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DC Motors which operate only in discrete increments of
rotation (steps). Robox® uses motors with a step angle of 1.8°,
meaning there are 200 discrete step...
Fri, 15 May, 2015 at 4:19 PM
Short for Stereo Lithographic, the most common file format of
3D models for 3D printing. It only contains geometry data in
the form of a polygonal mesh, a...
Fri, 15 May, 2015 at 4:20 PM
A print defect characterised by thin ‘strings’ of polymer between
separate extrusion paths. It is caused by ooze - as the head
travels to another location...
Fri, 15 May, 2015 at 4:22 PM
This is the traditional means by which an object is
manufactured, usually by machining. Starting with a ‘blank’
of raw material, you cut away the areas yo...
Fri, 15 May, 2015 at 4:23 PM
Support material describes printed material which is not
part of the desired object, but is produced for supporting
areas which are not sufficiently suppo...
Fri, 15 May, 2015 at 4:24 PM
This describes the quality of the outside surfaces of the part,
which can be affected by a wide range of factors.
Fri, 15 May, 2015 at 4:24 PM
Describes a type of 3D model which only contains surface
data in the form of a polygonal mesh. They do not have to be
‘manifold’ and can therefore cause i...
Fri, 15 May, 2015 at 4:25 PM
This is a type of polymer which softens on heating, allowing it to
be formed into a different shape. This differs from a thermoset
plastic, which is forme...
Fri, 15 May, 2015 at 4:28 PM
This describes the motion that the printhead takes to produce
a layer written in GCode motion coordinates.
Fri, 15 May, 2015 at 4:28 PM
This term is used to describe the point at which the solid
filament becomes molten in the head assembly
Fri, 15 May, 2015 at 4:29 PM