Mastering 3D Printing in the Classroom, Library, and Lab

© Joan Horvath, Rich Cameron 2018

Joan Horvath and Rich CameronMastering 3D Printing in the Classroom, Library, and Labhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-3501-0_6

6. 3D Models

Joan Horvath¹  and Rich Cameron¹

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Nonscriptum LLC, Pasadena, CA, USA

 

Your first step in using a 3D printer will be to create a 3D computer model. You do that by scanning an existing object, downloading a model from the web, or creating a model yourself. In each case, there are a lot of options to choose from. There is more to design than picking a software package, though, and there are design decisions you can make that can simplify the printing process.

This chapter first covers the basic file requirements for a 3D printer. Then it reviews options for scanning and downloading ...