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3D Printing Terms

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 9mins

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Class
Date
1.

FDM is an acronym for

a)

Fused Deposition Modeling

b)

Formed Density Manufacturing

c)

Filament Durometer Measurement

d)

Fabricated Digital Making

2.

Thingiverse is a

a)

Place in outer space

b)

3D Model Repository

c)

Brand of 3D Printer

d)

Type of 3D Modeling Software

3.

Slicing software

a)

Cuts your model into separate pieces

b)

Creates a 3D Model from a drawing

c)

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

d)

Prepares the filament for 3D Printing

4.

Supports are

a)

Side rails that make the frame of the 3D Printer

b)

Tutorials for the 3D software

c)

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

d)

Base layer of 3D Print to prevent warping

5.

A raft is

a)

A swimming platform

b)

A tool in Fusion 360

c)

The heated bed of a 3D Printer

d)

Disposable base printed first to reduce warping

6.

PLA is

a)

Polylactic Acid

b)

Plastic Lithography App

c)

Prototype Linear Aggregator

d)

Polymer Limiting Additive

7.

SLS is an acronym for

a)

Simulated Light Sensor

b)

Selective Laser Sintering

c)

Sodium Lithium Steel

d)

Support Lined Segments

8.

Build volume refers to

a)

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

b)

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

c)

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

d)

Maximum loudness a 3D CAD can play at

9.

The extruder is

a)

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

b)

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

c)

Part of the 3D Printer that changes the Z position

d)

Part of the 3D Printer that levels the build plate

10.

Infill refers to

a)

Filling gaps in the 3D Design process

b)

Special software to prepare the 3D print

c)

Detachable pieces that support overhangs

d)

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

11.

Overhang is

a)

Part of a 3D model that protrudes over 45 degrees

b)

Part of a model that protrudes over 360 degrees

c)

Part of a model that protrudes over 10 degrees

d)

Part of a model that protrudes over 2 degrees

12.

SLA (Stereolithography) is

a)

3D Printing process that uses a UV laser to cure a resin into a solid object

b)

3D printing process that can make vinyl records

c)

3D printing process that makes metal prints

d)

3D printing process that melts titanium powder to make jet parts