What desktop device enables a jewelry designer to manufacture one of a kind designer earstuds and pendants from a CAD file? What device helps the Smithsonian Museum to make hifidelity copies of sculptures to be lent to other museums? How can a highfidelity prototype of a complex mechanical component be created quickly? How can the creative ideas of an architect or designer be converted quickly, accurately and cheaply into a 3D model? What machine can print out human organs such as a blood vessel or a tooth? The answer to all these questions is the 3D printer. A technology that is only gradually becoming popular in the twentyfirst century, 3D printers have attracted the attention of industries such as mechanical and aeronautical engineering, product designers, architects, and toy manufacturersas well as individuals such as jewelry designers, hobbyists and teachers. The Printing Process The basic process of 3D printing starts with the creation...
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