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3D Printing/Models
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Creation
Manual
It is possible to design a 3D model from the ground up for 3D printing using standard 3D software.
3D Scanning
3D Scanning through techniques such as photogrammetry can be used to duplicate real world objects.Photogrammetry 2 - 3D Scanning simpler, better than ever! https://blog.prusaprinters.org/photogrammetry-2-3d-scanning-simpler-better-than-ever_29393/ Prusa Printers 6 November 2020 3 December 2018
Editing
Some models, such as those created by 3D scanning, require cleanup before they can be printed.Hoya Billy LSC-North Harris Library Research Guides: Creating 3D Objects using Photogrammetry: Step 3: Viewing, Printing, and Editing https://nhresearch.lonestar.edu/c.php?g=1030154&p=7466325 nhresearch.lonestar.edu 29 November 2020 en
3D models on a computer can represent things that are impossible to recreate in reality. Thus for a model to be 3D printable, it must represent an actual object, without errors in an object that would cause the interior of the model to not be watertight.Charlesworth Sean Bits to Atoms: 3D Modeling Best Practices for 3D Printing https://guides.hshsl.umaryland.edu/c.php?g=163717&p=1075332 www.tested.com 29 November 2020 19 March 2014
File Formats
STL
.stl has become a de facto standard for many 3D printer slicer programs.Mellinger Margaret LibGuides: 3D printing : 3D Printing Tips https://guides.library.oregonstate.edu/3Dprinting/3dprinting_tips guides.library.oregonstate.edu 29 November 2020 enArt + Design - Tutorial - Preparing 3D Print Files for the Zortrax Printers https://art.illinois.edu/index.php/tutorial-preparing-3d-print-files-for-the-zortrax-printers art.illinois.edu 29 November 2020
3MF
3MF is an open source format that offers a number of improvements over .stl, such as being more error resistant and including color information.3MF File Format (3D Printing) – Simply Explained https://all3dp.com/2/3mf-file-format-3d-printing-simply-explained/ All3DP 29 November 2020 en 8 October 20183MF file format and why it’s great https://blog.prusaprinters.org/3mf-file-format-and-why-its-great_30986/ Prusa Printers 29 November 2020 1 November 2019
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