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ABS - Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene. One type of plastic filament used in the Fused Filament Fabrication 3D printing process. Lightweight, high heat resistant. Used in applications such as plumbing materials, (plastic) musical instruments, small kitchen appliances and lego toy bricks.

Build Plate - The surface on which the 3D printed model is formed.

Build Platform - The part that supports the build plate.

Build Envelope - The measured limitations of a 3D printer's space, which determines the maximum physical size of a 3D model that can be produced.

Dual Extrusion - The ability to print in two colors at once. The 3D printer with dual extrusion capabilities is equipped with two extruders, each feeding its own spool of plastic filament and depositing on the build plate.

Extruder - The part of the 3D printer that melts and deposits the melted plastic.

Filament - The plastic material that is melted and extruded to create the 3D printed object in the Fused Filament Fabrication method.

Fused Deposition Method (FDM) - (see Fused Filament Fabrication)

Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) - An additive manufacturing process in which a spool of plastic filament is heated to a melting point and deposited, built from the bottom up one layer at a time until a 3D model is created.

Infill - The interior structure of a 3D printed model. Rather than printing a solid interior, which is a waste of plastic, a model is typically printed with a patterned internal "mesh". In the 3D print settings this is usually represented by a percentage (ex. 10% infill).

Layer Height - The thickness of a particular layer in a 3D printed model. (ex. 0.20 mm)

Makerware - The free software designed for the Makerbot 3D printers that prepares your 3D digital model for printing and sends the file to the printer.

Mesh - The surface area of a 3D model in digital form. In curved shapes this is typically represented by a series of flat triangles. The smaller the triangles the finer the printed results will be.

Nozzle - The part of the extruder that deposits the melted plastic material.

OBJ - Short for Object file. A file format from 3D modeling programs commonly used in 3D printing. 

Overhang - A part of a 3D model where there is no support below it. Parts that jut out at an angle of over 45 degrees are generally considered overhangs.

PLA - Polylactic Acid. Corn-based plastic filament used in the Fused Filament Fabrication 3D printing process. Biodegradable and doesn't give off fumes like ABS plastic does. Used in applications such as medical implants, compostable packing material and disposable garments.

Raft - to prevent warping during printing and to ensure successful prints of models with minimal area on their base surfaces, a flat layer of support material will print below the model on the build plate. Raft supports are constructed to be removable, either by dipping in a chemical bath or pulling apart (as with the Makerbot Replicator 2x).

Resolution - The minimum feature size that can be expected to be reproduced. On the Makerbot Replicator 2x, the highest resolution available is 100 microns (0.0039 in).

Shell - The outer layer of a 3D printed model. In 3D printing programs this is represented by the number of layers of plastic used to create the outer layer (ex. 2 shells).

Slice - A single layer of the 3D printed model. Slices vary in thickness depending on the design (ex. 0.1 mm). Most 3D printer programs automatically generate, or "slice" your 3D digital model into the layers to prepare for printing.

STL - short for Stereolithographic. A file format from 3D modeling programs commonly used in 3D printing.

Supports - models that have large overhangs or gaps between parts require support material to be printed; with the Makerbot Replicator 2x, the material used for supports is the same as the material used to print the model itself. Support material is constructed to be removable.

X, Y, Z axes - 3-dimensional coordinate system. Z axis represents what would typically be considered "vertical".

3D Printing | Tutorials - SparkFun Learn

Monitor Sensor Data from Anywhere

August 10, 2022

Using WiFi to send sensor data from an ESP32 to a WiFi network and be able to read it from an IoT Dashboard from anywhere in the world.

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DIY Light Sculpture

August 23, 2018

In this digital fabrication project featuring 3D printing, laser cutting, and DIY electronics, you will build a beautiful design object for your desktop or night stand.

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Light Up Your 3D Printer's Bed

June 27, 2018

Having issues viewing your print in a dark lit room? In this tutorial, we will be using LED strips to light up a print bed's area on a LulzBot 3D printer!

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Getting Started with 3D Printing Using Tinkercad

April 30, 2018

Tinkercad is a great, easy-to-use online modeling software that can have you 3D printing quickly. This tutorial will walk you through designing a simple project enclosure.

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Interactive 3D Printed LED Diamond Prop

April 19, 2018

In this tutorial, we will learn about how to create an interactive theatrical prop for a performance by 3D printing a translucent diamond prop using a non-addressable RGB LED strip and AT42QT1011 capacitive touch sensing.

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Tech Prank: Hardware Mouse Jiggler

March 12, 2018

Create an innocuous-looking USB stick with an Arduino Pro Micro and a 3D printed case that moves your mouse pointer randomly every few seconds. Sure to anger your coworkers and friends!

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GPS Differential Vector Pointer

May 31, 2016

Use GPS to have two objects, a base and a target, point towards one another. This can be used to aim a directional antenna (or in the case of this project, a laser) from one object to the other object at a distance that is only limited by your ability to provide the base station with the target's GPS location.

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Boss Alarm

March 30, 2016

Build a Boss Alarm that alerts you of anyone walking into your office and automatically changes your computer screen.

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The principles of operation of modern 3D printers are considered, advice is given on choosing, self-assembling and setting up such a device, an overview of the most popular models is given. The materials used in 3D printing are described, their comparative characteristics are given. All stages of 3D printing are described in detail: preparing the printer for operation, starting it, eliminating possible printing defects, post-printing processing of products. Attention is paid to working with the free programs Cura, Repetier-Host and the Tinkercad 3D editor, as well as modern 3D scanners that allow obtaining three-dimensional images of real objects…. nine0013

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Dmitry Gorkov is an entrepreneur and 3D printing enthusiast with over 20 years of experience in IT. I decided to create a business in the field of 3D printing in August 2013, having accidentally stumbled upon an article on this topic. After purchasing the first 3D printer, he began to implement his ideas by promoting 3D printing, and after a few months he began to fulfill regular orders. His business began to generate a stable income, which allowed him to develop other projects in parallel. Dmitry teaches master classes, speaks at specialized conferences, and also publishes articles on 3D printing on specialized Internet resources and on his own website http://3d-print-nt.ru. nine0013

Valentin Kholmogorov — writer, author of more than 40 books on computer technology, including "Encyclopedia of a personal computer", "Secrets of working in Windows", etc. Valentin's first publication was published in 1993, and since then Since then, in his luggage, there are several hundred articles in online and paper magazines. For many years he has been fond of 3D printing, he independently assembled his first 3D printer in 2014. Valentin's publications can be found in the popular Hacker magazine, as well as on the author's own website: http://holmogorov.ru. nine0013

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