3D Make & Print Second Edition

148 Pages·2016·37.15 MB·English

by  Asadi Aaron.

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CONTENTS
What’s in the magazine and where
6 100 free models
Download these amazing models and
get started with 3D printing today
8 Gallery of 3D prints
Be inspired and see what it’s possible
to achieve with a 3D printer
16 12 ways 3D printing changed
the world
Discover how 3D printing is shaping
the biggest global industries
26 Get started with 3D printing
From picking the right printer to
modelling and finishing
110 Siert Wijnia:
the ultimate maker
Get the inside story of 3D printing from
the CEO of Ultimaker
114 The revolution will
be printed
Discover what the exciting future of
3D printing holds
122 How 3D printing will save your life
Learn how 3D printing is revolutionising
the medical industry, and what that
means for you
26
Get started with
128 Best 3D printers tested
Take a look at the top printers on the
market today 3D printing
136 Modelling software round-up
Make print-ready models with these
software heavyweights
Print a multi-use Model a Troll
144 Free resources dragon bowl Slayer
Check out the fantastic range of free
resources for every reader 74 94

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Free models
– see page 6
Interview
with Siert
Wijnia
110
122
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How 3D
printing will Essential
save your life finishing tips
Tutorials
58 Create your own
iPhone 6 case
Use SketchUp to make a stylish
case for your smartphone
62 Design a model
Print a ‘muscle man’ figurine
from a skeleton framework
68 Build a laser blaster prop
Construct a mechanical prop
gun with moving parts
114 74 Print a multi-use
dragon bowl
Combine 3D sculpture and
Discover where the 3D
product design with this dragon
printing revolution began head bowl
78 Sculpt a mecha rhino
Add stylish DOWNLOAD FROM THE Learn how to design your own
textured mecha-style rhino
finishing
ef ects 84 Add style to your
84 finished prints
Apply incredible ef ects to
(cid:115) R eady-made designs from
your 3D prints
iMakr for every single
modelling tutorial 88 Construct a
sci-fi mask
(cid:115) 1 00 free print models from
Find out how to make a
iMakr, which you can
wearable sci-fi mask in no time
customise and then
re-share on MyMiniFactory
94 Model a Troll Slayer
(cid:115) B lender, the free and open Use dif erent software to
source modelling software combine elements
How 3D printing that’s great for beginners
98 From scan to print
has changed
– part 1
the world Turn to page 144 for the
Discover how to make lifelike 3D
complete list of all your
16 models of a person
free downloads
filesilo.co.uk/ 102 From scan to print
– part 2
3dmakeandprint
Clean up your scans in ZBrush
and prepare to print
100
FREE models
WANT TO TRY OUT 3D PRINTING RIGHT NOW?
DOWNLOAD THESE FANTASTIC MODELS FROM
THE EXPERTS AT MYMINIFACTORY
T
here’s no need to worry if this is going to be your first time creating a 3D
model – we have got plenty here to get you started! The very kind folk over at
MyMiniFactory have shared a full hundred of their best 3D models with you, which
you can download from FileSilo right now. Covering everything from fun figurines and
desktop gadgets to working mechanisms, artistic sculptures and useful household items,
there’s a great range for you to explore. Learn more about MyMiniFactory over on page 108.
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Use a planetary
gear assembly for
clocks, engines,
toys and more
Print geospheres
inside each other
that can rotate
independently
Make a modular
lamp using
pieces that will
snap together
Customise any design to
match your personality
and your home
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Turn to
page 144
for more
details
Neforak
Landis Fields
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“Some messages are so
important that they are ‘hand’
delivered by a species that is
recognised as the couriers for
most galaxies. These creatures
are known as ‘Neforaks’, and for
them this is more of a duty or
way of life than a job.”
Miniature People
Captured Dimensions
captureddimensions.com
Tiny human replicas
3D-printed by Captured
Dimensions, who use full-body
scanning booths to capture
subjects from every angle
before creating lifelike models,
right down to the shirt folds.
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