Contents



Preface

Acknowledgements



3D Printer


Chapter 1:  An Overview of Three-Dimensional (3D) Printing

1.0 Introduction

1.1  The Basics of 3D Printing

1.2  3D Print Methods and Materials

      Further Reading

      References 



Dress created from a 3D Printer


Chapter 2:  Applications of 3D Printing

2.0  Introduction

2.1  Industrial Applications

2.2  3D Printing in Space

2.3  Housing

2.4  Clothing

2.5  Medical Application

2.6  Consumer-Oriented Products

      References



3D Scanner


Chapter 3:  Creating a Three-Dimensional Model: Scanning, Software and Hardware

3.0  Scanning

      3.0.1  3D Scanning

      3.0.2  Methods of Data Collection

3.1  Software for 3D Printing

      3.1.1  Computer-Aided-Design (CAD) Software

      3.1.2  Freeform Software

      3.1.3  Sculpting Software

      3.1.4  Almost But Not Quite

3.2  Hardware

      3.2.1  Nice to Know

      References



Tool


Chapter 4:  Printing Without a 3D Printer

4.0  To Buy or Not to Buy

4.1  3D Printing Services

4.2  3D Model Repositories

4.3  3D Printing Considerations

4.4 A 3D Printing Example

4.5  Wrapping Up

      References





Chapter 5:  Create Your Own 3D Model

5.0  Terminology and Advice

5.1  Basic Movement and Object Manipulation

5.2  Editing and Creating Objects

5.3  Making Your First 3D Model

      Further Reading

      References