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The 3D positioning system of a3D printercorresponds to the overall operation of its x, y and z-axes. Depending upon the machine, only one axis will be movable, or two, or even all three.
Description of the 3D Printing System
The 3D positioning system therefore enables a 3D printer’s operation. The fact that there are 3 axes will provide depth to your3Dfileand thus to your object’s design.
If there were only 2 axes, your object’s design would not be accounted for in space, andonly an image without depth would emerge from the printer like when printing with a conventional inkjet printer.
The 3D positioning system is therefore composed of 3 axes. The x and y axes correspond to the 3D printer’s lateral movement, and the z-axis corresponds to vertical movement.
The 3 kinds of 3D Positioning Systems
Current 3D printers use 3 kinds of systems:
The print bed: a 3D printer is comprised of a printing head (extruder)and a print bed. In this case, the extruder doesn’t move but the print bed does. The x and y axes are therefore fixed and the z-axis is the only one to move.
The crane: in this case the extruder moves, not the print bed. Therefore the x and y axes move while the z-axis remains fixed.
Deltabot:the printing head is controlled bythree movable control rods. The x, y and z-axes are therefore all movable, which requires a complex motor to increase precision and printing speed.
In general, the greater the number of axes, the more flexibility is gained but at the expense of reduced precision.
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