Justin Pascual

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What is 3D Printing?

3D printing is also called additive manufacturing, because unlike the traditional subtractive manufacturing, 3D printing doesn’t remove material, it adds it, layer after layer. (Autodesk, 2019)

In order to print something, first you’ll need a 3D model of the object you want to create, which you can design in a 3D modeling program (CAD - Computer Aided Design), or use a 3D scanner to scan the object you want to print. There are also more simple options, like searching online on Youmagine.com for 3D models that have been created and shared by other people. (Autodesk, 2019)

Once your design’s ready, all you need to do is import it into Cura, our open source print software. Cura will then turn your design into a gcode file ready to be printed as a physical object. Simply save your file to the supplied USB stick and insert it into your Ultimaker and press print. (Autodesk, 2019)

How do 3D Printers Work?

You start by designing a 3D object on an ordinary home PC, connect it to a 3D printer, press ‘print’ and then sit back and watch. The process is a bit like making a loaf of sliced bread, but in reverse. Imagine baking each individual slice of bread and then gluing them together into a whole loaf (as opposed to making a whole loaf and then slicing it, like a baker does). That’s basically what a 3D printer does. (Autodesk, 2019)

The 3D printing process turns a whole object into thousands of tiny little slices, then makes it from the bottom-up, slice by slice. Those tiny layers stick together to form a solid object. Each layer can be very complex, meaning 3D printers can create moving parts like hinges and wheels as part of the same object. You could print a whole bike - handlebars, saddle, frame, wheels, brakes, pedals and chain - ready assembled, without using any tools. It’s just a question of leaving gaps in the right places. (Autodesk, 2019)

Types of 3D Printing Filament

ABS: Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene

PLA: Polylactic acid

PVA: Polylvinyl alcohol

PET: Polyethylene terephthalate

PETT: Polyethylene cotrimethylene terephthalate

HIPS: High Impact Polystyrene

Nylon: Polyamide