UTCHow Does 3D Printing Work， Anyway？ ［INFOGRAPHIC］

Design a pair of shoes on your computer， hit “Print，” and wear them an hour later. If that kind of technology doesn‘t blow your mind， you’re dead to me.

The cost of 3D printing technology is finally within the grasp of consumers， and many believe it‘s poised to revolutionize commerce. Companies are rushing to get out in front of this new custom marketplace， offering 3D-printed fashion， furniture and even food.

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But how does this technology work？ What kind of materials does it utilize？ And how fast is this industry growing？ The folks at HighTable.com have created the visual explanation below. Regrettably， this infographic will only print in 2D — unless you fold it into some sort of origami swan. But that one’s on you.

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3D打印機(jī)是如何工作的

設(shè)計(jì)一雙鞋你的電腦，點(diǎn)擊“打印”，而一個(gè)小時(shí)后穿。如果這種技術(shù)不吹你的心，你死我了。

3D打印技術(shù)的成本最終掌握在消費(fèi)者手中，許多人認(rèn)為它將為商業(yè)帶來革命性的變革。各家公司都爭先恐后地走出這個(gè)新的定制市場，提供3D打印時(shí)尚、家具甚至食品。

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但這是如何工作的技術(shù)？它使用什么樣的材料？和速度是這個(gè)行業(yè)的成長？人們在HighTable.com創(chuàng)建下面的視覺解釋。遺憾的是，這個(gè)信息圖表將只打印在2D - 除非你把它折疊成某種折紙?zhí)禊Z。但是，一個(gè)人的你。