3D printing is not as simple as clicking a button.
There is a process of design and preparation of the digital model before it is sent to the 'printing' execution phase.
The procedure begins with creating a virtual object designed on a software such as CAD (Autodesk design software) or using another 3D modeling program. Another method includes 3D scanning an existing object then modifying it through special software.
The next step is preparing the model for printing, using the software required for production. Since the 3D printer uses an additive method of production, the virtual model is sliced horizontally in constant intervals to create the set of layers that will be added above each other using the printer.
The video below shows the final process in the procedure, where the object is being printed.
The videos that are being added to the blog are useful since they summarize the topic, which is in this case the process of 3d printing. They help the reader follow smoothly the flow of ideas.
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