1CHAPTER 1
113What 3D Printer should you Purchase?
2THE CONCEPT OF 3D PRINTING
114Where can you Get your 3D Printer and materials From?
3What is 3D Printing?
115BOOK 2
4How 3D Printing Works
116TROUBLESHOOTING
53D Printing Process
1173D PRINTERS
6Types of 3D Printers
118Good Practices
7Extrusion Based 3D printers
119Diagram of a 3D Printer
8Resin-Based 3D Printers
120Controller Board
9The DMLS 3D Printer(Direct Metal Laser Sintering)
121Filament
10Jet Fusion 3D Printers/ Multi Jet Fusion 3D Printers
122Frame
11The Future of 3D Printing
123Motion Components
12Importance and Purpose of 3D Printing
124Stepper Motors
13CHAPTER 2
125Belts
14CHOOSING A 3D PRINTER
126End Stops
15How to Find the Right 3D Printer
127Power Supply Unit (PSU)
16Choosing the Right 3D Printer and its Uses
128Print Bed
17Best FDM 3D Printers
129Print Bed Surface
18Best SLA 3D Printer
130Print Head
19Best DLP 3D Printer
131Feeder System
20Best SLS 3D Printer
132Dual Extrusion
21Best SLM 3D Printer
133User Interface and Connectivity
22How to use a 3D Printer
134File Transfer Options
23How to 3D Print
135Electrical Safety
24Things you can Print
136Mandatory Maintenance
25What to Consider When Choosing a 3D Printer
137Light Cleaning & Examining
26CHAPTER 3
138Axis & Guide Checks
273D PRINTING PROCESS
139Belt Tension Alignment
28Multi-Jet Modeling (MJM)
140Nozzle Care
29Stereolithography
141Materials and their Settings
30Fused Deposition Modelling
142PLA
31Selective Laser Sintering Printing Process
143ABS
32Printing Process
144HIPS
33STL Files
145PVA
34What are the Advantages of the STL files
146Nylon
35Disadvantages of STL File
147Quality Options
36What are the Alternatives to an STL File Format?
148Level the bed and configure the Z offset
37Rules of STL File Format
149Examine the Temperatures.
38How to Create an STL File
150Enhance the Building Surface
39Chord Height or Tolerance
151Maintain Regular Maintenance
40Angular Deviation or Angular Tolerance
152Regard Filament with Caution
41STL FILE FORMAT FOR 3D PRINTING
153Limitations with 3D Printing
42What are ASCII STL Files?
154Speed Limitations
43What are Binary STL File?
155Cura Tricks
44How do you find out what format you have?
156Important Accessories and Replacements: Filament Storage Container
45STL FILE ERRORS THAT CAN HAPPEN
157Vacuum Sealed Storage Containers
46CHAPTER 4
158Masking Tape
47MAINTENANCE OF YOUR 3D PRINTERS
159PVA Glue Stick
48Using your 3D Printer in a way that is Recommended
160Tool for Removing 3D Prints
49How to maintain your 3D Printer filament
161Carving Tools
50Why Do You Store 3D Printer Filament
162New Innovations
51CHAPTER 5
163Post-Processing
523D PRINTING: SUPPORT STRUCTURE
164Upgrades and Purchasing a New Printer
53Type of 3D Printed Support.
165Resin Printing: How Do I Use a 3D Printer for Resin?
54Linear/ Lattice Support
166Bed Adhesion
55Tree Like Support
167Build Plate not heating
56Dissolvable Support
168Build plate not reading the correct temperature
57Support Setting for 3D Printing
169Built-up material on Nozzle
58Setting the Support Density
170Curling of layers and Angles
593D Print using Support
171What Leads to Curling in A 3D Print?
60How to Remove Support Structure
172How Can You Prevent Curling Paper When Printing?
61CHAPTER 6
173How Can A Warped Print Be Fixed?
62IMPORTANT HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE FOR 3D PRINTERS
174Elephant foot
63Getting Started with 3D Printing: How do 3D printers know how to create your design?
175Bed Leveling
64Some Important Hardware for 3D Printing
176Reduce the temperature of the print bed.
65Print Bed
177Extruder Motor Skipping
66Extruder
178Filament Snaps
67Hot Ends
179Maintain Proper Filament Storage
68Plastic Filaments
180Get Your Filament Dry
69Storage
181Eliminate Air Moisture
70Some Important Software for 3D Printing
182Choose a higher-quality filament.
71Slic3r
183Increase the Nozzle's Temperature
72How It Works
184Gaps in Walls
73Setting up Slic3r
185Gaps on Top Layers
74Kiss slicer
186Ghosting
75Creating a Gcode File
187Hotend can’t reach or maintain temperature
76CHAPTER 7
188Hotend not heating
77HOW TO MAKE MONEY FROM 3D PRINTING
189Layer shifts
78Prices of 3D Printer?
190Missing Layers and holes in Prints
79Top Desktops and Mobile 3D printers App
191Model Errors
80The Best 3D printing Apps for Android
192Nozzle Clogs
81AstroPrint
193Over/Under Extrusion
82GcodePrintr
194Parts not Mating Together
83Printoid for OctoPrint
195Patterns in outer surface
84Spaghetti Detective
196Poor layer Adhesion
85Thingiverse
197Running Out of Filament
86MyMiniFactory
198Squished Layers
873D Geeks
199Stepper Motors Overheating or Malfunctioning
88The Best 3D printing Apps for iOS Devices
200Stringy or Blobby Prints
89Putty3D
201Adjusting the Retraction Settings
90Qlone
202Coasting Settings
91Sharp3D
203Solution
92OnShape
204Stripped Filaments
93OctoPod
205Unveiled Build Plate
943D Scanner App
206Warping
95Polycam
207Adhesion to the build plate
96Umake
208Utilize a heated build plate.: Check to verify that the construction plate is leveled properly
97Sculptra
209Apply an adhesive
98eDrawings
210Use a brim
99Apps for 3D Printers on the Desktop and the Web
211Try using a raft.: Make necessary adjustments to the original layer parameters.
100Shapeways
212Cooling
101Autodesk Fusion 360
213Z-Axis Wobble
102MatterControl
214Stepper Motor
103Sketchfab
215Rod Coupler
104Cura Ultimaker
216Lead Screw
105Maya
217Z-Height Calibration
106Vectary
218Tips if still not working: Nozzle Too Close to Print Bed
107IdeaMaker
219Blocked Nozzle
108Octoprint
220Push Old Filament Through
109SketchUp
221The Print Head Did Not Make Contact with the Print Bed
110BlocksCAP
222Check Out the Final Stops
111Conclusion: The Premier of 3D Printer: 3d Printer
223Conclusion
112Differences in Process Characteristics For CNC and 3D Printing
224INDEX
