3D Printing & Laser Cutting: A Railway Modelling Companion - Couverture rigide

Geary, Jeff

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0711038414 ISBN 13 : 9780711038417

Editeur : Ian Allan Publishing, 2016

Synopsis

The technology for 3D printing has been around for many years but only recently have 3D printing machines become affordable for individuals or modelling societies. This has led to a rapidly expanding market among hobbyists and home users, offering the opportunity to design and build bespoke models of all kinds. This book provides an introduction to the subject with special emphasis on model railways.

The authors take readers through the principles of 3D drawing and a review of some of the 3D software packages available free of charge on the internet. A series of step-by-step instructions then guide the reader through the construction of lineside structures, rolling stock and locomotives. A section on the technology of 3D printing and practical advice on using a 3D printer follows, highlighting the pitfalls and how to avoid them. The final section introduces laser cutting and etching/engraving for the modeller, again with step-by-step examples.

The book is illustrated with over 300 colour pictures and diagrams, showing the reader in detail how to master the techniques needed to create excellent 3D models.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The technology for 3D printing has been around for many years but now has a rapidly expanding market among hobbyists and home users. 3D printing machines are now affordable for the individual or a modelling society and offer the opportunity to design and build bespoke parts of a model, or even to create an entire carriage or wagon body or station building, through an automated process rather than construct them through traditional methods and materials or buy them off the shelf from a manufacturer. In order to produce 3D models, modellers must also be able to use an appropriate CAD (Computer Aided Design) programme or use a 3D scanner to create a printable 3D model, and there are now numerous online facilities to access 3D drawing packages, 3D printing companies, and 3D marketplaces when printable files can be bought or sold. The authors take the reader through the principles of 3D printing; the benefits to the railway modeller; how the printers work and the various types of printers and materials available to the modeller; the do's and don'ts of building structures in the materials available; an overview of the various CAD packages on offer and a simple entry-level tutorial; how to check your 3D printable file to ensure it contains no manifold errors and how to fix these prior to printing; troubleshooting; finishing your 3D printed component. A separate chapter will introduce laser cutting for the modeller and include a section on brass etching. Again the technology for laser cutting has existed for many years but the machines are now affordable for modelling societies. Large or small scale model carriage and wagon bodies and smaller components can be constructed by this method, typically in metals or wood, to an accuracy and finish that rivals anything produced by a manufacturer. The book contains how-to summaries for each section and is well illustrated with step by step techniques where appropriate, the various stages of 3D printing, the types of CAD packages and printers available to the modeller, and examples of models and components produced by 3D printing.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Ian Allan Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0711038414
• ISBN 13: 9780711038417
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 160
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible