Archived Noob wanting to get into 3D printing. Where is the best place to learn? (3DPrinting)
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Archived Noob wanting to get into 3D printing. Where is the best place to learn? (3DPrinting)
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[–] kamtsa ago
3D printing has two aspects, designing and printing. You can design without printing and you can print without designing. In your case it seems that you want to do both.
To print just get a printer. I would go with a one that has LCD screen and SD card and can work standalone, without computer attached. You want to have heated bed (better first layer adhesion), PEI surface is nice, dual extruder is waste of money and hassle, and an open frame printer should be just fine with PLA (the most common and easiest printing material).
As for designing, there are many design packages that work well with Mac/Linux. E.g. Autodesk 123, OpenScad, and Tinkercad.
You will also need a slicing software, your printer may come with one, you can use one of the freebies such as Cura or Slicer, or get a paid one such as Simplify3D. Those slicers work on Mac, not sure about Linux.