Vocabulary
What is shaping something by putting it into a form?
Molding
True or False: 3D printing began in the 1980's in China
False. It began in the 1980's in Japan, by Hideo Kadama.
What is one thing slice of an object?
Layer
What is the most common material used in 3D printing?
Plastic
What special software is often used to create 3D print models?
CAD
Which parts of the C2Springer car are made through 3D printing?
All of it.
What do you call the drawing and specifications of a model before it is printed?
Blueprint
Name one advantage and disadvantage of making cars through 3D printing.
(See teacher for response)
What is additive manufacturing?
A type of manufacturing where a product is made in layers, such as in 3D printing.
Describe how a 3D printer works.
It takes the blueprint and sends it to the printer. The printer melts the material and it comes out of a tube. It created the object layer by layer. Then, the object must cool.