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Your first step in using a 3D printer will be to create a 3D computer model. You do that by scanning an existing object, downloading a model from the web, or creating a model yourself. In each case, there are a lot of options to choose from. There is more to design than picking a software package, though, and there are design decisions you can make that can simplify the printing process.
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Horvath, J., Cameron, R. (2018). 3D Models. In: Mastering 3D Printing in the Classroom, Library, and Lab. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-3501-0_6
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