Preface
Acknowledgements
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
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
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
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