# What is 3D Printing?

**URL:** <https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/what-is-3d-printing/5116>\
**Category:** Tutorials\
**Created:** [July 26, 2017, 4:25pm UTC](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/what-is-3d-printing/5116 "2017-07-26T16:25:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![lily](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/97f17d/32.png) [@lily](https://forum.lulzbot.com/u/lily)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2017, 4:25pm UTC](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/what-is-3d-printing/5116/1 "2017-07-26T16:25:39Z")

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**Link to the tutorial:** [https://www.lulzbot.com/learn/tutorials/what-3d-printing](https://www.lulzbot.com/learn/tutorials/what-3d-printing)

If you are new to 3D printing, or just new to LulzBot 3D printers, give this article a read. This is a snapshot of 3D printing, otherwise known as additive manufacturing (AM), particularly the type of 3D printing that the LulzBot printers use: Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM).

![](https://www.lulzbot.com/sites/default/files/mini_angle_top_4%3A3.JPG)

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**Author:** ![ingridcarley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/6de8d8/32.png) [@ingridcarley](https://forum.lulzbot.com/u/ingridcarley)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2018, 12:41pm UTC](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/what-is-3d-printing/5116/2 "2018-04-25T12:41:46Z")

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Thanks for such a informative post, I was having no idea about 3D printing, But your post have explained me everything.

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**Author:** ![RK\_fox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/4491bb/32.png) [@RK\_fox](https://forum.lulzbot.com/u/RK_fox)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2019, 3:39pm UTC](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/what-is-3d-printing/5116/3 "2019-03-23T15:39:46Z")

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Thanks for the tutorial! Helpful! 😃