FDM 3D Printer

When mention about 3D printing, what comes to everyone's mind is a fused deposition modeling (FDM) is a 3D printing process that uses a continuous filament of a thermoplastic material. The material is fed from a spool to a moving, heated printer extruder head and is deposited onto the platform.

There are three axes in a 3 dimensional space: X-axis, Y-axis and Z-axis. The print head moves in two dimensions to deposit on the horizontal plane, then move vertically upwards, producing the model layer-by-layer.

FDM 3D printer is chosen as the build because it is a new trend in additive manufacturing, and it is also the most popular process for hobbyist-grade 3D printing.

The model shown is a simple version of a FDM 3D printer, with simple motion of moving print head in horizontal and vertical directions, and moving platform. The model consist of only 162 bricks, which is definitely a great addition of a display model for hobbyist.