3D PRINTING

3D PRINTING

1. 3D File-A 3D file is an electronic file representing a three-dimensional object. It is designed by 3D modelling so the desired object can be printed with a 3D printer .

2. 3D Model-The objects in 3D computer graphics are often referred to as 3D models. It is a three-dimensional object inside of simulated software. The object can be created from simple shapes all the way up to complex high-polygon models.

3. ABS -ABS for Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene is a thermoplastic polymer quite common in the industry. It is mainly known for its good impact resistance at low temperatures and for creating lightweight parts.

4. Build plate -The build plate is a flat surface that printed objects will stick to during a print

5. CAD-Computer-aided design is the use of computers to aid in the creation, modification, analysis, or optimisation of a design.

6. Extruder-Extrusion is a process used to create objects of a fixed cross-sectional profile

7. Hardening -Hardening is a metallurgical metalworking process used to increase the hardness of a metal.

8. Infill - The infill the amount of material that occupies the internal part of the piece.

9. Nozzle -A nozzle is a device designed to control the direction or characteristics of a fluid flow

10. Slice -The slicer, also called slicing software, is computer software used in the majority of 3D printing processes

11. PLA- PLA, also known as polylactic acid or polylactide, is a thermoplastic made from renewable resources such as corn starch, tapioca roots or sugar cane, unlike other industrial materials made primarily from petroleum

12. STL -The STL is short for Standard Triangle Language , it is the industry standard file type for 3D Printing. It uses a series of triangles to represent the surfaces of a solid model.

13. Thermoplastic -Thermoplastic is a plastic polymer material that becomes pliable or moldable at a certain elevated temperature and solidifies upon cooling

14. Prototype -A prototype is an early sample, model or release of a product created to test a concept or process.

15. Rapid Manufacturing -Rapid manufacturing is a term used to summarize manufacturing processes that serve the fast and flexible production of prototypes and series

16. Filament -3D printing filament is the thermoplastic feedstock for fused deposition modeling 3D printers.