Difference between revisions of "Common Terminology in 3D Printing"
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| − | Raft: Layer of plastic mesh which is well adhered to the printing surface upon which a model is built. | + | ;Raft |
| + | :Layer of plastic mesh which is well adhered to the printing surface upon which a model is built. | ||
| − | Platform: The surface a 3D model is built upon. For the UP 3D printer, the platform moves on all 3 axes for printing while the nozzle remains stationary. | + | ;Platform |
| + | :The surface a 3D model is built upon. For the UP 3D printer, the platform moves on all 3 axes for printing while the nozzle remains stationary. | ||
| − | Nozzle: The heated print head which liquefies the plastic filament and deposits it upon the model during the addditive layering process. | + | ;Nozzle |
| + | : The heated print head which liquefies the plastic filament and deposits it upon the model during the addditive layering process. | ||
| − | Filament: The thin plastic which is fed into the heated nozzle and which is the raw material out of which a 3D model is created. | + | ;Filament |
| + | : The thin plastic which is fed into the heated nozzle and which is the raw material out of which a 3D model is created. | ||
| − | Perfboard: The top most surface of the printing platform. This is perforated and heated to improve adhesion of the filament in order to improve accuracy of the reproduction. | + | ;Perfboard |
| + | : The top most surface of the printing platform. This is perforated and heated to improve adhesion of the filament in order to improve accuracy of the reproduction. | ||
| − | Extrusion: The process of forcing a molten substance through a die or form, in this case, the nozzle. | + | ;Extrusion |
| + | : The process of forcing a molten substance through a die or form, in this case, the nozzle. | ||
| − | ABS: One of the most common types of plastic used for 3D printing. | + | ;ABS |
| + | : One of the most common types of plastic used for 3D printing. | ||
| − | Scale: To resize proportionally. | + | ;Scale |
| + | : To resize proportionally. | ||
| − | Additive Manufacturing: Any manufacturing process which adds material to a product, building it up, rather than removing product to produce the final result. This is the opposite of milling. | + | ;Additive Manufacturing |
| + | : Any manufacturing process which adds material to a product, building it up, rather than removing product to produce the final result. This is the opposite of milling. | ||
Revision as of 21:03, 11 April 2016
- Raft
- Layer of plastic mesh which is well adhered to the printing surface upon which a model is built.
- Platform
- The surface a 3D model is built upon. For the UP 3D printer, the platform moves on all 3 axes for printing while the nozzle remains stationary.
- Nozzle
- The heated print head which liquefies the plastic filament and deposits it upon the model during the addditive layering process.
- Filament
- The thin plastic which is fed into the heated nozzle and which is the raw material out of which a 3D model is created.
- Perfboard
- The top most surface of the printing platform. This is perforated and heated to improve adhesion of the filament in order to improve accuracy of the reproduction.
- Extrusion
- The process of forcing a molten substance through a die or form, in this case, the nozzle.
- ABS
- One of the most common types of plastic used for 3D printing.
- Scale
- To resize proportionally.
- Additive Manufacturing
- Any manufacturing process which adds material to a product, building it up, rather than removing product to produce the final result. This is the opposite of milling.