1. #3DPrintNow Learn to 3D Print Right Now! Shawn & Steph Grimes

2. #3DPrintNow Who Are We? Shawn Grimes Steph Grimes Technologist App Developer Director of Technology Maker @shawng Former Teacher App Designer Director of Curriculum Maker @createdbysteph 3. #3DPrintNow Digital Harbor Foundation Tech Center Curriculum Community Center of Excellence 4. #3DPrintNow Tech Center After-School & Summer Maker Programs for Youth 5. #3DPrintNow What is 3D Printing? Additive manufacturing Material is placed, over time, one layer at a time A common first material is plastic A hot glue gun controlled by a robot arm 6. #3DPrintNow 7. #3DPrintNow What is 3D Printing? Three Steps 1. Design your 3D Model (TinkerCad) 2. Slice the model into layers (MatterControl) 3. Print (Printrbot Metal Simple) 8. #3DPrintNow What can it do? Customized/personalized objects Prototypes Individualized printing/Print on demand 9. #3DPrintNow 3D Printing is NOT The new mass manufacturing It is not cost effective in terms of time or material costs The right tool for every job 10. #3DPrintNow 3D Printing Benefits Prototyping Gives your physical creations an undo button Personalized, Customized, one off manufacturing Print On Demand 3D Designs are cheaper to store than physical inventory 11. #3DPrintNow 3D Printing in Society - Fashion 12. #3DPrintNow 13. #3DPrintNow 3D Printing in Society - Architecture 14. #3DPrintNow 15. #3DPrintNow 16. #3DPrintNow 17. #3DPrintNow 18. #3DPrintNow 19. #3DPrintNow 20. #3DPrintNow 3D Printing in Society - Medical 21. #3DPrintNow 22. #3DPrintNow 23. #3DPrintNow 24. #3DPrintNow 25. #3DPrintNow 26. #3DPrintNow 27. #3DPrintNow 3D Printing in Society - Tools 28. #3DPrintNow 29. #3DPrintNow 30. #3DPrintNow 31. #3DPrintNow 3D Printing Real World Uses 32. #3DPrintNow 33. #3DPrintNow 34. #3DPrintNow 35. #3DPrintNow 36. #3DPrintNow 3D Printing in Society - Future Space Replacement Parts 3D Scanning Bio printing 37. #3DPrintNow 3D Printing in the Classroom Cultural replicas Game Pieces Something that makes music Create characters for a stop- motion video. Design a model of your house, classroom, school, or local building. Phone case Make a missing piece for a building set (LEGO, KNex, etc.) Make items that show use of ratio, measurement, scaling, or geometry. You can also make small things bigger, like bacteria. Build an amusement park, zoo, aquarium, or wild animal park. 38. #3DPrintNow 39. #3DPrintNow 40. #3DPrintNow 41. #3DPrintNow 42. #3DPrintNow Tools of the Trade 3D Printer Software Additional Hardware 43. #3DPrintNow Types of 3D Printers Starting at $349 (kit) Ready to print $599 More expensive does NOT equal better quality Other options: Dual Extruders (multiple colors/materials) Heated beds (new materials) Powder based 44. #3DPrintNow The Materials Polylactic acid (PLA) Derived from corn starch or sugar Cradle-to-cradle recycling Decomposes into water and carbon dioxide in 47 to 90 days (in the right compostable conditions) 45. #3DPrintNow The Materials Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) Legos! Higher heat than PLA Really need a heated bed to work with Strong but not flexible (cracks, doesnt bend) 46. #3DPrintNow The Materials Flexible Filaments Rubber like Can be challenging to work with New ones coming out all the time: Thermoplastics Wood-like plastics Nylon Metal Infused 47. #3DPrintNow Software Options Cookie Caster Free, 2D drawing turned into 3D Cookie Cutters Tinkercad Free, web based, good for ages 6-99 123D Design Free OpenScad Free - programming based Minecraft Rhino, AutoCAD 48. #3DPrintNow Design Resources Thingiverse.com 3D Design Library and community Repables 3D Design Library yeggi.com Search engine for 3D Design tools 49. #3DPrintNow What if I dont have a printer? Shapeways Print on demand 3D printer service Multi-color, lots of materials (including metal) www.3dhubs.com Find a local printer 50. #3DPrintNow Learning Resources Printrbot Learn http://learn.printrbot.com Shawns Resources: http://bit.ly/learn3dprinting 3D Printing Workshop for Educators www.digitalharbor.org 51. #3DPrintNow Made by Youth 52. #3DPrintNow 53. #3DPrintNow 54. #3DPrintNow 55. #3DPrintNow 56. #3DPrintNow 57. #3DPrintNow 58. #3DPrintNow 59. #3DPrintNow 60. #3DPrintNow 61. #3DPrintNow 62. #3DPrintNow Printrbot What is Printrbot? Why we like it How you can get one What can you do with it 63. #3DPrintNow Give Away 64. #3DPrintNow Resources Steph Grimes steph@digitalharbor.org @createdbysteph Shawn Grimes shawn@digitalharbor.org @shawng www.digitalharbor.org @DHFBaltimore Contact Us http://bit.ly/learn3dprinting