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3D printing, also called additive manufacturing, is the construction of a three-dimensional object from a CAD model or a digital 3D model. It can be done in a variety of processes in which material is deposited, joined or solidified under computer control, with the material being added together (e.g. plastics, liquids, or powder grains being fused), typically layer by layer.

3D printing - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Additive process used to make a 3D object For methods of transferring an image onto a 3D surface, see Pad printing . For methods of generating autostereoscopic lenticular images, see Lenticular printing and Holography . Timelapse of a three-dimensional printer in action Part of a series on the History of printing Techniques Pintadera 10,000 BC Woodblock printing 200 Movable type 1040 Intaglio (printmaking) 1430 Printing press c. 1440 Etching c. 1515 Mezzotint 1642 Relief printing 1690 Aquatint 1772 Lithography 1796 C

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