Doctorow, Cory, author. -- Mack, Kevin Scott, 1959-, author, photographer. -- France, Anna Kaziunas, author. -- Owad, Tom, author. -- Deutsch, Stuart Jay, 1943-, author. -- Dougherty, Dale, author. -- Griffin, M. J. (Matt J.), author.

 

Sebastopol, CALIF : O'Reilly Media, c2012.

112 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

MAKE special issue is a supplement to MAKE magazine, Winter, 2013, (ISSN 1556-2336) published quarterly. Dreaming of 3D printers : a new wave of affordable machines is democratizing 3D printing / written by Dale Dougherty -- The promise of 3D printing : printing the world on your desktop / written by Stett Holbrook -- When more is less : the takeaway on milling vs. 3D fabrication / written by Tom Owad -- Getting started with a 3D printer / written by Bill Bumgarner -- Beyond the extruder : a guide to 3D printing materials and methods / written by Stuart Deutsch -- The 3D printing software toolchain : an overview of the CAD, CAM, and client software you need / written by Matt Mets and Matt Griffin -- 3D design for the complete beginner / written by Blake Maloof -- 3D printing without a printer / written by Colleen Jordan -- Ultimate 3D printer buyer's guide : here's how we torture-tested and rated 15 machines / written by Matt Griffin -- Ones to watch / written by Goli Mohammadi -- Desert manufacturer / written by Laura Kiniry -- Dream machine : disolving the boundaries between imagination and physical reality / written & photographed by Kevin Mack -- 3D printing in medicine : from tissue to organs to bones and beaks / written by Goli Mohammadi and Craig Couden -- Printcrime : a futuristic exerpt from Overclocked : stories of the future present / written by Cory Doctorow -- Skill builder : 3D scanning : use Kinect, ReconstructMe, and 123D Catch to capture 3D models of stuff in the real world - then clean them up for 3D printing / written by Anna Kaziunas France -- Cleaning and repairing scans for 3D printing : use powerful free mesh editing software to make your scans print-ready -- 3D scanning at home / written by Sean Ragan. The market for personal 3D printers is still in its early stages, but as they become more affordable many tech pioneers are exploring their practical uses and their future. Learn what is on the market today, what features are available, and what is coming down the turnpike. The buyers guide section reviews these printers: 3DTouch, Afinia H-Series, Bukobot 8, Cube, Felix 1.0, LulzBot AO-100, MakerGear M2, MendelMaxPro, Printrbot LC, Printerbot Jr., Replicator 2, SeeMeCNC H.1.1, Solidoodle 2, Type A Series 1, Ultimaker.

Three-dimensional printing. -- Computer printers. -- Digital printing. -- Computer graphics. -- Three-dimensional imaging. -- Computer-aided design.

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