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3D Printing Makes part from CAD files STL format Builds layer by layer ~ 0.010” thick or thinner Thermoplastic materials ABS, PLA, Nylon mostly Machines now as low as $175, many ~$500, can be $30K Or outsource your parts 3D Printing Technologies Stereolithography ZPrinting liquid binding of powder Selective laser sintering Mask image projection Fused deposition modeling extrusion deposition Dimension uPrint Fused deposition ABS thermoplastic Support material dissolves in solution of NaOH and detergent Good for large overhangs and possibly for assemblies with relative motion among p