Published: December 2015 Pages: 368
Get up and running fast in the consumer design and fabrication world using the hands-on information in this guide. 3D Printing and CNC Fabrication with SketchUp features step-by-step tutorials of fun and easy DIY projects. Learn how to create your own 3D models, edit downloaded models, make them printable, and bring them to physical life either on your own printer or through an online service bureau.
Download and install SketchUp on your Mac or PC
Navigate the interface and SketchUp's native design tools
Download design and analysis tools from the Extension Warehouse.
Edit models downloaded from the 3D Warehouse and Thingiverse.
Import and export STL files.
Analyze your projects for 3D printability.
Set up, use, and maintain a home 3D printer
Work with AutoCAD, 123D Make, 123D Meshmixer, and Vetric Cut2D
Generate files for CNC cutters
Lydia Sloan Cline has been happily using Autodesk products since AutoCAD 1.0 was released. She went from plotting her ideas on a flatbed table with pens in robotic arms to sketching them with modeling software. Lydia works for architecture firms, judges competitive technology events, and teaches drafting, modeling, and 3D printing classes at Johnson County Community College in Overland Park, Kansas. She is the author of 3D Printing with Autodesk 123D, Tinkercad, and MakerBot (published by McGraw-Hill Education) and other books.
Keywords: 3D PRINTER, 3D PRINTING DESIGN, 3D PRINTING TUTORIAL, 3D MODELING, MAKER, THINGIVERSE, ETSY, KICKSTARTER, 3D PROTOTYPE, MAKER FAIRE, DIY
