3D Printing With Sketchup 2014 Retail - Packt [Pdf + ePUB]

TITLE: 3D PRINTING WITH SKETCHUP
PUBLISHER: PACKT LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
LINK: http://is.gd/d9De5e RELEASE TYPE: RETAIL
FORMAT: EPUB RELEASE DATE: 2014.07.10
ISBN: 9781783284573 STORE DATE: 2014
SAVED.MONEY: 21 DOLLAR DISKCOUNT: 03 x 05MB
AUTHOR: MARCUS RITLAND

BOOK

Real-world case studies to help you design models in SketchUp for
3D printing on anything ranging from the smallest desktop
machines to the largest industrial 3D printers

Overview
* Learn how to design beautiful architectural models that will
print on any 3D printer * Packed with clearly illustrated
examples to show you just how to design for 3D printing *
Discover the essential extensions and companion programs for 3D
printing your models
In Detail

As 3D printing is becoming more accessible, it is important for
designers and architects to know how to utilize the technology
SketchUp is a popular 3D modelling tool and is among the easiest
programs to work with as a beginner. Whether printing on your
desktop, or outsourcing to a commercial 3D print service, this is
a skill you'll want in your portfolio

Starting with an overview of 3D printing technologies, you will
learn how to design SketchUp models for 3D printing, set up a
template for 3D printing, explore the specific requirements for a
3D printable model, and look at the essential SketchUp extensions
for 3D printing. You will start by printing a simple 3D model
progress to importing images that can be used to make 3D models
and move on to tweaking the model for specific 3D printers
This book delves into the most important concepts for designing
3D printable models, from wall thickness and modelling solids, to
using available models and adapting them to your needs

You will also learn where to access, and more importantly, how to
adapt existing 3D models available online for your own use
Finally, this book will show how it's possible to use Google
Earth terrain and modify existing architectural SketchUp models
before printing

What you will learn from this book
* Understand how 3D printing works, and why you may need to
design your model differently for different printing processes *
Discover tips to make the modelling process easier, extensions to
help you work faster, and how to make any model printable * Find
online models and expedite the modelling process by working from
an existing modelAdapt architectural models built for rendering
into full-color 3D printable models * Import terrain data from
Google Earth to SketchUp and work with terrain data to make it
printable
Approach