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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 (19) Chapters Close

3D Printing with RepRap Cookbook
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
1. Getting Started with 3D Printing 2. Optimizing the Printing Process FREE CHAPTER 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 Understanding and Editing Firmware Taking a Closer Look at G-code Filament Options for RepRap Printers Index

Reviewing the print results


Remember all the versions we've made of the toy block? This also includes the toy block we made with SketchUp in this chapter. Here's a comparison of all the prints in the following image:

With each successive stage, we have made a better replication of the toy block. Our best result is the model we made with SketchUp. Not only is it better, but it was modeled faster and easier than the others. When mechanical- or geometric-based forms are needed, using a 3D modeling program such as SketchUp is the best solution.

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