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3D printing is an additive manufacturing process which creates a three-dimensional object from a digital model. There are many different ways to 3D print. At the uOttawa Makerspace, we use FDM (fused deposition modeling) which works by slicing the model into layers and then printing one layer on top of the other. The material most commonly used in the Makerspace is a type of plastic known as PLA (Polylactic acid). This plastic is used for 3D printing because of its relatively low melting point and very low shrinkage rate.

3D printing is an additive manufacturing process which creates a three-dimensional object from a digital model. There are many different ways to 3D print. At the uOttawa Makerspace, we use FDM (fused deposition modeling) which works by slicing the model into layers and then printing one layer on top of the other. The material most commonly used in the Makerspace is a type of plastic known as PLA (Polylactic acid). This plastic is used for 3D printing because of its relatively low melting point and very low shrinkage rate.

==Which 3D printers do we have?==

==Which 3D printers do we have?==

These are all the different types of printers that are in the uOttawa Makerspace however this beginner page will focus on the Ultimaker 2+ which is the main type pf printer used.{{PrinterInfobox

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| name = Ultimaker 2+

| name = Ultimaker 2+

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