3D Printing Vocabulary

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What is additive manufacturing?

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The process of building up a three-dimensional object, one thin layer at a time.

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What is the big thing that pulls the filament through it to turn it from cold solid to hot liquid? Options: PTFE Tube, Extruder, Thermistor, Hobbed Gear

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Extruder

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What is the hot thing that the filament comes out of? Options: Extruder, Nozzle, Print head, Filament Tube

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Nozzle

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What is the flat thing the 3D print is built on?

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Bed

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What kinds of materials can be fed into a 3D printer?

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Metals, plastics, powders, and other substances.

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What are 2 main types of filament?

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ABS and PLA

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A 3D printer reads the model in: layers or slices

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layers or slices

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How can 3D printing help doctors? Options: They can print prescriptions faster, They can make custom fits and models to help patients, They can print tools that break, They can make prizes for patients

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They can make custom fits and models to help patients

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Astronauts in space can use 3D printing to

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print equipment they need instead of waiting for shipments from Earth

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The blue grid surface where you build models

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workplane