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Glossary

3D Printing technology brings with it many new ideas and new vocabulary. As a result, we’ve brought together some key definitions to help you better understand the world of 3D Printing.

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3D Bioprinting

3D File

3D Model

3D Modeling

3D Modeling Program

3D Positioning System

3D Printer

3D Printing

3D Scan

3D Systems

A

ABS

Additive Manufacturing

Alias

AMF

Autodesk’s Dreamcatcher

B

Binder Jetting

Blender

C

CAD

Carbon

Catia

CLIP

CNC Machining

D

DLP: Digital Light Processing 

DMD: Laminated Object Manufacturing

DMLS: Direct Metal Laser Sintering

E

EBM: Electron Beam Melting

EOS

Extruder

F

FabLab

Filament

FDM: Fused Deposition Modeling 

G

H

Hackerspace

I

Illustrator

Injection Molding

Inkscape

Inventor

J

K

L

Laser Cutting

Laser Cutting and Engraving Machine

Laser Engraving

Layer

Layer Thickness

LOM: Laminated Object Manufacturing

M

Maker Faire

MeshMixer

Metal 3D printing

Micrometer

MultiJet

N

O

OBJ file 

OpenSCAD

Open Source

P

Photopolymerization

PLA

Plasma Cutting

Plastic Forming

Plastic Joining

Polyamide

Polyjet

Printer Bed

Printer Head

Printing Resolution

Printing Speed

Printing Volume

Q

R

Rapid Prototyping

RepRap

Rhinoceros

S

Sculptris

SDL

Sketchup

SLM

SLS: Selective Laser Sintering

solidThinking Inspire

SolidWorks

SpaceClaim

Steel 3D printing

SLA: Stereolithography 

STL

Stratasys

SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics)

Support

T

Texture

Thermoplastic

Titanium 3D Printing

Triple Jetting

U

V

W

Wall

Water Jet Cutting

Wax 3D Printing

X

Y

Z

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