3D printing with RepRap Cookbook电子书

3D Printing with RepRap Cookbook

Table of Contents

3D Printing with RepRap Cookbook

Credits

About the Author

About the Reviewers

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Preface

What this book covers

Who this book is for

What you need for this book

Pronterface

Repetier-Host

Conventions

Reader feedback

Customer support

Downloading the color images of this book

Errata

Piracy

Questions

1. Getting Started with 3D Printing

Introduction

3D scanning with a digital camera

Getting ready

How to do it…

How it works…

There's more...

Processing a 3D scan with 123D Catch

Getting ready

How to do it…

How it works...

Viewing your scene with 123D Catch

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Stitching photos with 123D Catch

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Changing mesh resolutions with 123D Catch

Getting ready

How to do it…

How it works…

Cleaning up the model with 123D Catch

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Using the Autodesk 3D Print Utility

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Let's print!

Slicing the models with Slic3r

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Slicing the models with Skeinforge

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Reviewing the print results

2. Optimizing the Printing Process

Introduction

Inspecting the model with Meshmixer

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

See also

Plane alignment with Meshmixer

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Scaling the model with Meshmixer

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Leveling the model with Meshmixer

Getting ready

How to do it…

How it works...

Removing scanning artifacts with Meshmixer

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works…

Shaping the model with Meshmixer

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

See also

Let's print!

Optimizing infill with Slic3r

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Optimizing infill with Skeinforge

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Printing without fill with Skeinforge

Getting ready...

How to do it...

How it works...

Tweaking shells and surface layers with Skeinforge

Getting ready

How to do it....

How it works...

Reviewing the print results

3. Scanning and Printing with a Higher Resolution

Introduction

Setting up DAVID Laserscanner

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

See also

Calibrating DAVID Laserscanner

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

See also

Scanning with DAVID Laserscanner

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Viewing the model in MeshLab

Getting ready

How to do it...

See also

Cleaning the scans with MeshLab

Getting ready

How to do it….

Aligning the scans with MeshLab

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

See also

Merging and remeshing the aligned scans in MeshLab

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

See also

Let's print!

Hot-end nozzle sizes

Tuning up the printer

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Using Skeinforge with a 0.5 mm nozzle

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Using Skeinforge with a 0.35 mm nozzle

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Using Skeinforge with a 0.25 mm nozzle

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Using Slic3r to print different resolutions

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Reviewing the print results

4. Modeling and Printing with Precision

Introduction

Warming up with SketchUp

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Using 3D tools from the Extension Warehouse

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Modeling with SketchUp

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Using plugin extensions with SketchUp

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Let's print!

Calibrating the x, y, and z axes

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Controlling the flow rate in Skeinforge

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Adjusting the scale in Skeinforge

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Using Stretch in Skeinforge

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Controlling print warping

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

See also

Using brim with Slic3r

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Reviewing the print results

5. Manipulating Meshes and Bridges

Introduction

Exploring TopMod

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Using TopMod for remeshing

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Using MeshLab for remeshing

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Mesh decimation with MeshLab

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Wireframe modeling with TopMod

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Let's print!

Cooling ABS and PLA with Skeinforge

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Cooling ABS and PLA with Slic3r

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Adjusting speed with Slic3r

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Bridging with Slic3r

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Adjusting speed with Skeinforge

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Bridging with Skeinforge

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Reviewing the print results

6. Making the Impossible

Introduction

Using extruding options in TopMod

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Using cutting options in TopMod

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Working with edges in TopMod

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Creating handles in TopMod

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Making a starfish in TopMod

Getting ready

How to do it…

How it works…

Creating support with Meshmixer

Getting ready

How to do it…

How it works…

There's more…

Let's print!

Creating support with Skeinforge

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Support options with Skeinforge

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Creating support with Slic3r

Getting ready

How to do it…

How it works...

Support options with Slic3r

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Reviewing our print results

7. Texture – the Good and the Bad

Introduction

Making textures with Meshmixer

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Making stencils with Paint.NET

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Stamping stencils with Meshmixer

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Making patterns with Meshmixer

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Making more patterns with Meshmixer

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Making textures with MeshLab

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Let's print!

Adjusting the travel speed with Skeinforge

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Adjusting retraction with Skeinforge

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Adjusting Jitter with Skeinforge

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Adjusting the travel speed with Slic3r

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Adjusting retraction with Slic3r

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Randomizing the starting points with Slic3r

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Reviewing the print results

8. Troubleshooting Issues in 3D Modeling

Introduction

Using Repetier-Host for analysis

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Repairing mesh geometry issues

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Using SketchUp for editing meshes

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Using MeshLab for fixing normals

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Using MeshLab for cleaning meshes

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Creating a hollow model with MeshLab

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Creating a drain hole with Meshmixer

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

9. Troubleshooting Issues in 3D Printing

Introduction

Leveling the build platform

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Taking proper care of the build platform surface

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Troubleshooting issues with the heat bed

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Troubleshooting issues with the extruder

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Troubleshooting issues with the hot end

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Troubleshooting issues with the x, y, and z axes

How to do it...

How it works...

Troubleshooting issues with the motor system

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

A. Understanding and Editing Firmware

An Arduino IDE program

Getting Windows to recognize the controller

Getting the Arduino IDE to recognize the Sanguinololu

Setting up the Arduino IDE for your controller

Setting up the firmware in the Arduino IDE

Comparing firmware versions with WinMerge

Editing the firmware with the Arduino IDE

Uploading the firmware to the controller

B. Taking a Closer Look at G-code

Generating G-code

Viewing G-code

Basic G-code commands

Using the command line

C. Filament Options for RepRap Printers

Health considerations

An ABS filament

A PLA filament

A PET filament

A nylon filament

A HIPS filament

A TPE filament

A wood filament

A stone filament

A ceramic filament

A water-soluble PVA filament

Storage of 3D printing filaments

Index