Anatomy & Hardware
material inserted into the printer and melted down to create the model.
What is Filament
heated surface on which the 3d model is adhered to and built
What is a Build Plate
move in a circle around an axis or center
What is Rotate
to adjust the size of an object
What is Scale
to turn an object over horizontally or vertically
What is Flip
computer screen that lets you customize settings and start your print.
What is a Control Panel/Screen
referring to a 2D design that will eventually be built and assembled in 3D. More “technical” than 3D modeling.
What is Computer Aided Design
measurements in width, length, height, and sometimes depth
What are Dimensions
The distance across a circle through its center point
What is Diameter
linking 2 or more shapes together
What is Group
component that does a lot of the work - moves around the model and contains a motor, extruder, cooling fan
What is a Print Head
to occupy the same area;
multiple objects occupying the same area
What is Overlap
using a computer to create a 3D representation of any object or surface
What is 3D design
to secure an object so that changes cannot be made
What is Lock
to add raised shapes, textures, or designs to a surface
What is Emboss
machinery inside the print head that processes and melts the filament
What is an Extruder
remove material from a solid body to create a thin-walled shape
What is Shell
twin parts facing each other
What is Symmetry
to force or push out
What is Extrude
the large area where you create your designs
What is Workspace
hot tip at end of extruder the deposits melted filament onto print bed
What is a Nozzle
when 2 or more objects share the same center point
What is Concentric
combination of angles, faces, and triangles that make up a 3D object
What is Mesh
to increase in size
What is Expand
to place or arrange things in a straight line
What is Align