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An Introduction to 3D Printing and Production Techniques
With this chapter, we start the third part of this book, which focuses on bringing our designs to life through 3D printing. Over the next five chapters, we will look at strategies and techniques specific to 3D printing while utilizing what we learned previously, including skills and strategies to design with Tinkercad.
Starting with this chapter, we will cover the basics of 3D printing as we look at how it works and how it is used in industry, as well as compare different options and techniques available for our own design and fabrication uses. To do this, we’ll look at the following topics:
- What is 3D printing?
- How does 3D printing work?
- Comparing 3D printing techniques
- Choosing the ...
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