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Design principles for Additive Manufacturing |
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The following are some principles of Additive Manufacturing which should be considered in the designing process:
Complexity costs the same as simplicity
Manufacturing an ornate and complicated shape does not require more time, skill, or cost than printing a simple block.
Unlimited design space
While traditional manufacturing techniques can make only a finite type of shapes, a
3D printer can manufacture shapes that until now have been possible only in nature.
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