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3D Printing Terminology: All Important 3D Printing Terms
Jackson O'Connell
Updated Jul 10, 2022
The world of 3D printing is full of acronyms and unusual words. Read on to learn about and understand more than 30 common 3D printing terms!
- Additive Manufacturing: FDM/FFF, SLA, SLS, & More
- Bed Leveling
- Bowden Extruder & PTFE Tubes
- Computer-Aided Design (CAD)
- Curing
- Direct Extrusion
- Elephant's Foot
- Enclosure
- Extruder, Hot End, & Nozzle
- Filament: PLA, PETG, ABS, & More
- Firmware/Software
- G-code
- Infill
- Interface Layer / FEP Sheet
- Layer Cure Time
- Layer Height
- Post-Processing
- Print Bed / Build Plate
- RepRap
- Resin (Photopolymer) & Vats
- Retraction
- Skirt, Brim, & Raft
- Slicer
- STL & OBJ Files
- Supports
- Thingiverse, Printables, & More
- Upgrades & Mods
- Warping
- X-, Y-, & Z-Axes
- Z Offset
- Comments
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