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Creality (simplified Chinese: 创想三维; traditional Chinese: 創想三維; pinyin: Chuàngxiǎng sānwéi; lit. 'Create and think 3D'), officially known as Shenzhen Creality 3D Technology Co, Ltd. , is a Chinese 3D printer manufacturing company established in 2014, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] with headquarters located in Shenzhen .
3D printing, or additive manufacturing, is the construction of a three-dimensional object from a CAD model or a digital 3D model. [1] [2] [3] It can be done in a variety of processes in which material is deposited, joined or solidified under computer control, [4] with the material being added together (such as plastics, liquids or powder grains being fused), typically layer by layer.
The MK3 was named FFF 3D printer of the year for 2019 by 3D Printing Industry. [57] Průša was again featured on the cover of the Czech edition of Forbes in 2019 for his leadership at the now billion-koruna company. [58] All3DP named the MK3 the Best 3D Printer of 2018, and the MK3S the Best 3D Printer of 2020. [59] [60]
Stereolithography (SLA or SL; also known as vat photopolymerisation, [1] optical fabrication, photo-solidification, or resin printing) is a form of 3D printing technology used for creating models, prototypes, patterns, and production parts in a layer by layer fashion using photochemical processes by which light causes chemical monomers and ...
STL is a file format native to the stereolithography CAD software created by 3D Systems. [3] [4] [5] Chuck Hull, the inventor of stereolithography and 3D Systems’ founder, reports that the file extension is an abbreviation for stereolithography, [6] although it is also referred to as standard triangle language or standard tessellation language.
Marlin is open source firmware originally designed for RepRap project FDM (fused deposition modeling) 3D printers using the Arduino platform. [1] [2] [3]Marlin supports many different types of 3D printing robot platforms, including basic Cartesian, Core XY, Delta, and SCARA printers, as well as some other less conventional designs like Hangprinter [2] [4] and Beltprinter.
The process of transforming 3D printing filament into a 3D model The filament is fed into the FDM 3D printer. The thermoplastic is heated past its glass transition temperature inside the hotend. The filament is extruded and deposited by an extrusion head onto a build platform where it cools.
A slicer is a toolpath generation software used in 3D printing. It facilitates the conversion of a 3D object model to specific instructions for the printer. The slicer converts a model in STL (stereolithography) format into printer commands in G-code format. This is particularly usable in fused filament fabrication and other related 3D printing ...