3D Printing Overview
Stages of 3D Printing
There are three main stages of 3D printing
- 3D Model
- CAD Files from programs such as Solidworks, Fusion360, and similar programs
- STL File
- Exported from the above programs
- Downloaded from websites such as
- Thingiverse
- MyMiniFactory
- many more
- G-Code
- Generated by a Slicer program
- Contains the actual instructions that will be sent to the 3d-Printer