To get the most out of this book

This is not a beginner’s book. To get the most out of this book, you should complete some sort of fundamental instruction for SketchUp (I recommend checking out the learning tools at https://learn.sketchup.com). Additionally, since there are so many steps and options when it comes to creating and printing 3D models, the focus of this book will be on using SketchUp to create and edit geometry and we will not spend time looking at specific information about 3D printers, slicing software, or other 3D modeling programs.

Software/hardware covered in the book	Operating system requirements
SketchUp	Windows or macOS

The files are available through SketchUp’s 3D Warehouse and are linked to the relevant chapter. While we will not go into detail, there are images shown throughout the book of slicing software, printers, and final prints. I used ChituBox and Cura to slice all the prints in this book. The printers I used were both from Elegoo (a Neptune 3 for FDM and a Mars 3 for SLA).