3D Printing Basics

The material shown is called:

• string

• plastic thread

• filament

• red line

Which part of a 3D printer squirts out melted filament?

• the extruder

• the Z axis

• the cooling fan

• the SD card

The left-to-right dimension in 3D printing is called the _________.

• Z axis

• X axis

• Y axis

• Width

The up-and-down dimension in 3D printing is called the _____________.

• Nth dimension

• Diagon Alley

• Y axis

• Verticulation

The forward-to-backward direction of the print bed's motion is called the __________.

• depth chart

• Z axis

• linear frame

• spool wrap

The 3D print is made on a flat sheet called the __________.

• plateau

• building stage

• baseline

• print bed

The type of filament we will usually use is called ___________ and ____________.

• ABS

• TPU

• PLA

• PVC

Which 2 of these are an advantages of using PLA filament?

• It is renewable and biodegradable.

• You can get it in any color you want.

• It is strong.

• All of the answers are correct.

The web-based software we use in our class for 3D designing is called _____________.

• OnShape

• TinkerCad

• Cura

• Slicer

We save our 3D print design (CAD) files in ______ format.

• .pdf

• .png

• .stl

• .gif