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3D Printing Basics

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The material shown is called:

a)

string

b)

plastic thread

c)

filament

d)

red line

2.

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

a)

the extruder

b)

the Z axis

c)

the cooling fan

d)

the SD card

3.

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

a)

Z axis

b)

X axis

c)

Y axis

d)

Width

4.

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

a)

Nth dimension

b)

Diagon Alley

c)

Y axis

d)

Verticulation

5.

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

a)

depth chart

b)

Z axis

c)

linear frame

d)

spool wrap

6.

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

a)

plateau

b)

building stage

c)

baseline

d)

print bed

7.

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

a)

ABS

b)

TPU

c)

PLA

d)

PVC

8.

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

a)

It is renewable and biodegradable.

b)

You can get it in any color you want.

c)

It is strong.

d)

All of the answers are correct.

9.

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

a)

OnShape

b)

TinkerCad

c)

Cura

d)

Slicer

10.

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

a)

.pdf

b)

.png

c)

.stl

d)

.gif

11.

The __________ software turns our 3D picture into instructions for the 3D printer.

a)

slicer

b)

CAD

c)

post processor

d)

illustrator

12.

3D printing on a brim or raft can help with ____________.

a)

extrusion on the plate

b)

infill on the plate

c)

adhesion to the plate

d)

calibration to the plate

13.

Low infill (<20%) will make a print ____________.

a)

more expensive

b)

faster to print

c)

stronger

d)

All of the answers are correct.