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ERIC Number: EJ443143
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-5982
Technology Allows Engineers to Make Solid Objects from Computer Designs.
Wheeler, David L.
Chronicle of Higher Education, v38 n29 pA6-7 Mar 25 1992
Computer operators using the technique of three-dimensional printing or rapid prototyping may soon be able to sculpt an object on the screen and within minutes, have a paper, plastic, or ceramic version of the object in hand. The process uses the principle that physical objects can be created in layers. (MSE)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Design, Computers, Engineering, Higher Education, Inventions, Models, Technological Advancement, Three Dimensional Aids
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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