3D printing with MatterControl. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: By Joan Horvath, Rich Cameron.
• Authors: Horvath, Joan C; Cameron, Rich
• Contents: At a Glance; Contents; About the Authors; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I: The 3D-Printing Ecosystem; Chapter 1: The Desktop 3D Printer; What Is 3D Printing?; Commercial 3D Printers; Desktop 3D Printers; Desktop 3D-Printer Hardware; Types of Filament-Based 3D Printers; Cartesian Printers; Non-Cartesian Printers; 3D Printer Options; Heated Beds; Multiple Extruders; Electronics Options; Open Source; Summary; Chapter 2: What Is MatterControl?; The 3D-Printing Workflow; Step 1. Obtain a 3D Model; 3D Model File Formats; What Does "Watertight and Manifold" Mean? Step 2. Slice the 3D Model Step 3. Reviewing the Sliced File and Printing; MatterControl's Capabilities; Using an SD Card; The MatterControl Touch Tablet; A Note about 3D Print Durations; Summary; Chapter 3: Downloading and Configuring MatterControl; Getting Started Using MatterControl; MatterControl Home Screen; OPTIONS Menus; Hardware Settings; Automatic Print Leveling; EEPROM Settings; Gcode Terminal; Cloud Settings; Sec9; Cloud Monitoring; Notification Settings; Application Settings; Update Notification Feed; Language Options; Slice Engine; Change Display Mode. Clear Print HistoryTheme/Display Options; The MatterControl Touch Tablet; Summary; Part II: The 3D-Printing Process; Chapter 4: Making a 3D Model; Where to Get 3D Models; Scanning a Model; Consumer-Level 3D Scanners; Scanners for Biological Applications; Downloading and Modifying Existing Models; Creating a 3D Model from Scratch; Using a 3D-Modeling Program; Types of 3D-Modeling Software; Options for Getting Started Quickly; Tinkercad: Drag and Drop; OpenSCAD: A CAD Programming Environment; Programs for Specific Applications; Engineering and Architecture Programs. Visual-Effects and Sculptural Programs Design Considerations; Complexity Is Free (but Simplicity May Not Be); Speed vs. Customization; Summary; Chapter 5: Slicing a 3D Model; What Is "Slicing"?; 3D Printing as Cooking; The Physicality of 3D Printing; 3D Printing Design Rules; Slicing a Model Using MatterControl; Picking One of the Slice Engines; Running the Program; Changing the Slice Engine Settings; Layer-by-Layer Preview; Saving a File to Be Printed; Slice Engine Settings and What They Mean; Starting a Print and Getting a Model to Stick to the Platform; Skirts; Brims; Rafts. Heated Platforms, Tape, and Other Sticky Stuff Supporting and Orienting a Model; Support; Orientation; Avoiding Support by Cutting a Model into Pieces; Bridging; Tolerances; Speed; Managing Internal Open Space; Perimeters; Infill; Details, Details: Retraction; Learning More; Summary; Chapter 6: Controlling Your 3D Printer; G-code and Firmware; Understanding G-code; M (Machine) Codes; Using MatterControl to Control Your Printer; Connecting to Your Printer and Starting a Print; When a Print Starts; During a Print; When a Print Finishes Normally.
• Publisher Details: Berkeley, CA : Apress
• Publication Date: 2015
• Copyright Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 621.9/88; Computer science; Three-dimensional printing; Computer vision; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Mechanical; Three-dimensional printing; Computers -- Computer Vision & Pattern Recognition; Computer vision; Computers -- Hardware -- General; Computer hardware; Computer Science; Computer Science, general; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781484210550; 1484210557; 1484210565; 9781484210567
• Related ISBNs: 9781484210567
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed September 23, 2015).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.