3D Printing Designs: Design an SD Card Holder
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Joe Larson
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Marcus Ritland
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About the Author
Joe Larson is one part artist, one part mathematician, one part teacher, and one part technologist. It all started in his youth on a Commodore 64 doing BASIC programming and low resolution digital art. As technology progressed, so did Joe's dabbling, eventually taking him to 3D modeling while in high school and college, and he momentarily pursued a degree in Computer Animation. He abandoned the track for the much more sensible goal of becoming a math teacher, which he accomplished when he taught 7th grade math in Colorado. He now works as an application programmer.
When Joe first heard about 3D printing, it took root in his mind and he went back to dust off his 3D modeling skills. In 2012, he won a Makerbot Replicator 3D printer in the Tinkercad/Makerbot Chess challenge with a chess set that assembles into a robot. Since then, his designs on Thingiverse have been featured on Thingiverse, Gizmodo, Shapeways, Makezine, and other places. He currently maintains the blog http://joesmakerbot.blogspot.in/, documenting his adventures.
About the Reviewer
Marcus Ritland is a designer and 3D printing consultant at his small business, Denali 3D Design. Since 2008, he has provided 3D modeling and 3D printing services, as well as moderating the SketchUcation 3D printing forum.
He has volunteered at a local makerspace, teaching SketchUp classes and leading 3D printing meetups. As an author of 3D Printing with SketchUp, he is currently on a quest to eliminate design-for-3D printing illiteracy.
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Preface
3D printing makes virtual things real, and sometimes, those things need to match back up to an object in the real world. So, it is often very important that accurate measurements be made when planning and then be applied to the modeling of a 3D object. While most people don't consider Blender up to the task, it is actually capable of modeling objects with CAD-like precision. This book will get you up to speed on using Blender, then give you a project to follow along with in order to teach you the techniques to make objects that satisfy a measured precision.
What this book covers
, 3D Printing Basics , will help you understand 3D printing basics, types of 3D printing, and how FFF printers work.
, Beginning Blender , will introduce Blender, how to set it up, and some basic and mid-level functionality. Knowing the content of this chapter will get you over Blender's famous learning curve and provide the basic knowledge and reference necessary for following along with future projects.
, Measuring Basics , mentions how it is very important that accurate measurements must be made when planning and applied to the modeling of a 3D object. In this chapter, we deal with different techniques of taking measurements: measuring with a ruler or calipers, the grid paper trace method, and 3D scanning.
, An SD Card Holder Ring , walks you through the process of making a cool 3D printed projectan SD card holder.
What you need for this book
A computer with at least a 2-GHz CPU, 2 GB of RAM, and, of course, Blender.
Who this book is for
This book is for anyone with an interest in home 3D printing and a desire to learn the basics of design and the tools to make their ideas a reality.
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