1. Alex Redei CS 791Z – Software Engineering Sergiu Dascalu, Department of Computer Science University of Nevada - Reno A PRESENTATION ON THE ORIGINS, HISTORY, AND FUTURE OF 3 D PRINTING TECHNOLOGY 3D P RINTING

2. 1 2 Latest Headlines O UTLINE 3 4 5 History of Manufacturing Origins of SLA and FDM Existing Software Conclusions and Questions

3. B ACKGROUND

4. ‘W HEN 3D PRINTING FEATURES IN THE MEDIA ONE WORD PREDOMINATES : REVOLUTION. W HETHER THIS REVOLUTION IS OF THE INDUSTRIAL, TECHNOLOGICAL, OR CREATIVE KIND THE CONSENSUS SEEMS TO BE THAT 3D PRINTING MIGHT IRREVOCABLY CHANGE THE WAY WE LIVE.” - Chris Thomas, ‘13 Q UOTE

5. - Inspiration Print Design H EADLINES - Book: 3D Printing

6. H ISTORY

7. 1 H ISTORY OF M ANUFACTURING Information Revolution 1985-Current Guild’s 1700’s 2 nd Revolution 1870 A.D. Scientific Revolution 1940 Technological Industrial Craftsman 1 st Revolution 1760 A.D.

8. Craftsmen System of apprenticeship One-offs Time Consuming Each reproduction was an original. Industrial Assembly Line Extreme Specialization Mass Production Modern Computer Aided Design Information Collection 1 H ISTORY OF M ANUFACTURING

9. 1 H ISTORY R EPEATS I TSELF

10. “W E ARE THE CHILDREN OF A TECHNOLOGICAL AGE. W E HAVE FOUND STREAMLINED WAYS OF DOING MUCH OF OUR ROUTINE WORK. P RINTING IS NO LONGER THE ONLY WAY OF REPRODUCING BOOKS …” - Lawrence Clark Powell Q UOTE

11. SLA AND FDM

12. M EASURING G OOD P ROCESS 2 SLA SLA – Stereo Lithiography Invented by Charles Hull, 1984 Uses UV light to harden dispensed resin Resin originally expensive Finer works are produced in the end result https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NM55ct5KwiI [2 min 20 sec]

13. M EASURING G OOD P ROCESS 2 FDM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHO6G67GJbM [2 min 15 sec] FDM – Fusion Disposition Model Invented by Scott Crump, 1986 Uses heated nozzle to spread a spool of resin Makerbot popularized the technology Lower resolution originally

14. E XISTING S OFTWARE

15. https://www.tinkercad.com/video [2 min 44 sec] T INKER C AD

16. T HING I VERSE Model Repository Over 100,000 models as of March 2015 Social Integrations Download to Minecraft

17. C ONCLUSIONS A ND Q UESTIONS

18. M EASURING G OOD P ROCESS Hype presented in the media doesn’t match the state of the art. Two 3D printing technologies are key to prototyping: FDM uses a heated nozzle and coils of resin SLA uses directed UV light and liquid resin The industry is changing quickly. 4 C ONCLUSIONS

19. M EASURING G OOD P ROCESS 4 C ARBON 3D – NEW 3D PRINTER https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3TgmvV2ElQ [Announced just 3 weeks ago…]

20. Q UESTIONS ?

21. M EASURING G OOD P ROCESS List two differences of FDM printing over SLA? What are some of the characteristics of web technologies used in online CAD software such as TinkerCAD? If 3d printers change the way things are manufactured, how will creators protect the intellectual property of their inventions? 5 Q UESTIONS