3D printing (3DP), a type of rapid prototyping technology, also known as additive manufacturing, is a technology that constructs an object by printing layer by layer, based on a digital model file, using a bondable material such as powdered metal or plastic.
3D printing is usually realized using digital technology material printers. Often in the mold manufacturing, industrial design and other fields are used to manufacture models, and then gradually used in the direct manufacture of some products, there have been parts printed using this technology. The technology is used in jewelry, footwear, industrial design, architecture, engineering and construction (AEC), automotive, aerospace, dental and medical industries, education, geographic information systems, civil engineering, firearms, and other fields.
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Ordinary printers used in daily life can print computer-designed flat items, and the so-called 3D printers and ordinary printers work on basically the same principle, only the printing material is a little different, the printing materials of ordinary printers are ink and paper, and 3D Printer equipped with metal, ceramics, plastics, sand and other different "print materials", is the actual raw materials, printers and computers connected through the computer control can be "print materials" layer by layer superimposed on the computer blueprints into the final The computer is not a good place to start, but a good place to start.
In layman's terms, a 3D printer is a device that can "print" real 3D objects, such as printing a robot, printing a toy car, printing various models, and even food. The reason why it is commonly referred to as "printer" is a reference to the technical principles of ordinary printers, because the process of layered processing and inkjet printing is very similar. This printing technology is called 3D stereo printing technology.
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