Where to Setup a 3d Printer
When it comes to 3d printer setup the main choice that you will have to make is where to setup your 3d printer. Generally you want to have a flat area on a desk or table thats at least a foot and a half by a foot and a half and that is within reasonably close proximity to a computer or laptop. You want to ensure that it's a flat area or some printers may mess up during the printing process due to the uneveness on the printing bed. Additionally, if you reserve a foot and a half by a foot and a half area you should be able to fit most 3d printers available to the average person. One final thing to be aware of with 3d printers is that the printing process is usually at least several hours for any significant prints and printers can be rather noisy. As such, if you think the noise will bother you you can place your 3d printer somewhere more isolated from where you typically spend your time. If the noise doesn't bother you you can just place it wherever your work station/desk is in your house.
Example audio of a filament/plastic 3d printer below:
In addition to the general considerations that go for every 3d printer there are also considerations that you must make depending on your specific type of 3d printer. There are 2 types of 3d printers that are easily available to the public. They are filament/plastic printers and resin printers. Filament printers are less accurate and depending on what you're printing slower but they are significantly easier to setup. With filament printers you can just set them up with the previously mentioned considerations and only have to occasionally change the filament spool. However, with resin printers there is much more to be considered with the setup. Resin printers generally emit fumes. These fumes aren't produced at high enough quantity to be a health risk but it's still important to limit your exposure to them. As such, with any resin printers you want them to be near some form of ventilation like a fume hood or window. Additionally, with resin printers you generally don't just get a resin printer, you also get a cleaner that cleans off the prints.
Once you get your printer setup it then becomes time to find what you want to print!