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Focal Press Book: 3D Printing Basics for Entertainment Design

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Focal Press Book: 3D Printing Basics for Entertainment Design
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  • Author: Anne E. McMills
  • Paperback, 434 Pages
  • Publisher: Routledge Taylor & Francis
  • 1st Edition, Published November, 2017
Affordable 3D printers are rapidly becoming everyday additions to the desktops and worktables of entertainment design practitioners, whether working in theatre, theme parks, television and film, museum design, window displays, animatronics, or anything else you can think of. This quick start guide will help you navigate the alphabet soup that is 3D printing and begin to answer these questions for yourself. It outlines the basics of the technology, and its many uses in entertainment design. With straightforward and easy-to-follow information, you will learn ways to acquire printable 3D models, basic methods of creating your own, and tips along the way to produce successful prints.
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Affordable 3D printers are rapidly becoming everyday additions to the desktops and worktables of entertainment design practitioners, whether working in theatre, theme parks, television and film, museum design, window displays, animatronics, or anything else you can think of. This quick start guide will help you navigate the alphabet soup that is 3D printing and begin to answer these questions for yourself. It outlines the basics of the technology, and its many uses in entertainment design. With straightforward and easy-to-follow information, you will learn ways to acquire printable 3D models, basic methods of creating your own, and tips along the way to produce successful prints.

Table of Contents
Table of Contents


Part I: The Basics
1. Methods of 3D Printing
2. Choosing a 3D Printer

Part II: Workflow
3. Acquiring a Model
4. Creating your own 3D Model
5. Fixing and Finalizing
6. Printing
7. Troubleshooting


PART III: The Entertainment Industry
8. Scenic Applications
9. Costume Applications
10. Character Design and Fabrication
11. Exhibit Design
12 Additional Disciplines

Appendices
Appendix A: Safety Concerns
Appendix B: Glossary of Terms
Endnotes
Bibliography
Index

About the Author
Anne E. McMills has been teaching 3D printing since 2011. Her passion is for expanding 3D technology's home in theatrical design. Furthermore, Anne is involved in advisory panels and focus groups for 3D technology companies where she has the opportunity to be a voice for the entertainment industry.

In addition to her passion for 3D printing, Anne is a lighting designer, professor, and also the author of The Assistant Lighting Designer's Toolkit. She has worked in theatre (from Broadway to the West End) as well as in dance, opera, theme parks, concerts, award shows, industrials, architectural lighting, and television. Anne is the Head of Lighting Design at San Diego State University (where she also teaches 3D fabrication) and a proud member of United Scenic Artists, Local 829.

Focal Press 9781138211353 Specs

Publisher
Routledge Taylor & Francis
Publication Date
November 29, 2017
Guide
Author
Anne E. McMills
Includes Images
No
ISBN Number
9781138211353
Cover Type
Soft
Number of Pages
434

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