Staff Picks: 3D Printing and Modeling | Worcester Public Library

1) Make: getting started with 3D printing

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Includes contemporary, real-life learning exercises and insights for how to buy, use and maintain 3D printers. It also covers free 3D modeling software, as well as 3D printing services for those who don't want to immediately invest in the purchase of a 3D printer.

2) 3D printers for woodworkers: a short introduction

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Doolittle, Henry

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"The first book on 3D printing just for woodworkers, with practical advice on how to fabricate your own tools and parts ... and save money! The blossoming technology of 3D printing isn't just for techies-a 3D printer is also the ideal tool for the traditional woodworker. Why waste money buying tools and parts when you can fabricate them yourself with your own 3D printer? You can save hundreds or even thousands of dollars by making your own tools-what's...

3) 3D printing

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Coward, Cameron

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Idiot's guides

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How can you print something three dimensional and have a real, usable thing when you're done? Coward shows you what the current models are capable of, and provides pointers on choosing and using a 3D printer and printing software, as well as troubleshooting the most common 3D problems.

4) 3D printing

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Horne, Richard

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For dummies

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"An easy reference for anyone new to the process of taking a digital file and turning it into an object in the real world. (Pretty amazing stuff, right?) It's also a handy guide for more experienced users looking to learn the latest and greatest in additive manufacturing. Updated for the latest generation of machines and materials, this book walks you through creating models and printing 3D objects. You'll get the scoop on the impact of these versatile...

5) Design for 3D printing: scanning, creating, editing, remixing, and making in three dimensions

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Bernier, Samuel N

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It's easy to get started with 3d printing, but it takes work to become a great 3d designer. Once you've graduated from downloading other peoples' model and doing simple rudimentary modeling of your own, you're going to want to try your hand at making something beautiful and enduring. This gets you going with professional-level (and free!) design tools, and shows you how to model, scan, and perfect your designs. You'll learn amazing tips and tricks...

6) Make: trigonometry : build your way from triangles to analytic geometry

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Horvath, Joan

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Make. Books

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Trigonometry has 2000-year-old roots in everyday useful endeavors, like finding the size of an object too big or far away to measure directly, or navigating from Point A to Point B. However, it is often taught very theoretically, with an emphasis on abstractions. Make: Trigonometry uses 3D printable models and readily-available physical objects like wire and cardboard tubes to develop intuition about concepts in trigonometry and basic analytic geometry....

7) Tinkercad

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Bryant, Shaun C

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For dummies

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If you can dream it, you can create it--using Tinkercad. This free tool gives everyone the power to create 3D models, regardless of your level of experience. With the help of Tinkercad For Dummies, you'll have the knowledge you need to plan your designs, the know-how to utilize the platform's drag-and-drop tools to create your design, and the information you need to print or export your designs to use them elsewhere. Tinkercad is for everyone! It's...

8) AutoCAD

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Grabowski, Ralph

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For dummies

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Ever started an AutoCAD project, only to give up when you couldn't quite get the hang of it? Or do you have a project coming up that would really benefit from a few meticulously created drawings? Then you need the latest edition of AutoCAD For Dummies, the world's bestselling retail book about the wildly popular program. With coverage of all the important updates to AutoCAD released since 2019, this book walks you through the very basics of pixels,...

9) Tutorial guide to AutoCAD 2024

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Lockhart, Shawna D

10) AutoCAD: professional tips and techniques

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Allen, Lynn