In one of my earlier posts, I mentioned that libraries sometimes offer 3D printing appointments. Well, I took my own advice and went to the library on Wednesday. When I got there, one of the librarians helped me get started. My sister, Ashlyn, had helped me design a box with a sliding lid in TinkerCAD. Well....I designed it, but she came up with the idea. The librarian and I couldn't get the box to download correctly, so it took some time before we got it to start printing. When we finally did, I went home because it would take a while to finish. Later that night we got a call from the library saying that they would be unable to print my box because it was too big and would take 7 more hours to print, and it would use a lot of filament. Fortunately, the librarian said she would downsize my box and reprint it. We picked it up today, but the lid was to big. My dad sanded it down a little and now it fits perfectly!
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If you want to know more about 3D Printing than what is on my website, I would suggest the book Fabricated: The New World Of 3D Printing written by Hod Lipson and Melba Kurman It explains in great detail types of 3D Printers, Future ideas, Pros and Cons, and much, much, more! I found it very helpful.
Recently, I have been really into 3D Designing. I made an account on TinkerCAD and Thingiverse so I could design 3D Models. TinkerCAD offers free lessons on 3D designing. It's very simple and easy to use. I find it very interesting! Professional 3D designers use more advanced software such as Catia, PTC, Autodesk, and more. TinkerCAD is more for hobbyists and nerds (like me....). This is what it looks like
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Sources: O'Neill, Terence, and Josh Williams. 3D Printing. N.p.: n.p., n.d. Print. Printing, By 3D. "10 Ways That 3D Printing Will Change Our Lives - 3D Engineer."3D Engineer. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Sept. 2016. |
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