How Do You 3D Print? Questions to Answer. V3-10-14

How do you 3D print? Questions to answer. v3-10-14

Name : ______Date: ______Per: ______

Watch the video to get the answers so you know how to 3D print.

What it 3d Printing? (Watch the 5 minute movie to answer this.) 1. Describe why is 3D printer similar to a hot glue gun? ______

2. What are 2 types of plastic we use on our 3D printer? ______

3. What can you learn from printing from thing-a-verse? ______

4. What image did I extrude through a shape I designed? ______

5. Why did my shape curve up on one end? ______

6. After you print from thing a verse, what might be your next step? (I did this to some clips.)

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What it thing a verse? (Watch the 6 minute movie to answer this.) 1. Why is it allowed to bring what you 3D print home? ______

2. What does a raft do? (Mr. Seeley called it a sled)

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3. What do supports do?

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4. You learn by ______not just listening to Mr. Seeley. But before you can do you must listen

to some basic step.

5. How many things should you download to print (incase one doesn’t work)? ______

6. How many prints do you get to do? ______

7. When you download the file extension (.doc, .jpeg) is called a… ______

8. How do you know if it is a DOS flash drive?

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How to set up the PC? (Watch the 15 minute movie to answer this.) 1. What software runs the MakerBot? ______2. What is sad about printing out a “bookmark?”

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3. Our 3d printer is meant for printing prototypes. What does that mean?

______a. ______

4. How will you find your flash drive and file?

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5. Why might you want to turn the object before you print?

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6. Why should you choose left or right rather than the color on the screen?

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7. What size is best? What sizes should we avoid?

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8. Click make and choose what two things?

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9. Why do we avoid going under advanced?

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10. Before you click on make, why should you check with Mr. Seeley?

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11. This number is optional… you don’t have to watch past 9 minutes and 30 seconds. a. Details between ABS and PLA. ______b. ABS likes ______c. PLA likes ______d. Next movie is about how to “design” by using ______