Schuyler St. Leger (@DocProfSky) gives an overview of three dimensional (3D) printing. He covers various forms of 3D printing and walks through an example going from creating a 3D model to converting the model file to machine code that drives the x/y/z stages of a 3D printer.
His hands-on demonstration uses a MakerBot Thing-O-Matic 3D printer.
This presentation was done at Desert Code Camp on April 2, 2011 at Gilbert-Chandler Community College in Chandler, AZ.
http://apr2011.desertcodecamp.com/session/240
1. 3D Printing: Rapid Prototyping
Schuyler St. Leger @DocProfSky
Jim St. Leger @Intel_Jim
Desert Code Camp
02 April 2011
2. Agenda
• Introduction
• Ground Rules
• 3D Printing: Overview and Info
• 3D Printing: Hands-on Demonstration
• Open Discussion, Q&A
3. Invention of 3D Printers
Stereo Fused Deposition 3DP
Lithography Modeling Technology
1984-1988 1988-1992 1993-1995
Courtesy of 3D Courtesy of Courtesy of Z
Systems Stratasys Corporation
4. What is 3D Printing?
FDM = Fused
Deposition
Modeling
Tip /
Nozzle
Extruded
Plastic
X/Y/Z
Photo Griffith/Lamancusa, PSU Photo Zureks, Wikipedia