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This document discusses several 3D printing processes including fused deposition modeling (FDM), selective laser sintering (SLS), and digital light processing (DLP). It explains that 3D printing begins with a digital 3D model file that is sliced into layers and converted into gcode instructions for the 3D printer. It also highlights some common uses of 3D printing such as rapid prototyping, customization, and education as well as speculating on future improvements and applications in various industries.

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This document discusses several 3D printing processes including fused deposition modeling (FDM), selective laser sintering (SLS), and digital light processing (DLP). It explains that 3D printing begins with a digital 3D model file that is sliced into layers and converted into gcode instructions for the 3D printer. It also highlights some common uses of 3D printing such as rapid prototyping, customization, and education as well as speculating on future improvements and applications in various industries.

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... theres more to it than yoda heads and plastic frogs!

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Additive
process

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Extrusion Deposition

Granular materials binding


Polymerization by light

FDM - Fused Deposition Modeling


FFF - Fused Filament Fabrication
Solid Materials:
themoplastics, rubbers, clay, silicone

Selective Laser Sintering (SLS)


Direct Metal Laser Sintering (DMLS)
Powdered Materials:

metals, thermoplastics, ceramics

Digital Light Processing (DLP)


Stereolithography (SLA)
Liquid Materials:

photopolymer resins

Form 1 printer

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digital file of the


3D model (.stl)

software program
to slice the
model

software program
to talk to the
printer

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traditional CAD (computer aided design)

parametric design (writing code)

2D logo

openSCAD to
extrude vertically

MeshLab to position and


merge 2 .stl files

Autodesk 123D Catch

www.thingiverse.com

gcode
;Sliced D:\Downloads\Button.stl at: Fri 16 Nov 2012 22:22:17
;Basic settings: Layer height: 0.2 Walls: 1 Fill: 70
;Print time:
0:12
;Filament used:
0.67m
5.75g
;Filament cost: Unknown
G21
;metric values
G90
;absolute positioning
M107
;start with the fan off
G28 X0 Y0 ;move X/Y to min endstops
G28 Z0
;move Z to min endstops
G92 X0 Y0 Z0 E0
;reset software position to front/left/z=0.0
G92 E0
;zero the extruded length
G92 E0
;zero the extruded length again
;G1 X100 Y100 F9000
G1 F9000
;LAYER:0
;TYPE:SKIRT
G1 X74.484 Y100.0 Z0.2 F9000.0
G1 X75.028 Y105.148 Z0.2 F1200.0 E2.0789
G1 X76.424 Y109.749 E2.1522
G1 X78.784 Y114.171 E2.2286

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Instant-Gratification

Customization

Rapid-Prototyping

And its just plain FUN!

model asteroids and satellites as part of a display

cases for the electronics of air quality testers

the framework
and outer
structure of
robots

life-sized
animatronic
~600hrs of
printing so far

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medicine

weapons

environment

fashion

Urbee 2

transport

future engineering

As an additive, rather than


subtractive, process, it uses
less material and is therefore
lighter and cheaper.
Enables the design and
production of previously difficult
of impossible structures.

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Better Design Programs

Lower Cost

Ease of Use

Lower the minimum knowledge and


effort required.

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