APPENDIX A
3D Printing
This book assumes that you know a little about 3D printing already. However, if not, this appendix will get you started and give you resources to figure things out from here.
The 3D Printing Process
First, we should say that you do not just “hit print.” The amount of expertise and knowledge required is probably more analogous to cooking, or perhaps to using a sewing machine. 3D printing is rapidly evolving, too, so the details of what we say here may change, although we expect the basic ideas to stay the same for a while.
Having said all that, 3D printing requires three steps. Figure A-1 shows you the overall workflow ...
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