INTRO TO 3D PRINTING

1. Who is credited with inventing the first 3D printing technology?

• Joseph Prusa

• Carl Deckard

• Hideo Kodama

• Chuck Hull

In what year was the first 3D printing technology invented?

• 1980

• 1980

• 1990

• 1995

What is the name of the process used in stereolithography, the first 3D printing technology?

• Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM)

• Selective Laser Sintering (SLS)

• Digital Light Processing (DLP)

• Stereolithography (SLA)

4.  What is the layer-by-layer manufacturing process used in 3D printing called?

•  Additive Manufacturing

• Subtractive Manufacturing

• Injection Molding

• Extrusion

What is the name of the open-source 3D printing movement that emerged in the early 21st century?

• RepRap

• MakerBot

• Formlabs

•  Ultimaker

Which term refers to the digital 3D model used as a blueprint for 3D printing?

• CAD file

•  STL file

•  OBJ file

•  G-code file

Which country saw the first commercial 3D printer released for sale to the public?

• United States

• Japan

• Germany

• United Kingdom

What type of 3D printing technology uses a vat of liquid resin cured by light to create solid objects layer by layer?

• Selective Laser Sintering

• Fused Deposition Modeling

• Stereolithography

• Digital Light Processing

Who is Hideo Kodama?

• Co-founder of 3D Systems Corporation

• CEO of Stratasys

• Inventor of Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) technology

• Japanese scientist credited with developing the concept of 3D printing

What is the primary purpose of using a 3D printer?

• Creating 2D images

• Producing physical objects from digital models

• Printing documents

• Sending emails