3D Printing Basics for Entertainment Design

Chapter 1Methods of 3D Printing

There are four basic types of 3D printing methods at this time: Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM), Stereolithography (SLA), Granular Materials Binding (GMB), and Selective Deposition Lamination (SDL). All of these processes take a virtual model and build it – bit by bit – into a physical object. The way this happens is what determines the name of the method. Which one you choose largely depends on personal preference, your access to the technology, and the needs of the object you intend to create.

Printing Techniques

Figure 1.1 Flowchart showing the relationship between popular forms of 3D printing.

Fused Deposition ...