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<td>[rp-ml] Video - 3D Printing Basics</td>
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<td>Wed, 16 May 2012 12:57:11 -0700</td>
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<td>Michael Armbruster <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:michaelarmbruster@gmail.com"><michaelarmbruster@gmail.com></a></td>
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<td><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:rp-ml@rapid.lpt.fi">rp-ml@rapid.lpt.fi</a></td>
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Hello Everyone,<br>
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With the handful of budget plastic extrusion machines entering the
market, many people are being exposed to 3D Printing. I feel this
is absolutely fantastic. But, at the same time, I also feel it's
sort of a <i>two steps forward and one step back</i> scenario.
After all, the technology has been far more sophisticated than this
for well over a decade. Some of these machines do not even have
support structures. It kills me to think that when people are
introduced to 3D Printing, they think they need to edit their model
in such a way that a 3D Printer can make it. It's supposed to be
the opposite. 3D Printers are meant to open doors for designers,
not close them. Now, I don't want to be too critical because,
again, I'm very happy to see extremely affordable and readily
available machines out there, and obviously they could very well be
a stepping stone into the more advanced things. Nevertheless, after
being in the industry for over five years, I <i>continue </i>to be
surprised by the fact that many engineers' understanding of 3D
Printing doesn't go beyond the basic plastic extrusion machine.
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<div>So, to help spread awareness (and, admittedly, briefly promote
my sponsors) I've created a quick video titled 3D Printing Basics.
In just four minutes, someone can go from completely clueless
to having a fairly competent understanding of how 3D Printing
works. It covers things like support material, complexity, speed,
etc. It intentionally moves very quickly to compensate for our
short attention span (thanks for reading this far, by the way) and
it's structured to leave the viewer feeling like they've only
scraped the surface, which they have. With that, here's the video
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href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOxZcpyKmzM&feature=youtu.be">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOxZcpyKmzM&feature=youtu.be</a>
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<div>I know YouTube is blocked in a lot of schools and so forth, so
if any professors, etc, would like a copy of the MP4 file for
their iPad or computer, let me know.</div>
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<div>Thanks everyone. Hope you're having a great week!</div>
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<div>Cordially,</div>
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<div>- Michael</div>
<div><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:michaelarmbruster@gmail.com">michaelarmbruster@gmail.com</a></div>
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