3D Printing Basics

Bed - Another name for a 3D printer’s build ______, which is a flat surface in which the parts are made

Extrusion - The process of pushing, pulling or altering an ______

Grid - Also known as the workplane, it is the blue base where you will work on your ______

MM - mm also known as millimeter is a unit of ______. If the number increases so will the size of the object

Shape Generators - Provides you with ______ geometric shapes STL/OBJ - Suitable formats for printing your ______ model Transparent - Allows you to see through an object Ungroup - If you have grouped different shapes together into one solid structure (or created a hole) you can ungroup them again to edit individual shapes within the object Workplane - Blue grid where you will work on your design X-axis - The line on a graph that runs horizontally (left-right) through zero.It is used as a reference line so you can measure from it Y-axis - The line on a graph that runs vertically (up-down) through zero.It is used as a reference line so you can measure from it Additive Manufacturing - The process of creating a ______ object by fusing one layer on another.Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) - The additive manufacturing process in which plastic filament is heated and fed through an extruder to build your object layer by layer.MakerBot ______ Printers use FDM technology.Filament - Thermoplastic material used to build your ______ prints Extruder - The “hot glue gun” of your ______ printer.The extruder uses filament to draw out the layers of your ______ prints Build Plate - Surface on which prints are made.STL - Stereolithographic file format, commonly used in ______ printing.Raft - the area where your ______ print will be printed on rather than the build

Shape Generators - Provides you with ______ geometric shapes STL/OBJ - Suitable formats for printing your 3D model Transparent - Allows you to see through an object Ungroup - If you have grouped different shapes together into one solid structure (or created a hole) you can ungroup them again to edit individual shapes within the object Workplane - Blue grid where you will work on your design X-axis - The line on a graph that runs horizontally (left-right) through zero.It is used as a reference line so you can measure from it Y-axis - The line on a graph that runs vertically (up-down) through zero.It is used as a reference line so you can measure from it Additive Manufacturing - The process of creating a 3D object by fusing one layer on another.Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) - The additive manufacturing process in which plastic filament is heated and fed through an extruder to build your object layer by layer.MakerBot 3D Printers use FDM technology.Filament - Thermoplastic material used to build your 3D prints Extruder - The “hot glue gun” of your 3D printer.The extruder uses filament to draw out the layers of your 3D prints Build Plate - Surface on which prints are made.STL - Stereolithographic file format, commonly used in 3D printing.Raft - the area where your 3D print will be printed on rather than the build

Shape Generators - Provides you with 3D ______ shapes STL/OBJ - Suitable formats for printing your 3D model Transparent - Allows you to see through an object Ungroup - If you have grouped different shapes together into one solid structure (or created a hole) you can ungroup them again to edit individual shapes within the object Workplane - Blue grid where you will work on your design X-axis - The line on a graph that runs horizontally (left-right) through zero.It is used as a reference line so you can measure from it Y-axis - The line on a graph that runs vertically (up-down) through zero.It is used as a reference line so you can measure from it Additive Manufacturing - The process of creating a 3D object by fusing one layer on another.Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) - The additive manufacturing process in which plastic filament is heated and fed through an extruder to build your object layer by layer.MakerBot 3D Printers use FDM technology.Filament - Thermoplastic material used to build your 3D prints Extruder - The “hot glue gun” of your 3D printer.The extruder uses filament to draw out the layers of your 3D prints Build Plate - Surface on which prints are made.STL - Stereolithographic file format, commonly used in 3D printing.Raft - the area where your 3D print will be printed on rather than the build

Shape Generators - Provides you with 3D geometric shapes STL/OBJ - Suitable formats for printing your 3D ______ Transparent - Allows you to see through an object Ungroup - If you have grouped different shapes together into one solid structure (or created a hole) you can ungroup them again to edit individual shapes within the object Workplane - Blue grid where you will work on your design X-axis - The line on a graph that runs horizontally (left-right) through zero.It is used as a reference line so you can measure from it Y-axis - The line on a graph that runs vertically (up-down) through zero.It is used as a reference line so you can measure from it Additive Manufacturing - The process of creating a 3D object by fusing one layer on another.Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) - The additive manufacturing process in which plastic filament is heated and fed through an extruder to build your object layer by layer.MakerBot 3D Printers use FDM technology.Filament - Thermoplastic material used to build your 3D prints Extruder - The “hot glue gun” of your 3D printer.The extruder uses filament to draw out the layers of your 3D prints Build Plate - Surface on which prints are made.STL - Stereolithographic file format, commonly used in 3D printing.Raft - the area where your 3D print will be printed on rather than the build