3D Printing With SketchUp: Real-world Case Studies
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Realworld case studies to help you design models in SketchUp for 3D printing on anything ranging from the smallest desktop machines to the largest industrial 3D printersAbout This BookLearn how to design beautiful architectural models that will print on any 3D printerPacked with clearly illustrated examples to show you just how to design for 3D printingDiscover the essential extensions and companion programs for 3D printing your modelsWho This Book Is For
If you are familiar with SketchUp and want to print the models you’ve designed, then this book is ideal for you. You don’t need any experience in 3D printing; however, SketchUp beginners will require a companion book or video training series to teach them the basic SketchUp skills.
What You Will LearnUnderstand how 3D printing works, and why you may need to design your model differently for different printing processesDiscover tips to make the modelling process easier, extensions to help you work faster, and how to make any model printableFind online models and expedite the modelling process by working from an existing modelAdapt architectural models built for rendering into full-color 3D printable modelsImport terrain data from Google Earth to SketchUp and work with terrain data to make it printableIn Detail
As 3D printing is becoming more accessible, it is important for designers and architects to know how to utilize the technology. SketchUp is a popular 3D modelling tool and is among the easiest programs to work with as a beginner. Whether printing on your desktop, or outsourcing to a commercial 3D print service, this is a skill you’ll want in your portfolio.
Starting with an overview of 3D printing technologies, you will learn how to design SketchUp models for 3D printing, set up a template for 3D printing, explore the specific requirements for a 3D printable model, and look at the essential SketchUp extensions for 3D printing. You will start by printing a simple 3D model, progress to importing images that can be used to make 3D models, and move on to tweaking the model for specific 3D printers. This book delves into the most important concepts for designing 3D printable models, from wall thickness and modelling solids, to using available models and adapting them to your needs.
You will also learn where to access, and more importantly, how to adapt existing 3D models available online for your own use. Finally, this book will show how it’s possible to use Google Earth terrain and modify existing architectural SketchUp models before printing.
Publisher : Packt Pub Ltd; Illustrated edition (March 17, 2014)
Language : English
Paperback : 119 pages
ISBN-10 : 1783284579
ISBN-13 : 978-1783284573
Item Weight : 8.8 ounces
Dimensions : 7.25 x 0.25 x 8.75 inches
Matthew T Mead –
Takes you from beginner to super capable designer
This book rocks, it was exactly what I was looking for! If you have just the basics of SketchUp, Marcus takes you from a novice designer to someone who can design just about anything reasonable. Sure, there is more to learn outside this book, but it really hits on everything important to get you started and competent!To get the most out of the book, you’ll want to follow along with all exercises yourself. In the beginning of the book, Marcus holds your hand and provides details that make it easy to follow along. If you feel like you are stuck, stick with it as the instructions are very detailed. Understandably, as the book progresses, the instructions get a bit less detailed, but it ends up ensuring that the reader is building upon skills/techniques described earlier in the book.If you want to learn how to design objects for 3D printing, you want to read this book.
Martin Brennan –
“Fantastic 3-D printing resource”
‘3d Printing with SketchUp’ by Marcus Ritland is a great resource for anyone who wants to learn about 3-D printing. It provided me with a great foundation to understand and appreciate the processes needed to develop 3-D prints for my project, allowing me to print a prototype and prove the concept of my invention. I would highly recommend it for anyone interested in learning 3d printing and for anyone who wants to bring their project from conception to reality.
take time t. . . –
Three Stars
Sort of Simpleton’s overview; was hoping for more meat on this topic.
elderla –
Excellent coverage of the subject for those who already know how to use the software.
I was considering a 3D printing project, and this told it like it is, and thoroughly. Be warned, it does not tell you how to do SketchUp. I am already expert in SketchUp. To use this book, you do not have to be expert, but you do have to know your way around the software.
JG (Highflyer) –
good information
I’m very happy with this book has good information
DSB –
3D Printing with SketchUp
Great book to have when learning to use Sketchup.
Gatsby –
Pretty useless and vague
I’m new to 3D printing. This book was not really useful. The pictures aren’t clear and the instructions are pretty vague as well. I flipped through this book in 20 min, really trying to find useful info, but I think a simple google search would yield far more useful info. The whole beginning of the book is a history of 3d printing. I bought this book for help with sketchup, not a history lesson.
Customer –
As advertised.
As advertised.
Mike Wright –
Great book. Explains clearly the process of 3D printing from SketchUp and the results I’ve had have been great. It’s not a big book, but has all the info you need and also gives the add ons you should be using to. Well worth it.
Paul –
Well written, gives a good basic start.
Amazon Customer –
This book is for an older version of SketchUp (the 2014 edition). I have the 2017 edition. As a result the step by step instructions often don’t work as items have been moved around within the menus. However as a general introduction for “good” and “bad” design it appears to be okay. You will need to go onto the support boards for information on how to set up build volumes and so on in newer versions of SketchUp – and be prepared to use trial and error to find where the setting described in the book are accessed in software versions post 2014.The book is not an instruction book for SketchUp itself and assumes you do have a knowledge of the program so if you are coming to SketchUp for the first time this is probably not the book of first choice. You will need to be somewhat familiar with the program before starting to design for 3D printing as there is quite a learning curve from installing the program. learning to use it, learning the constraints of 3D printing and then designing for printing. This book is the last link in the list.
Wag 78 –
very informative and useful. I have been using Skethup from their first issue.Would recommend it to any Sketchup user.
J. Romano –
Very specific on SketchUp and a very good introduction .