Chapter 7. 3D Design and the 3D Printer

The availability of 3D printing in Makerspaces has exploded since the first RepRap Darwin was produced in 2007. This is the new wagon headed west. Inspired by its success, the open source community has engineered numerous versions and has made this technology more than affordable for any Makerspace. The 3D printer deposits material layer by layer until the desired computer-generated model is produced. With its almost limitless potential to produce usable objects, it’s not hard to see why the 3D printer has become so popular.

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