3D Printing Terms

FDM is an acronym for

• Fused Deposition Modeling

• Formed Density Manufacturing

• Filament Durometer Measurement

• Fabricated Digital Making

Thingiverse is a

• Place in outer space

• 3D Model Repository

• Brand of 3D Printer

• Type of 3D Modeling Software

Slicing software

• Cuts your model into separate pieces

• Creates a 3D Model from a drawing

• Converts a 3D model into code for the 3D Printer

• Prepares the filament for 3D Printing

Supports are

• Side rails that make the frame of the 3D Printer

• Tutorials for the 3D software

• Removable part of 3D Print that fills gaps or overhangs of a model

• Base layer of 3D Print to prevent warping

A raft is

• A swimming platform

• A tool in Fusion 360

• The heated bed of a 3D Printer

• Disposable base printed first to reduce warping

PLA is

• Polylactic Acid

• Plastic Lithography App

• Prototype Linear Aggregator

• Polymer Limiting Additive

SLS is an acronym for

• Simulated Light Sensor

• Selective Laser Sintering

• Sodium Lithium Steel

• Support Lined Segments

Build volume refers to

• Maximum size of the 3D CAD file your computer can handle

• Maximum size of a print that a specific 3D printer can print

• Maximum thickness of the filament a specific 3D printer can use

• Maximum loudness a 3D CAD can play at

The extruder is

• Part of the 3D Printer that feeds and heats the filament

• Part of the 3D Printer that holds the spool of filament

• Part of the 3D Printer that changes the Z position

• Part of the 3D Printer that levels the build plate

Infill refers to

• Filling gaps in the 3D Design process

• Special software to prepare the 3D print

• Detachable pieces that support overhangs

• Inner mesh structure of a 3D print expressed as a percentage