3D Printing - Getting Started

Hands On Activities

1. Learn about slicing and slicers - watch segments of Neil's great tutorial videos linked below

2. Explore the printers - loading filament, leveling, loading a gcode file

3. Recommended printers - search for "recommended printers for education" and find the results

   • Flashforge Adventurer 3 - cloud based slicing, monitor camera, removable build plate

4. Create an account in Thingiverse

   • Explore Thingiverse - learn about downloading .stl files

5. Create an account in Tinkercad

   • Customize a license plate and save as .stl file

6. Create a terrain file using Terrain2STL - save as .stl

7. Create a mesh object using SculptFab

8. Learn about printing a lithophane from an image using http://3dp.rocks/lithophane/

9. Intro to Curriculum Connections - some are ready to print and others require you to design something to solve a problem

10. Design a solution to solve a problem - 3D Design Problem Bank video and Bubble Wand Babysitter project