3D Printer For Dummies

3D printer for the beginner or people who want to learn.

What can be 3D printed?
Basically anything that you want. Any solid object you can print out.

Famous 3D printers
MakerBot, Ultimaker.
This printers are quite expensive but can produce high quality. They both are not suitable for beginners.

3D Printing Process.
We need to follow some procedure in order to 3D print. Always start with 3D CAD model. 3 Dimensional model on computer of the object you want to print. From there you export that model as a dot stl (.stl) file (stereolithography file). And from there you can import into a slicing software whereby you edit layer, tool path, temperature, color, how fast you want to print etc. Next to send the code that the slicer makes in a dot gcode file of the 3D printer. Click print and wait for the 3D print object out.

How do 3D printers work?
You can see the detail explanation HERE

Filament types
Most people print in PLA due to less toxic, more color options. HERE for more filament types

Computer Aided Design (CAD) Software.