It's 3D, providing that you take into account the finish (stair stepping),
resolution (radii of intersections) and accuracy (of dimensions x,y,x).
Best Regards, Tom Richards, Metallurgist
At 09:14 AM 11/15/00 -0700, you wrote:
>Not to digress from this wonderful conversation but it got me thinking....
>
>Is it 2D, 2 1/2D or 3D printing?
>
>The machines ONLY work in 2D layers
>The parts could be construed as 2 1/2 D since you fix the Z or build
>direction and it never changes
>The resulting parts are 3D
>
>Hmmmmm
>
>AR
>
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