How does 3D printing actually work?
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It starts with a 3D computer model.
A slicer program slices it into layers.
The 3D printer has a print head that’s a lot like a glue gun, but instead of glue, it squirts hot plastic.
It prints one slice/layers at a time, one on top of another. Just as a stack of paper adds up to a thick book, a lot of thin layers of plastic add up to a 3D printed object.
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