3D Printing with RepRap Cookbook (Repost)

Over 80 fast-paced recipes to help you create and print 3D models About This Book Master the most difficult printing techniques Create models with easy solutions for 3D printing Know how to choose the best slicer for the right job Easy-to-use recipes for optimizing 3D models for 3D printing and printing process Who This Book Is For This book is for novice designers and artists who own a RepRap-based 3D printer, have fundamental knowledge of its working, and who desire to gain better mastery of the printing process. For the more experienced user, it will provide a handy visual resource, with side-by-side comparisons of the two most popular slicers, Skeinforge and Slic3r. A basic understanding of designing and modeling principles and elementary knowledge of digital modeling would be a plus. What You Will Learn Use the 123D Catch program to 3D scan common objects of almost any size for 3D printing Manipulate the surface mesh of a 3D model using Meshmixer v9001, the 3D modeling program Clean up your scans and stitch them together to make a solid model using MeshLab v1.3.2 Calibrate 3D models using SketchUp v13, a 3D CAD program for precision fabrication Master the controls of the two most popular slicers, Skeinforge and Slic3r Learn how to add textures to your models and avoid undesirable texture through calibration