FOREWORD BY CARL BASS

Maker and CEO, Autodesk

To paraphrase that old Hollywood witticism, 3D printing is an overnight success 30 years in the making...

Starting in the early 1980s, 3D printing has transformed from an experimental technique developed by a few early innovators—like Hideo Kodama and Chuck Hull—to a global movement embraced by millions of people all over the world.

For me, as someone who has always loved making things—boats, benches, baseball bats, and even rocket ships with my kids—it’s been exciting to watch and even take part in this transformation; and today our company, Autodesk, is helping bring 3D printing to as many people as possible.

That’s why I’m so happy to see a book about 3D printing written by true practitioners like Samuel, Bertier and Tatiana. In their FabShop in Paris, they do 3D printing every day, and they have a passion for teaching what they know to others. Their shop is always humming with activity and experimentation, and in the pages of this book they’ve captured that sense of excitement about doing new things with new technologies.

Inside you’ll find a compelling depiction of the history of 3D printing, as well as lots of good “How To” sections and exercises to try. I think this combination of theory and practice will give the reader a deeper understanding of 3D printing to really learn what all the excitement is about.

I love the fact that 3D printing lets us do things we couldn’t do before, and sometimes even things we couldn’t conceive of before.

And I think that some of the readers of this book could be the ones to make the inconceivable, conceivable...