Additive manufacturing and 3D printing terminology · MLC-0112
Additive manufacturing and 3D printing terms: F (22)
- FacetA flat, planar surface that approximates a curved or complex three-dimensional shape in a digital model...
- Faceted geometryA representation of a three-dimensional surface using a mesh of flat, polygonal shapes, primarily triangles...
- FeatureA distinct geometric element or characteristic of a 3D printed part, such as a hole, boss, rib, or fillet...
- Feed regionThe region of a powder bed fusion system where fresh powder is stored before a recoater moves it across to...
- FeederThe motor and gear assembly in a fused filament fabrication printer that grips the filament and pushes it...
- FeedstockThe raw material supplied to an additive manufacturing system for processing into a finished part. The form...
- FEP filmA transparent, non-stick film made from fluorinated ethylene propylene, commonly used as the bottom layer of...
- FilamentA continuous strand of thermoplastic material, typically wound onto a spool, used as feedstock in fused...
- Fill densityThe percentage of the internal volume of a 3D printed part that is filled with material, as opposed to being...
- Film transfer imagingA vat photopolymerization process in which a thin film of liquid photopolymer is deposited fresh for each...
- FixtureA work-holding device, frequently produced using additive manufacturing, that secures a part in a specific...
- Flowable metal pasteA composite material, also known as FMP, consisting of fine metal powders suspended within a polymer binder...
- Fluorinated ethylene propyleneA transparent thermoplastic film, abbreviated as FEP, used as the non-stick bottom surface of the resin vat...
- FrameThe structural chassis of a 3D printer that supports and aligns all its mechanical and electronic components...
- Freeform fabricationA broad category of manufacturing techniques that create three-dimensional objects directly from digital...
- FrontThe side of an additive manufacturing machine that the operator faces to reach the user interface, the main...
- Fully denseDescribing a part produced through an additive manufacturing process that has a final density approaching 100...
- Fused deposition modelingAn additive manufacturing process that builds objects by extruding a thermoplastic filament through a heated...
- Fused filament fabricationA common additive manufacturing process where a thermoplastic filament is heated and extruded through a...
- Fused granulate fabricationAn additive manufacturing process that extrudes thermoplastic or composite pellets through a heated nozzle to...
- FusingThe process of joining discrete particles or layers of material together through heat to form a solid...
- FusionThe process where material particles coalesce into a homogeneous mass, typically through melting and...
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