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** What is 3D Printing exactly? ** 3D printing is the process of making a dimensional solid object of virtually any shape from a digital model. 3D printing enables you to print 3D objects. You have to put the materials in the printer and it will come out as whatever you were hoping for. There will be more purchases now that the price has dropped quite a bit. 3D printing is one of the digital making methods available through Personal Factory. 3D printing is a type of additive manufacturing by which a digital file is translated into a physical object by a 3D printer. The object is made by building up multiple layers of material. A variety of materials can be used for 3D printing, and different 3D printers build objects in different ways. 3D printing is technology that can turn digital files into physical reality. The 3D printer was invented by Charles Hull in 1984. Desktop fabrication or additive manufacturing is a testing process where any real object is created from a 3D design. It was made in 1986 but it was discovered in 1990 and it Costs less than $25,000. Using a 3D printer you can make chocolate, bikinis, jewelry, footwear, architecture, construction, automotive, dental and medical industries, education, geographic information systems, civil engineering, and many other fields. 3D printing is going to impact so many industries, such as automotive, medical, business & industrial equipment, education, architecture, and consumer-product industries. These 3D printers can be used in everyday lives. Some 3D printing companies say "if you can draw it, you can print it". It can take hours and sometimes even days for your model to be printed. Girl Printing 3D Eiffel Tower

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What does 3D printing have to do with freedom?
The Net Gen Norms are Freedom, Customization, Scrutiny, Integrity, Collaboration, Entertainment, Speed, and Innovation. The definition of freedom is the power to determine action without restraint. When it comes to 3D printing you are given an infinitive amount of freedom to print what you want. You are able to customize your own products. One example of how people use freedom is they customize their own shoes to make them look like what they want (what colors and design and style they want). You also have the freedom to customize a small 3D model of something larger that you are interested in building. Architects may find this helpful to map out and see in a 3D form of what they are about to build. You can also design complex cameras with your 3D printer so that you can create the style and kind of camera you want. 3D printing lets you put your own thoughts and ideas onto a 3D design. The issue that is keeping large companies from entering the 3D printing world is that they are trying to protect their copyright from unauthorized use. Big companies spend a lot of money to protect their brand especially if they are really well known. There have always been ways around it for example if someone wanted to draw Mickey Mouse, drawing fan art would not be a crime. But when these companies become too lenient with their copyright it slowly becomes public domain meaning that it is open for everyone. Santa clause was never claimed by one company and before you know it everyone is capable to use his image freely. These companies want copyright so that it can stop someone from infringing the copyright and selling that companies copyright for their own profit. It is not just big businesses that want this, also individuals who have copyright on their ideas would like protection (see picture below). With 3D printing it makes it easier to copy ideas and that is why they are fearful. Due to this copyright issue, it is slowing down the expansion of 3D printing and freedom has become limited.
 * What is 3D printings copyright issue? **

Current Technology:
Today 3D printers are not used to make final consumer products but rather prototypes.  Such printing of 3D objects already enables engineers to check the fit of different parts long before they commit to costly production, architects to show detailed and relatively low-cost scale models to their clients, and medical professionals or archaeologists to handle full-size, 3D copies of bones printed from 3D scan data. They are also coming across many different educational purposes for it. Many labs have used it to start making dental appliances, in some cases the 3D printer can quite literally print you some new teeth! There is a whole range of personal 3D printers already on the market. On some 3D programming websites such as RepRap, there are some online community where people who own personal 3D printers can share ideas.


 * Educational Purposes: **

There are many purposes for the educational usage of 3D printers around the world. It's helpful towards science, mathematics, and technology. It creates a visual experience for students while learning. Students can take their ideas and put them into 3D models quickly and sufficiently. Creativity is now taken to a whole new level. Classrooms now have the opportunity to teach kids interactively. For example if a teacher wanted to teach his/her kids about the human anatomy, he/she would be able to print out a model of what they are learning. This technology helps students in education because it allows students to develop tangible design and engineering skills. It also is ideal to help develop cross-criticular links between Design and Technology and Geography, History, Math and Science lessons. It enables students to print both prototypes and real components. With 3D printers jumping from the realm of geek fantasy to something more accessible can now be possible with 3D printers. Columbia University has been using 3D printers with their college students since 2000. Some way that 3D printing can help education is that chemistry students can print out molecules to study. I think that in the future more colleges and even some high schools and middle schools will be using 3D printers to help promote education. In the future students will be able to see and touch the things they are studying. It is like hands-on learning. This keeps kids involved and makes learning even more fun!

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