
Explore what 3D printing is, its printer types, and real-world applications across industries, then learn to design, scan, convert file formats, adjust print parameters, and print objects.
Discover how a Mumbai nun and civil engineer falls into 3D printing, from Sketchup modeling to printing objects, and aims to simplify learning through a new course.
Explore 3d printing as an additive manufacturing technology, from creating 3d models and design files to building objects layer by layer using fdm, sla, and sls processes.
Explore the pros and cons of 3d printing, including design flexibility, rapid prototyping, and near-market production, alongside finishing challenges, process control limits, security and IP concerns.
Learn the steps of 3D printing, from creating a software model in SketchUp or 3D scanning to exporting to STL or OBJ, repairing mesh, and setting printing parameters.
Learn how to design watertight 3D models that fit your printer, manage wall thickness and scale, and create multi-part prints using OpenSCAD, SketchUp, or 3D scanning methods.
Discover useful websites for 3d printing that offer on-demand services, access to printing machines, faster market reach, and options to license or upload print files.
Explore the end-to-end 3D printing workflow—from CAD modeling and scanning to prototyping and post-processing—covering material options like FDM, SLM, and SLES.
Explore handheld 3D pens that heat PLA or ABS to extrude plastic, enabling 3D drawing and simple assemblies like spectacles. Plan on paper, trace with the pen, and assemble.
Discover how to download models, open the software, rotate and scale the model, set supports, load filament, prepare the print bed with masking tape, and start the 3d print.
This course as an aid for anyone who is interested in 3d printing, wants to take it up but is not sure where to start. It is also useful for students who have 3D printing as part of their curriculum.
This course will enable you to -
1. Understand what is 3D printing, types of 3D printers as well as pros and cons of 3D printing.
2. You will be able to practice printing 3D objects with a FDM printer using the stl files given in the resources.
3. You will be able to do simple 3D designs using OpenSCAD software.
4. You will be able to practice using android app Scann3d to scan and create 3D models.
5. You will be able to create 3D artifacts using 3D pens.
6. You will know about useful websites for POD and file-sharing of 3D designs.