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Getting

Started with

MakerBot

Bre Pettis, Anna Kaziunas

France, and Jay Shergill

Getting Started with MakerBot

by Bre Pettis, Anna Kaziunas France, and Jay Shergill

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Contents

Preface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii

1/Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

How Does a MakerBot Work?.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

The MakerBot Cupcake CNC, Thing-O-Matic, and Replicator Series.

. . . . . . . . . 2

What Can a MakerBot Make?.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

2/The House That MakerBot Built. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Make a Better Mousetrap: Inventing Things with a MakerBot.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

No, Really, Make a Better Mousetrap.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

With This Thing, I Thee….

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

MakerBot in the Bathroom.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

MakerBot in the Kitchen.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Close the Door/Open the Door.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Project Shellter.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Your MakerBot-Enabled Closeup.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Bounce Back From a Bear Attack.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Moving Physical Objects into the Thingiverse.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

What Will You Make?.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

3/Growing Up with MakerBot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

MakerBot Heroes.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

MakerBots in the Classroom.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Middle School Technology Club MakerBot Build.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

First MakerBot Projects for Kids.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

4/Before You Get a MakerBot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Think About What You Will Replicate.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Connect with the MakerBot Community.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Become Familiar with the Necessary Software.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Prepare Your Home.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Prepare an Area for Your Bot.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

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