Not many people know about 3D printing. In fact, when I was talking to my family members about it, none of them even knew what it was.

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In this article, I’m going to explain what 3D printing is and why it is important in just a quick read.

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Brief description

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To start, 3D printing is like normal printing, except a three-dimensional object is created. These objects are normally made of plastic and metals. Just like normal printers, 3D printers require a computer. This computer can range from a Google Chromebook to a top of the line supercomputer. All it needs to do is create a 3D CAD (Computer-Aided Design) model. There are a plethora of applications used to make CAD files or browse them such as Tinkercad and SketchUp . There are other types of files like STL and OBJ but they will be discussed at another time. Using […]

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