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Simplifying 3D Printing with OpenSCAD

Simplifying 3D Printing with OpenSCAD

By : Colin Dow
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Simplifying 3D Printing with OpenSCAD

Simplifying 3D Printing with OpenSCAD

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By: Colin Dow
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Overview of this book

Want to bring your 3D designs to life with OpenSCAD, but don’t know where to start? Simplifying 3D Printing with OpenSCAD will teach you the key skills so that you can focus on your ideas, not troubleshooting your 3D printer. With the help of this book, you’ll build a solid foundation in 3D printing technology, the software used for designing your objects, and an analysis of the G-code produced by the 3D printer slicer software. You’ll also get to know your 3D printer and find out how to set up a printing job effortlessly — from configuring the parameters to build well-defined designs. Consider yourself a practical learner? Use real-world examples such as designing and printing a 3D name badge, model rocket, and laptop stand, to dive into the world of 3D printers build your skillset. By the end of this 3D printing book, you'll be ready to start designing and printing your own 3D printed products using OpenSCAD and being your ideas into reality.
Table of Contents (16 chapters)
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Preface
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Preface
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Who this book is for
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What this book covers
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Download the example code files
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Conventions used
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Part 1: Exploring 3D Printing
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Part 1: Exploring 3D Printing
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Chapter 1: Getting Started with 3D Printing
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Chapter 1: Getting Started with 3D Printing
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Technical requirements
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Understanding the Creality Ender 3
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Leveling the print bed
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Materials available for 3D printing
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Summary
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Chapter 2: What Are Slicer Programs?
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Chapter 2: What Are Slicer Programs?
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Technical requirements
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Controlling a 3D printer using G-code
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Common FDM slicer programs
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Slicer programs for liquid resin 3D printers
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Summary
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Chapter 3: Printing Our First Object
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Chapter 3: Printing Our First Object
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Technical requirements
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Finding objects to print
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Preparing our 3D printer
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Slicing our object
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Printing our object
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Summary
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Part 2: Learning OpenSCAD
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Part 2: Learning OpenSCAD
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Chapter 4: Getting Started with OpenSCAD
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Chapter 4: Getting Started with OpenSCAD
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Technical requirements
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Introducing OpenSCAD
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Exploring other CAD programs
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Learning OpenSCAD GUI and basic commands
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Learning OpenSCAD Boolean and transformation operations
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Summary
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Chapter 5: Using Advanced Operations of OpenSCAD
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Chapter 5: Using Advanced Operations of OpenSCAD
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Technical requirements
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Turning 2D shapes into 3D objects
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Looking at advanced OpenSCAD commands
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Simplifying our code with modules
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Summary
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Chapter 6: Exploring Common OpenSCAD Libraries
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Chapter 6: Exploring Common OpenSCAD Libraries
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Technical requirements
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Exploring the OpenSCAD General libraries
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Using the BOSL to design a desk drawer
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Exploring OpenSCAD Single Topic libraries
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Creating our own OpenSCAD library
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Summary
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Part 3: Projects
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Part 3: Projects
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Chapter 7: Creating a 3D-Printed Name Badge
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Chapter 7: Creating a 3D-Printed Name Badge
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Technical requirements
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Creating text for our 3D-printed name badge
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Adding a base plate to our 3D-printed name badge
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Printing out our 3D-printed name badge
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Summary
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Chapter 8: Designing and Printing a Laptop Stand
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Chapter 8: Designing and Printing a Laptop Stand
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Technical requirements
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Designing the frame in Inkscape and OpenSCAD
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Designing the threaded rod in OpenSCAD
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Printing out our laptop stand
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Summary
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Chapter 9: Designing and Printing a Model Rocket
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Chapter 9: Designing and Printing a Model Rocket
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Technical requirements
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Creating the motor mount
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Creating the nose cone
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Creating the fins
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Assembling and launching the model rocket
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Summary
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Part 4: The Future
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Part 4: The Future
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Chapter 10: The Future of 3D Printing and Design
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Chapter 10: The Future of 3D Printing and Design
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Technical requirements
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3D printed homes
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The future of mass customization
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Summary
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Summary

In this chapter, we created a laptop stand to use to elevate a laptop on a desk. We used the graphics program Inkscape to design the basic frame for our laptop stand. We then imported the Inkscape file into OpenSCAD, where we shelled it out using the shell2D operation before extruding it into a 3D shape.

We modified the frame by adding circles, which provided a place for screw holes for threaded rods. The threaded rods were designed in two pieces and were assembled with connector plates using M3 10 mm bolts. We made use of readily available M10 nuts to finish the construction of our laptop stand.

The main takeaway from this chapter is the use of 3D printing with traditional building techniques to make objects. Although we could've 3D printed threads for the connector plates and 3D printed M10 nuts, using a 3 mm tap and standard M10 nuts is far more effective.

In the next chapter, we will continue learning OpenSCAD as we design and 3D print a model rocket.

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