…3D printing is a hot topic in the media…today, but it's actually been around since the 1980s.…Let's talk about the history of 3D printing and…how this technology is changing the face of fabrication.…Charles Hull coined the term 3D printing when he…invented the first stereolithography machine in the late 1980s.…This first printer, used a laser to cure resin,…and it was invented as a rapid prototyping technology.…At the time, computer aided design was really taking off, and those…first machines let designers and engineers see their ideas in 3D much faster.…
The next decade saw increasing levels of innovation.…New technology, diverse materials, but the high…costs of 3D printers kept the technology exclusively…in the business sector.…In 2005, Adrian Bowyer started the RepRap project.…This was a movement based on the challenge of building a self-replicating machine.…In this case, low-cost 3D printers that could produce copies of themselves.…The first set of parts came from a commercial 3D printer and…they were designed to connect to standard hardware elements like rods and…
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2/24/2014- What is 3D printing?
- What can you make with a 3D printer?
- Understanding the different 3D printing technologies
- Designing with 3D modeling and scanning
- Creating watertight 3D designs
- Repairing a 3D file
- Exporting your file
Skill Level Intermediate
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Introduction
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Welcome52s
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1. Discovering 3D Printing
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How 3D printing works3m 45s
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History of 3D printing2m 45s
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2. Introducing 3D Printing Technology
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3D printing options1m 46s
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Looking at stereolithography2m 23s
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Laser sintering2m 18s
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Jet technologies2m 40s
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Full-color prints2m 3s
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3. Creating Your First Design
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Mesh modeling2m 45s
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Other types of modeling1m 29s
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Keeping track of units2m 11s
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Designing for reality3m 7s
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4. Repairing a 3D Design
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Slicing a flat bottom1m 53s
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Creating a hollow model5m 33s
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Measuring your 3D model4m 26s
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Conclusion
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Next steps47s
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