3D Printing for Architects with MakerBot

Learn how to create successful 3D architectural models that you can print out with MakerBot Replicator 2X. It brings an extra dimension to your presentations and distinguishes your practice from the rest.

Overview

• Intelligently design a model to be printed on the MakerBot from the scratch
• Make the MakerBot replicator work for you, automating tasks and doing post processing on MakerBot output
• Full of practical tips, tricks, and step-by-step instructions to successfully design your model with MakerBot

In Detail

Recently we’ve seen consumer 3D printing gaining traction. The power of 3D printing is huge and its applications are seemingly endless—medicine, architecture, and food, to name a few. Incorporating 3D printing into your design cycle reduces overall project costs and lowers project duration, as it allows for rapid prototype iterations and instant, more descriptive feedback. 3D printing looks to revolutionize modern manufacturing and the technology is improving in leaps and bounds each and every day.

"3D Printing for Architects with MakerBot" strives to give you a good foundation for what MakerBot can do. It offers a hands-on way to learn about how 3D printing works, and how you can use its powerful features to produce great prints. With this book, you will learn everything you need to know about designing and printing architectural models using the MakerBot Replicator 2X and how to incorporate multiple parts and colours from designs created by you and the community.

"3D Printing for Architects with MakerBot" will take you through a number of clear, practical examples which will teach you how to unlock the power of your MakerBot Replicator 2X and the MakerBot community. It will show you how to create models composed of multiple parts and colours which are 3D printer ready.

You will also learn about the different types of 3D printing and the history leading up to the purchase of MakerBot by Stratasys. You will take a look into the details of 3D printing software, learning how to convert your 3D CAD model into a physical 3D prototype and how various options will affect your print. You will then create more advanced architectural models with parts created to fit together that are designed either by you or from the extensive community libraries found on Thingiverse and GrabCAD. If you want to learn how to gain the upper hand over the competition by creating architectural prototypes using 3D printing, then this is the book for you.

What you will learn from this book

• Modify and orient models in Makerware
• Reduce warpage during prints
• Discover the impact of print settings and other features on overall quality
• Use dual extruder for multi-colour printing
• Create advanced assemblies utilizing component tolerancing
• Learn how to design for assembly
• Incorporate flexibility into your designs
• Find and modify models from Thingiverse and GrabCAD
• Scale for a tradeoff between time and precision

Approach

This is a hands-on tutorial for a user to become well-versed with 3D printing using MakerBots.

Who this book is written for

"3D Printing for Architects with MakerBot" is ideal for architects looking to creating stunning prototypes using the MakerBot Replicator 2X 3D printer. Having experience using 3D CAD software is beneficial but not necessary as this book mentions several different CAD packages for beginners, up to those more advanced users who are perhaps looking for additional features.

學習如何使用MakerBot Replicator 2X創建成功的3D建築模型，並將其列印出來。這將為您的演示帶來額外的維度，使您的實踐與眾不同。

概述：
- 智能設計一個模型，以便在MakerBot上列印
- 讓MakerBot複製機為您工作，自動化任務並對MakerBot輸出進行後處理
- 充滿實用的技巧、訣竅和逐步指南，以成功地使用MakerBot設計您的模型

詳細內容：
最近，我們看到消費者3D打印技術越來越受到重視。3D打印的力量是巨大的，應用似乎是無窮無盡的，包括醫學、建築和食品等等。將3D打印技術納入您的設計週期中，可以降低整體項目成本，縮短項目持續時間，因為它可以實現快速的原型迭代和即時的更具描述性的反饋。3D打印技術有望革新現代製造業，並且每天都在以突飛猛進的速度改進。

《3D Printing for Architects with MakerBot》旨在為您提供MakerBot的功能基礎。它提供了一種實踐的方式來了解3D打印技術的工作原理，以及如何使用其強大的功能來製作出優秀的打印品。通過這本書，您將學到有關使用MakerBot Replicator 2X設計和列印建築模型的一切知識，以及如何將您和社區創建的設計中的多個部分和顏色結合在一起。

《3D Printing for Architects with MakerBot》將通過一系列清晰而實用的示例，教您如何發揮MakerBot Replicator 2X和MakerBot社區的潛力。它將向您展示如何創建由多個部分和顏色組成的模型，這些模型已經準備好供3D打印機使用。

您還將了解不同類型的3D打印技術以及Stratasys收購MakerBot之前的歷史。您將深入研究3D打印軟件的細節，學習如何將您的3D CAD模型轉換為實體3D原型，以及各種選項對打印品的影響。然後，您將使用由您或在Thingiverse和GrabCAD等廣泛的社區庫中設計的部件創建更高級的建築模型。如果您想學習如何通過使用3D打印技術創建建築原型來在競爭中占據優勢，那麼這本書就是為您而寫的。

本書將教您以下內容：
- 在Makerware中修改和定位模型
- 減少打印時的翹曲
- 發現打印設置和其他功能對整體品質的影響
- 使用雙噴頭進行多色打印
- 創建利用零件公差的高級組件
- 學習如何設計以便組裝
- 將靈活性融入您的設計中
- 查找並修改來自Thingiverse和GrabCAD的模型
- 在時間和精度之間進行比例調整

這是一本實用的教程，讓用戶能夠熟練使用MakerBot進行3D打印。

這本書適合希望使用MakerBot Replicator 2X 3D打印機創建令人驚嘆的原型的建築師。有使用3D CAD軟件的經驗將有所幫助，但不是必需的，因為本書提到了幾種不同的CAD軟件，適合初學者和那些尋找其他功能的高級用戶。