For those interested in 3D printing, I wrote a book!


Over the past several months I have been working on something. I’ve touched on it a bit here and there in posts about writing a book. Now I can actually talk about it!

The book is called Instant Slic3r. It is meant to be a beginner to intermediate level introduction to the software Slic3r, which is one piece of software you can use in your 3D printing suite of tools. As part of it being an introduction, and in Packt Publishing’s Instant series of books, it weighs in at around sixty odd pages.

Writing it took some effort, and is one of those things that I mentioned in yesterday’s post where I had to really focus. My workload for the book was 2 pages a day, and juggling that with work, family, commuting, and sleeping I had very little time for anything else.

Over the last few years, I have dug deep into the 3D printing community. Learning about various printers, getting in on a Kickstarter for one of my own, researching how they work and how they can be improved. It’s a big area to explore, and Slic3r is a small, though integral, part of it.

Instant Slic3r front coverThe book comes out soon, hence my ability to talk about it now. I don’t have an exact date, but I am told that it will be out and available in 3-4 weeks from now. When I get more information, like links to the book page itself, I will post them.

I hope if you are interested in 3D printing, you’ll pick up a copy. If you want any more information about the book, let me know in the comments.

Oh! Before I forget, I get to show you the cover too!

 

[UPDATE] The book is now available for purchase from multiple vendors. The main Packt site also links to the other places it is available: http://www.packtpub.com/turn-virtual-model-into-a-physical-object-using-slic3r/book

 

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