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What is 3D Printing?

3D Printing is renowned as the 3rd industrial revolution, and will change the way we manufacture. Whilst 3D Printers will be used by designers, hobbyists and manufacturers, they can also be used for applications in the classroom and school. 3D Printing describes the process of making three dimensional solid objects from a digital file. Whilst a 3D Printer is a device used to build 3D objects by deposition of different kinds of materials (mostly plastic / resin / paper / sand etc.) layer upon layer. 3D printed objects are created using various materials - the two most popular materials that we range are ABS and PLA. Objects are created by laying down successive layers of material (the ABS or PLA) until the entire object is created. Each layer can be seen as a thinly sliced horizontal cross-section of the eventual object.

3D Software

XYZmaker
From Imagination to Realisation - XYZmaker is a 3D modelling software designed for beginners in 3D printing; it provides a model library and several tools to generate different shapes and objects easily. With online step-by-step tutorials, 3D modelling has never been easier. Start learning and explore the 3D world today.

Microsoft 3D Builder
Using Microsoft’s free intuitive 3D design app, 3D Builder, owners of the XYZprinting da Vinci family will be able to effortlessly plug in to 3D Builder and print without an issue. Windows 10 supports 3D Builder - XYZprinting has partnered with Microsoft to create a seamless 3D printing experience directly from Windows 10!

Other Software examples include:
Autodesk, Solidworks, TinkerCAD, 3DTin, SketchUp and Blender to name a few.

XYZ Printing’s STEAM Program

STEAM is a unique online curriculum exchange program suited for Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) educators to incorporate 3D printing into their classroom. This program gives teachers the necessary tools to engage their students in practical real-life applications of 3D printing, as well as develop their critical thinking, collaborative, and problem-solving skills. K-12 STEAM’s curricula is a collection of downloadable 3D projects that instructors can incorporate into any K-12 classroom.

It is a platform to share 3D education with everyone!

Benefits of XYZ Printing 3D printers

• Most affordable 3D printer in the market.
• Easiest to set up and use 3D printer on the market.
• Largest print size (200 x 200 x 200mm) for price on the market (da Vinci 1.0A).
• Easy to load filament cartridges.
• OHS Safety casing – completely enclosed 3D printer and meets requirements of education sector for safety.
• The first dual head 3D printer under $2,000 in Australia.
• daVinci 1.0 was voted the 2014 CES Editors’ Choice Award Winner.

3D printing – also known as additive manufacturing (AM) – turns digital 3D models into solid objects by building them up in successive layers of material that are formed under computer control.