What is 3D Printing? A Complete Beginner's Guide
Understand once and for all what 3D printing is, how additive manufacturing works, and why it changed the maker world.
3D printing isn't as new as it seems. Stereolithography was patented in 1986 by Chuck Hull. What changed was the price.
The open-source revolution
The RepRap project popularized printers that print their own parts, paving the way for Creality, Prusa and Bambu Lab.
Main technologies
- FDM/FFF — fused filament.
- SLA/MSLA — UV-cured resin.
- SLS — powder sintering, industrial.
Just starting? See also What is 3D printing.
