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3d Printing

3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing, is a process where 3D objects are created by laying down successive layers of material based on a digital file. The first 3D printer was developed by Charles Hull in 1984 and named stereolithography. Since then, other technologies like fused deposition modeling and selective laser sintering have been introduced. 3D printable models can be created using computer-aided design or 3D scanning, then converted to an STL file format for printing layer by layer with materials like liquid, powder, or sheet materials to build the final 3D object.

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3d Printing

3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing, is a process where 3D objects are created by laying down successive layers of material based on a digital file. The first 3D printer was developed by Charles Hull in 1984 and named stereolithography. Since then, other technologies like fused deposition modeling and selective laser sintering have been introduced. 3D printable models can be created using computer-aided design or 3D scanning, then converted to an STL file format for printing layer by layer with materials like liquid, powder, or sheet materials to build the final 3D object.

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3D PRINTING

What is 3D Printing ? 
3D printing or additive manufacturing is a process of
making three dimensional solid objects from a digital
file. 
The creation of a 3D printed object is achieved using
additive processes. Additive process, where successive
layers of material are laid down in different shapes.
 Objects can be of almost any shape or geometry, and
are produced from a 3D model or other electronic data
source.
3D printing is a form of additive manufacturing
technology where a three dimensional object is
created by laying down successive layers of material.
It is also known as Additive manufacturing.
 3D printing is achieved using an additive process,
where successive layers of material are laid down in
different shapes.
HISTORY
 The technology for printing physical 3D objects from digital data was first
developed by Charles Hull in 1984.
 He named the technique as Stereo lithography and obtained a patent for the
technique in 1986.
 By the end of 1980s, other similar technologies such as Fused Deposition
Modeling (FDM) and Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) were introduced.
 In 1993, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) patented another
technology, named "3 Dimensional Printing techniques", which is similar to
the inkjet technology used in 2D Printers.
 In 1996, three major products, "Genisys" from Stratasys, "Actua 2100" from 3D
Systems and "Z402" from Z Corporation, were introduced.
 In 2005, Z Corp. launched a breakthrough product, named Spectrum Z510,
which was the first high definition color 3D Printer in the market.
3D PRINTABLE MODELS
3D printable models may be created with a computer
aided design package or via 3D scanner.
 • The manual modeling process of preparing
geometric data for 3D computer graphics is similar to
plastic arts such as sculpting.
• 3D scanning is a process of analyzing and collecting
data of real object; its shape and appearance and
builds digital, three dimensional models.
PRINTING
To perform a print, the machine reads the design from 3D printable file
(STL file).
 • STL file – STereoLithography
 • It lays down successive layers of liquid, powder, paper or sheet
material to build the model from a series of cross sections.
 • These layers, which correspond to the virtual cross sections from the
CAD model, are joined or automatically fused to create the final shape.
• Printer resolution describes layer thickness and X-Y resolution in dpi
(dots per inch), or micrometers.
• X-Y resolution is comparable to that of laser printers.
• The particles (3D dots) are around 50 to 100 µm (510 to 250 DPI) in
diameter.

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