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3D printing
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3D printing, also called additive manufacturing, is the construction of a three-dimensional object from a CAD model or a digital 3D model. It can be done in a variety of processes in which material is
CAD model used for 3D printing
CAD model used for 3D printing
3D models can be generated from 2D pictures taken at a 3D photo booth.
3D models can be generated from 2D pictures taken at a 3D photo booth.
Detail of the Stoofbrug [nl] in Amsterdam, the world's first 3D-printed metal bridge
Detail of the Stoofbrug [nl] in Amsterdam, the world's first 3D-printed metal bridge
A multi-material 3DBenchy
A multi-material 3DBenchy
3D printing processes
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A variety of processes, equipment, and materials are used in the production of a three-dimensional object via additive manufacturing.
3D printing
…computer control, with the material being added together (e.g. plastics, liquids, or powder grains being fused), typically layer by layer. In the 1980s, 3D printing techniques were considered suitable only for the production of functional or aesthetic prototypes, and a more appropriate term for it at the time was rapid…
Selective laser melting in TRUMPF TruPrint 1000 - view of the printing chamber with print in progress.
Selective laser melting in TRUMPF TruPrint 1000 - view of the printing chamber with print in progress.
Print in progress
Print in progress
Print finished
Print finished