Cura Software Cura is an open-source, interfacing software for the Ultimaker 3D printer. The software slices the model into sections,

Kodama, Hideo and Photopolymer 3D Printing Hideo Kodama of Nagoya Municipal Industrial Research Institute made the first published account of

Deckard, Carl and Selective Laser Sintering in 3D Printing Dr. Carl Deckard, along with Dr. Joseph Beaman, developed and patented

123D Make 123D Make, by Autodesk, allows you to turn any 3D model into a home art project. After importing

Print Bed Material in 3D Printing Print Bed Material refers to material used in 3D printing that will stick to

Beaman, Dr. Joseph and Selective Laser Sintering in 3D Printing Dr. Beaman received his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Mechanical

Conductive Ink Conductive ink is ink that conducts electricity and can be printed on a variety of materials. The ink

Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) is a synthetic fluoropolymer of tetrafluoroethylene, most famously used as Teflon® by DuPont as a non-stick

Lyman Filament Extruder The Lyman Filament Extruder turns plastic pellets into filament that can be used for 3D printing. It

Contour Crafting Contour Crafting is a company that offers 3D printed construction techniques. The would allow construction of housing and

Selective Heat Sintering Selective Heat Sintering™ is a patented 3D printing technology that uses a thermal print head to melt

Tinkercad Tinkercad is a free, web-based 3D modeling application owned and operated by Trimble. Created in 2011 as the first

Phenix Systems Phenix Systems is a 3D printing company located in Riom, France. Phenix Systems has recently been acquired by

Housholder, Ross F. Ross F. Housholder patented a 3D printing technology similar to Selective Laser Sintering (SLS), but the process

Extruder in 3D Printers Extrude is defined by Merriam-Webster as “to force, press, or push out.” Extrusion in the context

Nichrome Heating Element in 3D Printers Nichrome is a heat-resistant alloy. In 3D printing, Nichrome wire is used for electric