Blender 3D Printing Essentials

by Gordon Fisher

Overview

This book adopts a practical approach, with the use of step-by-step instructions to help guide readers. There are lots of screenshots covering each and every step needed to design a high-quality model in Blender for 3D printing.If you are a Blender user or someone who wants to use Blender to make 3D objects suitable for 3D printing, this book is ideal for you. You should already be comfortable with basic modeling in Blender - including using modifiers - although advanced skills are not required. All of the models that you will need are explored in-depth. This book does not assume that you will use any specific printer and teaches the general principles common to building models for most printers. It also gives you tips on discovering the requirements of the specific printer you will be using.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781783284603
Publisher:	Packt Publishing
Publication date:	11/21/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	114
File size:	6 MB

About the Author

Gordon Fisher, as a teenager, studied drafting and built plastic model cars. He got his start in 3D computer modeling back when one would have to create a 3D
engineering drawing with a pencil and then input the information into a computer,
vertex-by-vertex.
He led a three-person crew in building 3D models of 80 aircraft for the U.S. Army
Visual Aircraft Recognition program. He also built an accurate model of the 17th and
18th holes of the Pebble Beach golf course for Callaway Golf's golf simulator. He's currently working with the Open Luna Foundation to create models, X3D and 3D
printed, of their parts of their proposed lunar base.
He is the Creative Director at Point Happy Interactive. He has been using Blender professionally since 2002 and has given classes on using Blender and using Python with Blender at Python conferences in Texas and Arkansas. His work has been displayed at the National Air and Space Museum. He is also the author of the book
Blender 3D Basics, published by Packt Publishing.