The Complete Practical Guide to FDM 3D Printing

Starting from nothing, this course will prepare you to use your own Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) 3D Printer. Course SummarySince 2010, there has been a noticeable rise in consumer-level desktop 3D Printers' availability utilizing the Fused Deposition Modeling - FDM 3D Printing technology. Today, finding a desktop 3D Printer is becoming an expectation in every university, maker space, and community innovation center.

They are also becoming widely available at very affordable prices that are as low as USD 200. This course dives deeper into the topic of FDM desktop 3D Printers. It covers the technology background, how to use an FDM 3D Printer, how to use the slicer software, the design considerations for printing with an FDM 3D Printer, and key considerations for purchasing a desktop FDM 3D Printer.

According to Emerge Research, the desktop 3D Pinter market size is expected to be worth USD 5,129. 00 million by 2027. Breakdown of the covered topics in this course: What is Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) 3D Printing and its historyThe common parts of a desktop FDM 3D PrinterThe journey to 3D Print apart from CAD to 3D printingThe major settings for a 3D model from a CAD software for 3D PrintingHow to use the Ultimaker Cura slicer software to generate the G-codeHow to export the G-code from the slider to the 3D PrinterHow to extract the 3D print from the 3D PrinterThe common post-printing processesThe major design considerations for printing with FDMThe major considerations for purchasing a desktop FDM 3D Printer3D Printing Trends - Why Should you Learn 3D Printing.

As recently as 2016, the Global 3D Printing market was at about 8. 3 billion US dollars. This number doubled by 2025, reaching 16 billion dollars, and is expected to reach 40 billion dollars by 2025.