Table of Contents
Part 1. Open-Source 3D Printers
Chapter 1. A Brief History of 3D Printing
Chapter 2. The Desktop 3D Printer
Chapter 3. Open Source
Part 2. The 3D Printing Process
Chapter 4. Making a 3D Model
Chapter 5. Slicing a 3D Model
Chapter 6. Driving Your Printer: G-code
Chapter 7. Material Considerations
Chapter 8. Case Studies
Part 3. 3D Printing Meets Traditional Prototyping
Chapter 9. Moving to Metal
Chapter 10. Large Prints and Post-Processing
Chapter 11. Troubleshooting
Part 4. Using Your Printer
Chapter 12. Printers in the Classroom
Chapter 13. Scientific Visualization
Chapter 14: Futures
Appendix A: Typical Printer Settings
Appendix B: Links and Resources