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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

2.8 (5)
By: Colin Dow

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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Part 1: Exploring 3D Printing
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Part 2: Learning OpenSCAD
9
Part 3: Projects
13
Part 4: The Future

Creating the fins

Traditionally, fins for model rockets were cut from thin balsa sheets and glued to the body tube of the rocket. Early kits provided cut-out patterns from paper that were traced onto the balsa sheet and cut out with a sharp hobby knife. When laser cutters became available, these fins were pre-cut out of balsa sheets, making it faster and easier for the kit builder to build their model rocket.

Still, the challenge with balsa fins was in gluing them to the body tube as they took a long time to dry. Getting the fins straight also proved to be difficult at times.

Plastic fin cans (fins pre-attached to a tube) make putting fins on a model rocket much easier. Armed with OpenSCAD and a 3D printer, we can easily create our own fin cans.

Let's do that now.

Designing the fin can

Our fin can will be designed such that we may alter the number of fins generated. A "launch lug," or small tube to hold the rocket on the launchpad for the first meter...

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