Chapter 1 WHAT IS 3D PRINTING What do pizza a wrench an electric guitar and a human ear have in common All of them can be printed using 3D printers Ultimaker SPRNTER da Vinci It might be hard to believe but scientists and engineers can use 3D printers to make some body parts
Many 3D printers have a platform where the printed object sits during its creation A 3D printer prints 3D objects A 3D object isn't just a shape like a square that you print on paper A square is wide and tall It has two dimensions A box though is a 3D object It has a square shape but it has three dimensions width height and depth You can hold it in your hands
