Contents

 

      Preface

      Resources to Check Out

1    Hello, Maker!

      What Is Making?

      So What’s This Book About?

      Sites to Check Out

2    Getting Started with 123D Design

      Open 123D Design Desktop

      Summary

3    Model It! 123D Design Projects

      Studded Bangle Bracelet Project

      Sun Sculpture Wall Decoration Project

      Star Cookie Cutter Project

      Jell-O Mold Tray Project

      Peace Sign Pendant Project

      Personalized Business Card Project

      Pinky Project

      Frog in a Tea Cup Project

      Summary

      Sites to Check Out

4    Generate Construction Documents with LayOut

      What Is AutoCAD 360?

      Getting Started with LayOut

      Summary

      Sites to Check Out

5    Capture It! with 123D Catch

      What Is 123D Catch?

      Catch on the iPhone/iPad

      The Catch Web App

      The Catch Desktop App

      Tips on Photographing a Subject

      Summary

      Sites to Check Out

6    Mix It Up! with 123D Meshmixer

      The Meshmixer Interface

      Import a Textured Donut Model

      Import the Glass Head Capture to Make a Candy Jug

      Model a Bead

      Modify a 123D Design Pac-Man Model with Volume Brushes

      Duplicate and Modify Pinky

      Summary

      Sites to Check Out

7    For the Kids! Tinkercad

      The Tinkercad Interface

      Tinker Basics: Drag, Delete, Select, Move, and Save

      Tinker a Building Block

      Tinker a Stamp with the Align and Mirror Tools

      Tinker a Ring with an Imported SVG File

      Tinker Other People’s Models

      Tinkercad as an STL File Repairer

      Shape Generators

      Summary

      Sites to Check Out

8    Cut It! with 123D Make and the CNC Utility

      Getting a Make-Importable File

      The 123D Make Interface

      The CNC Utility

      Download an STL File of Your CNC Project

      Summary

      Sites to Check Out

9    Print It! with 123D Meshmixer and MakerBot

      General 3D Printing Information

      Overhangs, Supports, Rafts, and Bridges

      The MakerBot

      MakerBot Software and Firmware

      Filament

      Export an STL File from the 123D Apps

      You Need a Printable File

      Design Considerations

      Meshmixer’s Two Areas: Modify and Print

      Import the Glass Head

      Analyze the Glass Head

      The Meshmixer Print Area Interface

      Regenerate the Lost Supports

      Export the File as a THING

      The MakerBot Desktop Interface

      The Settings Menu

      Preview and Print from the Computer

      Finding Help

      Printing with a Service Bureau

      Summary

      Sites to Check Out

      Index