The Process of 3-D printing
3-D printing an object comprises of many steps, a lot of them involved with the computer connected to the 3-D printer. True, but no matter what type of material you are using to 3-D print, or the printer itself, 3-D printers always follow the same basic steps.
Today's blog is about the many steps the computer uses to manipulate the inkjet to print an object.
The process starts with creating a 3-D printed blueprint on the computer screen using a CAD (computer aided design) software. Once the blueprint is created, the printer needs to be prepared.
Preparing the printer means refilling the raw materials (e.g. plastics and binding solutions) and preparing the building platform. Once you hit print, the machine starts working away, building the object you want with the materials given.
Once done printing, the object goes through a bit of post-processing, the things to do ranging from un-sticking the object to the base of the printer to brushing off excess powder.
Once all that is done, the object is complete, the object in this case being food since I will be studying that. On that note, my next blog will be about how the printer can make food, specifically focusing on the food flavors. Until that, goodbye for now.
Preparing the printer means refilling the raw materials (e.g. plastics and binding solutions) and preparing the building platform. Once you hit print, the machine starts working away, building the object you want with the materials given.
Once done printing, the object goes through a bit of post-processing, the things to do ranging from un-sticking the object to the base of the printer to brushing off excess powder.
Once all that is done, the object is complete, the object in this case being food since I will be studying that. On that note, my next blog will be about how the printer can make food, specifically focusing on the food flavors. Until that, goodbye for now.
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