Lining up the groups

Using Solid Tools

Trimming two groups

Carving out details

Adding more details

Making solid 3D-printed connections

Chapter 7: Importing and Modifying Existing 3D Models

Importing existing 3D models

Examining your import

Checking your model with Solid Inspector2

Repairing existing models

Fixing holes in a mesh

Scaling a model to the correct size

Modifying existing models

Using Solid Tools to edit existing geometry

Using Solid Tools to create connecting parts

Chapter 8: Assembling the Pieces Post-Printing

Importing and editing geometry

Creating a solid landscape

Intersecting the house with the landscape

Arranging and scaling

Building a cutter

Cutting a hole in the terrain

Creating new geometry

Modeling trees

Intersecting trees with the landscape

Exporting multiple parts for printing

Prepping multiple groups for output

Assembling after printing

Index

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Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

Other Format:

Print version: Dietzen aka 'The SketchUp Guy', Aaron 3D Printing with SketchUp

ISBN:

9781803240947

OCLC:

1377816229